For Immediate Release: August 12, 2024
Upper Peninsula Authors book signing during Copper Harbor’s Art in the Park
August 17th & 18th, 2024 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Grandpa’s Barn – on the porch
340 Fourth Street
Copper Harbor, MI 49918
(behind Copper Harbor’s one-room school)
For More Information: Call Grandpa’s Barn 906.289.4377 or email lwescoat@pasty.net
It’s time to celebrate the art of books at Grandpa’s Barn during Copper Harbor’s annual Art in the Park this weekend! Come sit on the porch and chat with some of your favorite Upper Peninsula authors to find out the story behind their books and what new projects they have for the future. A variety of genres will be represented – children’s, mysteries, humor, memoir, and history to name a few, so there will be something for everyone. Each author will be ready with pen in hand to sign your book, and books will be available for sale during the event. There’s a lot happening in Copper Harbor this weekend, so be sure to come down and join the fun!
Schedule:
Grandpa’s Barn book signings – Copper Harbor 2024
- Saturday, August 17th from 10 am to 5 pm
- Sunday, August 18th from 10 am to 4 pm
| Name | Books | Time – Sat |
| Sarah Smith & Frances Maki
|
Monster in the Garden “Zegendaagozid Gitigaaning” & Garden Party “Gitigaaning Jiikaakamigad”
|
Sat 8/17
10:00 – 12:00 |
| Amanda Wais
T. Marie Bertineau
|
In the Dirt; Little Slices of da Harbor; more!
The Mason House
|
Sat 8/17
11:00 – 1:00 |
| Cindy Pesek
Julie Meyers
Debbie Watson |
Papa Chuck’s Garden; Max and Mr. Gene, the Syrup Man; The Bees of Sweet Pea Farm; more!
The Adventures of Hairy the Hare and the Yooperlites Polar Bear and the Dragon series |
Sat 8/17
12:00 – 2:00 |
| Matt Hellman | The Biting Cold | Sat 8/17
1:00 – 3:00 |
| Joseph Heywood
|
Woods Cop & Lute Bapcat series; Limpy’s Lexicon
|
Sat 8/17
2:00 – 4:00 |
| Capt. Ben Kilpela | Three Queens; Skunk Island Ferry | Sat 8/17
3:00 – 5:00 |
| Name | Books | Time – Sun |
| Paul LaVanway
Cris Mazza |
Brockway Mountain Stories
It’s No Puzzle; The Decade of Letting Things Go |
Sun 8/18
10:00 – 12:00 |
| Terri Martin
Nancy Besonen |
The Home Wind; Moose Willow Mystery; more!Off the Hook; Off the Hook Too |
Sun 8/18
11:00 – 1:00 |
| Maria Vezzetti Matson |
Alone to America; Legacy of an Immigrant |
Sun 8/18
12:00 – 2:00 |
| Lesley DuTemple |
Stars in the Water; One Starry Night |
Sun 8/18
1:00 – 3:00 |
| Susan Rosemurgy | Copper Country Stories; UP Stories; Handbound books | Sun 8/18
2:00 – 4:00 |
PLUS other authors will be stopping in, unscheduled – you never know who you’ll meet at Grandpa’s Barn. See you soon!
Grandpa’s Barn
Independent bookstore in Copper Harbor, MI
Visit our website https://grandpasbarnbooks.com/
