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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…
Meet UPPAA authors this holiday season!
Meet UPPAA authors in person at these upcoming holiday events. Participating authors include Tyler Tichelaar, Larry Buege, Sonny Longtine, Carrie Pearson, and Susan Purvis. Saturday, December 1. Author Extravaganza. Snowbound Books, Marquette, MI. Carrie Pearson 11-1, Susan Purvis 1-3, Tyler Tichelaar 3-5 Fri-Sun, December 7-9. Tyler Tichelaar will be signing books…
Call for Chapter Proposals: “The Northern Midwest and the US-Canadian Borderlands: Essays on a Forgotten Region
The editors of the collection will be Jon K. Lauck and Gleaves Whitney. All proposals should be sent to jlauck1941@hotmail.com Volume editors seek proposals for chapters to be included in an edited collection focused on exploring the northern reaches of the American Midwest and the borderlands, or imagined borderlands, along the…
Upper Peninsula of MI Adventure Continues in Second Edition of ‘Lake Superior Tales’
Pirates and treasure, the timeless theme in adventurous fiction, takes center stage in Mikel B. Classen’s second edition of Lake Superior Tales: Stories of Humor and Adventure in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Published by the Modern History Press (November 2018), the book includes ten stories that span the 19th century through present day,…
