Mysteries of Michigan

By JESSICA SIEFF / Dowagiac Daily News

Monday, June 22, 2009 10:11 AM EDT

The overall majesty of Mackinac Island, its rich history and picturesque scenery and the mystery of all that it holds in its story has inspired one Niles author to create her own story.

Her new book, the first in an upcoming series, is Mystery of the Copper Turtle.

In the late 1980s, "back when my kids were 10 and 13 and we were up at the island," Doris Holik Kelly said. That visit left indelible images in the future author's head.

"Nothing ever felt like it really caught what the island was really like," she said.

That is when the seed was planted in Kelly's mind to put what the island was really like down on paper for herself.

She put the idea off for a while.   more >>> .

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Another mystery, “Mystery of the Copper Turtle”, for young adults is the first in a series to be published by Arbutus Press of Traverse City. The author takes you to Mackinac Island for a meeting of the nation’s Governors and follows four young adults who become immersed in a mystery that involves stolen Indian artifacts, a monster and a missing person. This series by Doris Holik Kelly will be a hit and is called Big Mitten Mysteries.