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awarded by the Library of Michigan
The West Michigan Pike, now US-31, is a 400-mile meandering ribbon of road, hugging the coast of Lake Michigan from Michigan City, Indiana to Mackinaw City, Michigan and passing through many small beach towns along the way. Its 1913 slogan, “Lakeshore All the Way” sums up the main feature of this gem of a travel route. The road is sometimes called Michigan’s Route 66.
In their new book, Vintage Views Along the West Michigan Pike: From Sand Trails to US-31, seasoned authors M. Christine Byron & Thomas R. Wilson tell the story of this road’s early beginning as serpentine sand trails and rutted dirt pathways and its transformation to US-31 used by today’s traveler. |
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Vintage Views of the West Michigan Pike ISBN 978-1-933926308 $35.00 |
 Six years ago, Frank Tavohnen accidentally killed his then wife in the basement of their Petoskey, Michigan home. An overzealous prosecutor who believes the killing was no accident uncovers new evidence. Frank is hauled out of his Grosse Pointe home and arrested for murder. But all is not lost...yet. Suzanne Fairchild, the sister of Frank’s new wife tries to recruit her former lover, Burr Lafayette, to defend Frank. Burr, in his late forties and recently divorced, is the deposed head of the litigation department of a major Detroit law firm. He is a reluctant advocate having no interest or experience in this or any criminal case. A man at loose ends, Burr much prefers duck hunting with his yellow lab, fly fishing with his law partner, and the pleasures of good red wine. Nontheless, he is a brilliant litigator and Suzanne finally persuades him to take the case. To prepare for the trial, Burr moves his office to his leaky sailboat in Harbor Springs, just across Little Traverse Bay from Petoskey. He soon discovers there are more secrets buried in Frank’s basement and hidden in Petoskey than Suzanne ever let on. The case turns out to be more than a murder trial, and Burr finds his own life in danger.
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 Twenty-year old Michigan farm boy Will Castor finds his life changed forever as he is thrust into the harsh realities of nineteenth-century combat on the last day of the battle of Chickamauga. Wounded physically and mentally, Will escapes the battlefield aided by a war weary Confederate deserter, but can’t escape the echoes of death and horror that will remain with him for the rest of his life. Echoes of Distant Thunder is a compelling historical drama vividly portraying Michigan’s rich history, landscape and participation in the Civil War. Author Frank P. Slaughter, a reenactor with Battery D First Michigan Light Artillery, brings stark realism to the battle scenes with his knowledge of Civil War tactics and munitions.
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| ISBN 978-1-933926-36-0 |
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Rick Liblong's books is a selection of the compelling stories of eighteen men from a small town in Michigan before, during and after the Civil War, told by and from the point of view of the soldiers themselves. One man saved George Armstrong Custer’s life, three died at Gettysburg, two were prisoners of war. One was a doctor, another a bugler, and another raised a company of cavalry troops and died leading them into battle with Gen. Custer. Some lived to old age and five brothers served together. This book takes a different approach, concentrating on the men from one small town and its surrounding area in Michigan.
Answering the Call to Duty:Saving Custer, Heroism at Gettysburg, POWs and other Stories of Michigan’s Small Town Soldiers
Rick Liblong/ non-fiction
ISBN 978-1-933926-29-2
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Doc Fletcher's Guides to 20 rivers in each book and 20 reasons
to get out and paddle down a river near you.
Canoeingmichiganrivers.com
Doc provides the river maps, directions and phone numbers for canoe liveries, paddle time on the river, a little town history, and a great tavern to gather at the end of a day on the river.
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Weekend Canoeing in Michigan:
The Rivers, The Towns, The Taverns
Doc Fletcher
ISBN 978-1-933926-09-4
17.95 ~ paperback ~ 176 pages ~ maps
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Michigan Rivers Less Paddled:
The Rivers, The Towns, The Taverns
Doc Fletcher
ISBN 978-1-933926-19-3
18.95 ~ paperback ~ 192 pages ~ maps
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Canoeing and Kayaking Wisconsin:
The Rivers, the Towns, The Taverns
Doc Fletcher
ISBN 978-1-933926-28-5
18.95 ~ paperback ~ 208 pages ~ maps
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Big Mitten Mysteries
A Little History - A Little Mystery
by Doris Holik Kelly
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| A stolen copper turtle, a monstrous green Gi-bi, a haunted music hall, suddenly, Jared and Sadie’s boring summer perks up! Jared, Sadie and their new Mackinac Island friends Eric and Becky turn detectives as strange events occur all over Mackinac island. The four teenagers explore the island and its historical sites looking for clues, but find themselves locked up by the evil Gi-bi. Will they discover who stole the copper turtle?
