Category: Marquette
Call For Entries: Second Annual U. P. Nature Writing Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2014 Lon and Lynn Emerick North Country Publishing northco@up.net 906-942-7879 North Country Publishing of Skandia and the Falling Rock Café and Bookstore of Munising announce the Second Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest. Following the success of the 2013 Contest, which saw entries from all over…
My Heart Smiles book release party – April 30th
UPPAA 2014 Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan
Details of the UPPAA’s Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan on May 17th, 2014 have just been released. Please register now so you are guaranteed a seat at the event! The schedule is still tentative but here is the working draft: 10:00 – 10:30 – registration 10:30 – 10:45 – opening remarks 10:45…
Gretchen Preston book signing at Snowbound Books
Book Signing – Carrie Pearson – Snowbound Books in Marquette Michigan
Book Signing – Carrie Pearson Start: 03/01/2014 12:00 pm Book List A Cool Summer Tail (Hardcover) By Carrie A. Pearson, Christina Wald $17.95 ISBN-13: 9781628552058 Availability: Special Order – Subject to Availability Published: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2/2014 Other Editions of this Title A Cool Summer Tail (Paperback) By Carrie A. Pearson, Christina Wald $9.95 ISBN-13: 9781628552140 Availability: Special Order – Subject…
UPPAA @ TV6 Craft Show, Marquette, MI
UPPAA Authors at Snowbound Books in Marquette, Michigan
Join UPPAA authors John Gubbins, Mike Carriere, Daniel Fountain, Matt Bell, Gretchen Preston, Tyler Tichelaar, and Carrie Pearson at the Snowbound Books Holiday Authors Booksigning on December 14th from 2 to 4pm We’re on N. Third Street, just off of W. Washington in downtown Marquette. Just go about halfway up the hill,…
UPPAA Authors at TV6 Craft Show in Marquette, Michigan
Nature & Exploration: A Poetry Reading at Marquette Regional History Center
Nature & Exploration A Poetry Reading at Marquette Regional History Center Wednesday, November 13 at 7 pm Join us for a free poetry reading by Russell Thorburn, inaugural Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, and Kathleen Heideman. Russell Thorburn, inaugural Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, will read nature and…
Program helps Vietnam veterans cope with PTSD
UPPAA author Milly Balzarini, author of The Lost Road Home was featured Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an issue many veterans face. A program in Marquette County helps Vietnam veterans cope with PTSD through worship and prayer Read the rest of the story here
Vote NOW for UPPAA 2014 Conference Presentation topics
The UPPAA 2014 Spring Conference is for YOU! Please tell us the top 5 items you would like for conference presentations, break-out sessions, or panel discussions. The format of each topic will be decided later, but the content is for YOU to decide! [polldaddy poll=7490047]
Remembering Ben Mukkala (1930 – 2013)
Winners in the First Annual UP Nature Writing Contest to appear on September 19th
U.P. resident writers serving as contest judges have selected the winners in the First Annual UP Nature Writing Contest, sponsored by North Country Publishing of Skandia and Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore of Munising. Entries were received from residents across the peninsula. Andrea Chynoweth of Munising is the contest…
Book signings at Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore in Munising
Book Signing “Death at the Lighthouse-A Grand Island Riddle” by Loren Graham ~ JUST RELEASED ~ Call 387 3008 to reserve your copy now Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12-2 p.m. AND Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Attend one or both events! Readings by Loren! Meet the publisher, Susan Bays of Arbutus Press…
UPPAA Authors @ Outback Art Fair, Marquette Michigan
Outback Art Fair is in Marquette, Michigan on July 27-28, 2013 at Picnic Rocks. Authors present will be Tyler Tichelaar, Gretchen Preston, Debbie Frontiera, and John Parlin. More than 100 booths were setup at last year’s fair, which features art, food, and live entertainment, according to this Mining Journal article….
U.P. Book Tour 2013
Join Ron Riekki, editor of The Way North: Collected Upper Peninsula New Works, and contributors from the collection for a summer book tour! From Brighton to Houghton and all points in between, catch Michigan poets and fiction writers reading along with Riekki at a variety of locations during July and August 2013. Check…
Bonnie Jo Campbell to hold Writers Workshop in Marquette
Tyler Tichelaar reports that Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of Once Upon a River, will be offering a Writers Workshop on Thurs, August 8th at 1pm at Peter White Public Library. People interested can contact the library for more information at 906-226-4312. There is limited seating for the event. Campbell was nominated for the…
First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held
First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held in Marquette, Michigan
First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held For Immediate Release Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on July 6, 2013 for the first annual U.P. Authors Day Book Fair at the Westwood Mall. All authors who live in or write about…
Call For Entries: Second Annual U. P. Nature Writing Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2014 Lon and Lynn Emerick North Country Publishing northco@up.net 906-942-7879 North Country Publishing of Skandia and the Falling Rock Café and Bookstore of Munising announce the Second Annual U.P. Nature Writing Contest. Following the success of the 2013 Contest, which saw entries from all over…
My Heart Smiles book release party – April 30th
UPPAA 2014 Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan
Details of the UPPAA’s Spring Meeting in Marquette, Michigan on May 17th, 2014 have just been released. Please register now so you are guaranteed a seat at the event! The schedule is still tentative but here is the working draft: 10:00 – 10:30 – registration 10:30 – 10:45 – opening remarks 10:45…
Gretchen Preston book signing at Snowbound Books
Book Signing – Carrie Pearson – Snowbound Books in Marquette Michigan
Book Signing – Carrie Pearson Start: 03/01/2014 12:00 pm Book List A Cool Summer Tail (Hardcover) By Carrie A. Pearson, Christina Wald $17.95 ISBN-13: 9781628552058 Availability: Special Order – Subject to Availability Published: Sylvan Dell Publishing, 2/2014 Other Editions of this Title A Cool Summer Tail (Paperback) By Carrie A. Pearson, Christina Wald $9.95 ISBN-13: 9781628552140 Availability: Special Order – Subject…
UPPAA @ TV6 Craft Show, Marquette, MI
UPPAA Authors at Snowbound Books in Marquette, Michigan
Join UPPAA authors John Gubbins, Mike Carriere, Daniel Fountain, Matt Bell, Gretchen Preston, Tyler Tichelaar, and Carrie Pearson at the Snowbound Books Holiday Authors Booksigning on December 14th from 2 to 4pm We’re on N. Third Street, just off of W. Washington in downtown Marquette. Just go about halfway up the hill,…
UPPAA Authors at TV6 Craft Show in Marquette, Michigan
Nature & Exploration: A Poetry Reading at Marquette Regional History Center

