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      Tony on March 31

      How is this project going?

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      Jeffrey Holden on September 14, 2011

      Gonna need a bigger boat (Jaws).

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      Peter Christensen on September 12, 2011

      George,
      I'm excited about this - I'd love to go to IR but it's not in the cards for now. I'll travel vicariously through your movie.

      Any thoughts of selling the coffee table book later? I'd also love one but don't have $250 right now.

      Thanks and good luck!!

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      Chris Ozminski on September 1, 2011

      Very cool concept for a film!

      From a beginning filmmaker to a seasoned one Good Luck George!

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      Beverly W Bassett on August 31, 2011

      We've been there and are going back in September. Our decision to donate was easy! Best of luck.

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      Nancy Warren on August 30, 2011

      Good Luck George!

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      Tom Clayton on August 29, 2011

      This project looks amazing! Best of Luck!
      www.tomclaytonfilm.com

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      Lisa Thompson on August 16, 2011

      Your incentives are great! $25 for a copy of the movie is a steal!

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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 14, 2011.

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Pledge $10 and receive an official Fifty Lakes One Island poster.

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Pledge $500 and receive the Fifty Lakes One Island DVD, the official Fifty Lakes One Island t-shirt, the coffee table book of photographs taken during the making of the project and one 20" x 30" professionally-mounted photograph from the project. You will have the opportunity of selecting an image from a collection of twelve.

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Pledge $1,000 and receive the Fifty Lakes One Island DVD, the official Fifty Lakes One Island t-shirt, the coffee table book of photographs taken during the making of the project and one 20" x 30" professionally-mounted photograph from the project. You will have the opportunity of selecting an image from a collection of twelve. In addition, you will receive a special acknowledgment in the closing credits of the film, plus an online interview, phone call, or dinner with the filmmaker, George Desort.

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George Desort will lead a one day wildlife filmmaking and photography workshop in your area. This could take place at a library, community center, or your home depending on size of class. You will also receive Associate Producer credit in the film. Please email for more details.

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George Desort is exploring and filming the fifty lakes of Isle Royale for his latest independent project. The island has become a second home for Desort since joining the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Study in 2005 as a filmmaker and photographer.

His work has appeared in Audubon, National Geographic, Backpacker, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and PBS affiliates across the country. Fortunate Wilderness, the wolf and moose study of Isle Royale was a finalist at the 2009 International Wildlife Film Festival.
For more info about Fortunate Wilderness www.fortunatewilderness.com.

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