Mystery of the Copper Turtle
ISBN 9781933926-1-31
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This time we find Jared and Sadie at the Voyageurs‘ Rendezvous at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. They are joining the reenactors who portray French, British, and Native American voyageurs from the 1700’s. But when Jared runs into Murphy, the meanest and smelliest voyageur ever, he knows something is fishy.
Mystery of the Voyageurs' Rendezvous
ISBN 9781933926-2-16
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Nothing ever goes quite as planned for the Daly’s. Jared and Sadie are looking forward to a fun summer with their friends Eric and Becky helping out at a bed and breakfast in St. Ignace, but instead find themselves in the middle of a new mystery. Why is someone playing mean-spirited practical jokes on them? What is Teya really digging for so close to the site of Father Marquette’s mission? What is Dude hiding in the back of his red hearse, the Boney Collector? Are Teya and Dude really vampires or Wendigos ?
Mystery of the Bone Scavengers
ISBN 9781933926-26-1
$7.99
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The Robin Hamilton Mystery Series
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MYSTERIES IN BRIEF
Library Journal, Nov 1, 2009
Barr, Nancy. Page One: Whiteout. Arbutus. Nov. 2009. c.160p. ISBN 978-1-933926-17-9. pap. $17.95. M
Following a lead that might identify her fiancé’s killer, reporter Robin Hamilton (Page One: Hit and Run; Page One: Vanished) finds something very dangerous in the small Upper Peninsula town of Escanaba, MI. VERDICT Nicely plotted with good characterization, this Midwestern mystery will appeal to Steve Hamilton fans.
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Mystery Writers of America hosts Nancy Barr's blog
Story Circle Review
Interview with Barr on Motivated Writer
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Scenic vistas, small villages and miles and miles of soul satisfying roads including the Big Circle route that edges the state are included in WILLIAM MURPHY's latest addition in the Motorcycling Across America series. Bill writes, "Wisconsinites are fortunate indeed for their roads that dip and climb, twist, and turn: roads that excite the soul rather than deaden the senses." Hop on and let Bill show you the 19 mapped routes through historic places and more.
ISBN 978-1933926-2-09
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Motorcycling Across Michigan
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978-0-9766104-6-5
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Motorcycling Across Ohio
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978-1-93392614-8
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Roadside Guide to Michigan Plants, Trees, and Flowers:
An Ecological Approach
by Edwin Arnfield
Photography by Connie Arnfield
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A guide for curious nature lovers.
Roadside Guide to Michigan Plants, Trees and Flowers blends ecology and plant identification through vivid photography and sketches. The author's unique approach to organizing plants according to their succession provides a refeshing way to understand our natural world.
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ISBN 978-1933926-1-24
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EXPLORE YOUR OWN BACK YARD
Driving Michigan: Mile by Mile on I-75
by Leslie Mertz
Ever wonder where the Institute of Snow Research was located? (Michigan Technological University.) When do black bears give birth to their young? (In the dead of winter.) What state park lies off exit 259? (The 9,672 acre Hartwick Pines State Park, the largest in the Lower Peninsula.)
From Monroe, Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie, this guide will enliven the highway miles with interesting facts about what's at the exits and mile-markers along the way. Brain Buster Quizzes challenge travelers to answer questions on an easy, medium and hard question level. Watch the miles fly by as you reach your travel destination.
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A Spy on the Bus: Memoir of a Company Rat
by Margean Gladysz
“There will never be another book like this. There simply could not be another Margean Gladysz, who as a young woman was paid by Greyhound, Trailways and other companies to ride buses thousands of miles all over the country in the 1940’s. She was there to spot and report back on drunk, stealing, reckless and nutty bus drivers who should be fired. And its all in her diary-like letters that she sent home at the time. A Spy on the Bus is a treat and a half. I promise.” Jim Lehrer, PBS NewHour anchor.
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Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region
by Christine Byron and Thomas Wilson.
Price reduction! $20.00
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