Nature & Exploration A Poetry Reading at Marquette Regional History Center Wednesday, November 13 at 7 pm Join us for a free poetry reading by Russell Thorburn, inaugural Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, and Kathleen Heideman. Russell Thorburn, inaugural Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, will read nature and…
Program helps Vietnam veterans cope with PTSD
UPPAA author Milly Balzarini, author of The Lost Road Home was featured Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an issue many veterans face. A program in Marquette County helps Vietnam veterans cope with PTSD through worship and prayer Read the rest of the story here
Vote NOW for UPPAA 2014 Conference Presentation topics
The UPPAA 2014 Spring Conference is for YOU! Please tell us the top 5 items you would like for conference presentations, break-out sessions, or panel discussions. The format of each topic will be decided later, but the content is for YOU to decide! [polldaddy poll=7490047]
Remembering Ben Mukkala (1930 – 2013)
Winners in the First Annual UP Nature Writing Contest to appear on September 19th

U.P. resident writers serving as contest judges have selected the winners in the First Annual UP Nature Writing Contest, sponsored by North Country Publishing of Skandia and Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore of Munising. Entries were received from residents across the peninsula. Andrea Chynoweth of Munising is the contest…
Book signings at Falling Rock Cafe and Bookstore in Munising
Book Signing “Death at the Lighthouse-A Grand Island Riddle” by Loren Graham ~ JUST RELEASED ~ Call 387 3008 to reserve your copy now Tuesday, July 30, 2013 12-2 p.m. AND Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Attend one or both events! Readings by Loren! Meet the publisher, Susan Bays of Arbutus Press…
UPPAA Authors @ Outback Art Fair, Marquette Michigan
Outback Art Fair is in Marquette, Michigan on July 27-28, 2013 at Picnic Rocks. Authors present will be Tyler Tichelaar, Gretchen Preston, Debbie Frontiera, and John Parlin. More than 100 booths were setup at last year’s fair, which features art, food, and live entertainment, according to this Mining Journal article….
U.P. Book Tour 2013

Join Ron Riekki, editor of The Way North: Collected Upper Peninsula New Works, and contributors from the collection for a summer book tour! From Brighton to Houghton and all points in between, catch Michigan poets and fiction writers reading along with Riekki at a variety of locations during July and August 2013. Check…
Bonnie Jo Campbell to hold Writers Workshop in Marquette

Tyler Tichelaar reports that Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of Once Upon a River, will be offering a Writers Workshop on Thurs, August 8th at 1pm at Peter White Public Library. People interested can contact the library for more information at 906-226-4312. There is limited seating for the event. Campbell was nominated for the…
First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held
First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held in Marquette, Michigan
First Annual U.P. Authors Day and Book Fair to Be Held For Immediate Release Upper Michigan authors from all ends of the peninsula will gather on July 6, 2013 for the first annual U.P. Authors Day Book Fair at the Westwood Mall. All authors who live in or write about…