Biography

Writer Harold Titus was born in Traverse City, MI, in 1888. A 1911 graduate of the University of Michigan, he worked as a reporter for the "Detroit News" during his college years. After graduating he became a fruit grower in Grand Traverse County. He joined the US Army during World War I and served as a sergeant in an ordnance company. An ardent conservationist--he was the conservation editor of "Field & Stream" magazine--as well as a novelist, he wrote articles for conservation magazines, helped organize the Isaac Walton League in 1922 and was a long-time member of the Michigan Conservation Commission. In 1951 he was awarded the National Wildlife Society's Leopold Medal for his conservation efforts. He died in his home town of Traverse City in 1967.

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