Meet Mikel B. Classen, editor of U.P. Reader
Learn about Mikel B. Classen, how he came to the U.P. and learned to be a writer with 906 Outdoors Video Journal!
Membership Invited to Join UPPAA Monthly Board Meetings
If you have ideas to contribute, we’d love to have you join us at one of the upcoming UPPAA Monthly Board Meetings. This is your opportunity to find out how speakers are chosen for the Spring Meeting and how public outreach initiatives like the Dandelion Cottage Award for young writers…
Still time to enter Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest
The deadline for Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest is only 26 days away. Hopefully, contestants have their stories finished and are in the polishing phase. It is appropriate and expected that contestants seek input from parents, teachers, and other knowledgeable individuals, but the students must understand and make all the…
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Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth
The tallest known tree on earth is located in Redwood National Park in northern California. More than twelve hundred years old, it is approximately 380 feet tall–and still climbing! The tree in this book sprouted, flourished, and survived ecological threats for over twelve hundred years before being discovered by tall-tree…
Authors reserve your spot at Heiki Lunta 2019!
The 3rd annual Heikki Lunta festival, which celebrates Finnish heritage and all things winter, will be in Negaunee January 18-19, 2019. They are seeking vendors for a Tori (Finnish market). Last year’s attendance was 1,000 and they are working to get double this year. The tori is from 10-2 on…
Young Authors is looking for authors to present to students for a week in May.
Young Authors is looking for authors to present to students for a week in May. Our Vice President, Gretchen Preston, says about the Young Authors conference: “Authors of all genres are welcome. The audiences are elementary school students. I think the older students would also be interested in aspects of…
Homeschool Co-ops invited to Dandelion Cottage Award
The Discovery Center (Hancock, MI) was the first homeschool co-op to express an interest in the Dandelion Cottage Award. As such, the UPPAA board has extended an invitation to all U.P. homeschool co-ops representing 10 or more students to submit short stories to this annual contest. Schools and co-ops have…
An Enduring Christmas by Ragene Henry – A Holiday Read
The Marquette Regional History Center presents: An Enduring Christmas by Ragene Henry – A Holiday Read December 5, 6:30-8:00 pm In 1850 when the first Christmas season approached the small community of Marquette, citizens were running out of food and waiting on a supply ship that their survival depended…
B&N Plans to Open 10-15 Stores in 2019
Barnes & Noble plans to open 10-15 new stores in 2019, about three-quarters of which will replace larger stores whose leases have ended, while one-quarter will be in new locations, the company said yesterday in a conference call with analysts (transcript courtesy of Seeking Alpha) following the release of second-quarter…
