Gretchen Preston, Donna Winters and Tyler R. Tichelaar are planning to go to the Waterpalooza event in Marquette’s Mattson Lower Harbor Park on Sunday July 15 from 11-8, which is to honor Lake Superior Day and will be filled with events and vendors. Tables are available for a $20 donation to vendors….
Midwestern lit. lovers: The Marquette, MI. portion of the UP Book Tour is coming to Northern Michigan University next week. If you’re in the vicinity, stop by and check out these wonderful events. (Schedule below). Also: check out the fabulous events during the remainder of the tour: follow the link…
The Marquette Regional History Center recently awarded Ben Mukkala the Helen Longyear Paul Award for the enhancement of local history. Mr. Mukkala is a well known Marquette native, writing many entertaining books and articles too numerous to count about the history and people of the region. He also speaks to school groups, teaching them…
Join U.P. Author Tyler Tichelaar as he tells stories and reads from his new book Spirit of the North: a paranormal romance. Tyler will talk about Marquette’s first ghost, why he chose to write a paranormal story, and the story behind the story. The Joy Center, Wednesday, May 30th, 7-8:30…
Upper Peninsula History Conference Marks 63rd Year June 22-24, 2012 SAULT STE. MARIE–The Historical Society of Michigan’s 63rd annual Upper Peninsula History Conference will be held June 22-24, 2012 in Sault Ste. Marie. The conference is hosted and sponsored by Lake Superior State University and the Chippewa County Historical Society….
The UPPAA 2012 Spring Conference took place at the Peter White Library in Marquette Michigan on April 21st, 2012 cZxc
Former NMU student and skier, Andy Liebner, will be in town to sign copies of his new book, Wild Shot, on April 22nd, 2012 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. in the Shiras room at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette, Michigan. Liebner, whose grandmother hails from Trenary, was raised…
MARQUETTE — The City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center is proud to announce the winners of the fifteenth annual Marquette County Arts Awards. Sponsored by the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, the Art Awards recognize and thank arts supporters and community members that are especially involved…
U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Holds 14TH Annual Conference: Publishing & Book Marketing Industry to Be Explored MARQUETTE, MI (March 22, 2011) – In its constant commitment to informing regional authors and publishers of the latest changes in the publishing world and offering effective marketing and writing strategies, the Upper…
The Iron County Historical & Museum Society and the Iron County Genealogical Society enjoy a special relationship. The archives in the Research Center at the Museum contain thousands of obituaries, family and individual biographies, oral histories, census records and so much more. Copies of The Iron County Reporter going back…
On March 19, the Visiting Writers Series, hosted by the English Department at NMU, is featuring John Gubbins, author of the novel Profound River, which tells the “incredible true story of Dame Juliana—the nun who invented fly-fishing.” Gubbins, who is from Ishpeming, has a law degree from Columbia University and…
Wed, March 14 – Calumet Michigan – Historical Presentation. Local historian and author Larry Lankton will present The Uniqueness of Calumet. 6:30 p.m. Calumet Public Library, 57070 Mine Street. 337-0311, ext. 1107. Thurs, March 15 in Calumet, Michigan – Calumet • Reading and Book Signing. Author Christine Saari will read and…
Monday, March 12, NCLL’s Write It Down – Preserve Your Story. Learn writing tips from writer and author Debra Pascoe. Register by the March 8th. NCLL members, free; nonmembers, $5. 7:00 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 120 North Front Street, Marquette, MI. Phone (906)226-6210.
Last Tuesday a remastered version of the fifty-plus-year-old movie, “Anatomy of a Murder” was released by Criterion. Along with the movie itself are some extras by people with knowledge of Preminger, the movie itself and other aspects. Also included are excerpts from a movie being made based on Joan G. Hansen’s book, Anatomy…
On January 4th, 2012 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with regional mystery maven Nancy Barr. Nancy served as news editor at the Daily Mining Gazette in Houghton for three years and now works at Michigan Technological University, where she recently earned a master’s degree in Rhetoric and Technical…
UPPAA author Tyler R. Tichelaar will be appearing in two upcoming Marquette holiday events Sat. & Sun, November 26 & 27th 11am-5pm. The Outback Holiday Art Fair. Marquette Armory, corner of Wright and Lincoln Streets. Marquette, Michigan. Over thirty other vendors will be there selling holiday gifts. Fri. December 2,…
North Country Publishing author Lon and Lynn Emerick will be offering their Upper Peninsula books at the Home for the Holidays Gift Market on November 26th from 10-4 pm at the MTU Rosza Center, Houghton MI. Event sponsor writes: “We are excited to have your beautiful books in our show this year.” (Wasn’t…
Lesley DuTemple, author of Stars in the Water will be making appearances during the upcoming holiday season! Nov. 17th: Einerlei Holiday Open House (Chassell) 7 – 9 pm Dec. 10th: Snowbound Books (Marquette) 1 – 3 pm Stars in the Water, an illustrated storybook for children of all ages—was published…
The Fall 2011 meeting of the Upper Peninsula Authors and Publishers Association (UPPAA) was held at the Ponderosa in Marquette Michigan on October 2nd, 2011. Also in attendance but not pictured were Lynn Emerick, Ben Mukkala, Milly Balzarini, Tyler Tichelaar
UPPAA authors Tyler R. Tichelaar and Bob Dobson came out for the annual Renaissance Fair at Bancroft Park in Ishpeming, Michigan on August 6th 2011. Tyler’s newest book King Arthur’s Children: A Study In Fiction and Tradition was featured at this event.
