Media Contact: Sandra Weber Lake Superior Art Association 1-414-378-2498 sanmarieweber@gmail.com Lake Superior Art Association Presents New Children’s Book Launch: Garden Sleeping, Garden Growing Celebrating Noriko’s Year in the Garden on the Shores of Lake Superior Marquette, MI — 9/25/2025 — The Lake Superior Art Association (LSAA) is proud to…
The Negaunee Public Library will hold a book-signing session for several regional authors from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, as part of Pioneer Days. Authors include newcomers R. Aveen (young adult fantasy) and Lisa Dorvinen (children’s books), Negaunee native Adam Dompierre (mystery), local poet Kathleen Heideman, historian Tyler Tichelaar, and…
(ISHPEMING, MI) Nearly a century ago, a historic tragedy struck the small mining town of Ishpeming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when the Barnes-Hecker mine collapsed, claiming the lives of 51 men. It was the worst mining disaster in Michigan history and the deadliest iron ore mine disaster in the history…
Those of you who may be staying in Marquette until Monday may be interested in UPPAA author Jennifer McGraw who will be presenting a discussion on May 19th, Monday at 2:30 PM at the Beaumier Center on the NMU campus (1401 Presque Avenue, Gries Hall, Marquette, MI) This event is…
Join us for the YA Author Panel at the Portage Lake District Library 58 Huron St, Houghton, MI 49931 Thursday, February 6th 2020 from 5:00pm – 6:30pm Description: Do you enjoy reading or writing young adult fiction? Join local authors R.Aveen, Isaac Flint, and Stephanie Flint at the Portage Lake…
In this detailed exploration of the Italian Hall disaster, we uncover the tragic events of Christmas Eve 1913, a pivotal moment in Michigan’s history that profoundly affected the Finnish communities. Steve Lehto’s insights into this mass murder not only shed light on the historical significance of the event but also…
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: …
Writers Workshops Offered at Hessel School House Monday, July 24 • 1:00 – 3:00 PM Story & Craft Time with new U.P. author Julie Buchholtz At Hessel School House – Avery Arts and Nature Learning Center, we believe that introducing children to an author can be a formative moment. It…
Local Beer Guidebook Author to Visit UP Brewpubs and Craft Breweries This June, Jon C. Stott, award-winning writer of beer travel books, will be visiting brewpubs and craft breweries in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to celebrate the publication of his new book, Yooper Ale Trails (published by Modern History Press, Ann…
The 4th U.P. Authors Day Book Sale will take place at Campfire CoWorks, 132 West Washington in the Masonic building in Marquette on Saturday, October 9th from 11 am. to 7 pm (Eastern Time). This is a co-op sales event made possible by cost-sharing between participating UPPAA authors. If this…
by Victor R. Volkman, Senior Editor, Modern History Press TITLE: Kawbagam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man AUTHOR: Tyler R. Tichelaar PUB DATE: Nov. 2020 PUBLISHER: Marquette Fiction. Kawbawgam by Tyler R. Tichelaar, PhD, is the first woke history of Native Americans in Upper Michigan that I have read. I’ll…
Proud to learn UPPAA’s own Charli Mills is helping guide people towards the best short story writing they’ve every done! Selected Shorts Contest – Nov 11, 2019 Deadline Upper Peninsula winters are filled with love, laughter, nostalgia, and above all else, snow. Everyone has a U.P. winter story to tell, and…
UPPAA Announces First Pre-Conference Writers’ Workshop Join us in Marquette for UPPAA’s first pre-conference workshop for fiction writers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020. You will review key concepts, engage in writing exercises, share pages for critique, and edit your writing with support from authors…
UPPAA Speakers Bureau Presents: Anne Miller – Author of The Last Photograph Presentation Title: “My Twenty-Year Self-Publishing Odyssey – Lessons for Aspiring Authors” When: October 1st, 2019, 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Admission is free. Where: Lydia M. Olson Library, NMU campus Every writer dreams of becoming an overnight success, but it…
Several UPPAA members are planning to participate in the upcoming book sale at the Canterbury Book Store in Escanaba this coming Saturday, August 3. If participating authors (or those just wanting to spread the word) would like to post on their websites and social media, the following links have…
Hello Victor, Thanks for reaching out! We still have room available for further authors, provided the weather is nice and we are able to hold the event outside. The small amount of space inside the book store was all reserved within a day. But if the weather is nice, I…
. U.P. Reader Issue #3 is now available at Island Books & Crafts in Sault Sainte Marie (“The Soo”). You can find the store at the corner of Ashmun Street and Portage Avenue. Put this into your GPS: 101 E Portage Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Island Books &…
Please click here to register now! Always FREE for Members, only $15 for non-Members UPPAA Annual Conference, Peter White Public Library, Marquette, MI Saturday, June 1, 2019 10:00-10:30 – Registration in the Community Room 10:30-10:45 – Opening remarks, President Tyler Tichelaar, Community Room 10:45-11:45 – Keynote, Karen Dionne, Community…
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…
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…
