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SUMMARY:UP Notable Book Club with Larry Jorgensen and the History of Snowmobiles
DESCRIPTION:UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session about Make It Go In the Snow: People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles with Larry Jorgensen\nUP Notable Book Club: The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 53rd event features Larry Jorgensen\, author of Make it Go in the Snow: People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles. Through the years\, the challenge of powered transportation in the snow has been met with ideas from explorers\, creative inventors and small companies\, all with new ideas – often unique and sometimes successful. The name “snowmobile” was trademarked in 1917\, but there were snow travel ideas before that date and certainly thousands more since. As a pioneer in the field\, Larry brings us his unique perspective on people and their machines and some historic rides throughout the U.P. and even abroad.\nWhen: Thursday\, December 11\, 2025 at 7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central\nWhere: on the Zoom platform — please contact Evelyn Gathu in advance at egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org\, or by phone at (906) 875-3344. We recommend you borrow a copy of these books from your local library or purchase them from your local bookseller in advance to get the most out of these events. \nLARRY JORGENSEN first became addicted to the sport and business of snowmobiling after buying his first sled\, an Arctic Cat\, in 1967. He purchased that Cat from the first Arctic Cat dealer in Green Bay\, a local shoe repair shop which had a total available inventory of two machines. Jorgensen was fortunate to become a riding member of the pioneer cross-country snowmobile group\, the Peninsula Pathfinders of Upper Michigan. He participated in the club’s first three long-distance rides\, including the 1970 trip across the giant Mackinac Bridge which connects lower Michigan to the Upper Peninsula. Although he owned the Arctic Cat\, he had been convinced to ride an Eskimo snowmobileand it may have been the only time an Eskimo sled crossed the Big Mac. \n“I will blend in this review of Make It Go In the Snow ideas and effects that I have come across in my general reading on surrealism among the modern French poets in order to capture the skill and overall effects in Jorgensen because I think his work is a fine addition to the detail and to the mood of talking about the culture of the UP. He does not tell his history in a systematic way with footnotes and large bibliography like an academic. Instead\, he uses many old photographs and rather rambles through his story in a leisurely way like a Parisian flâneur or gentleman expert on the feature of being a Yooper man of the North.  It reminds me of my own immersion when my wife and I began our discovery of the region; and even though it was usually summer \nI was fascinated with the exploration of the Antarctic\, of “Going South” across rough seas from New Zealand with the sad and heroic Captain Scott and his brave men and dogs. A news reporter for a TV station in Green Bay\, Jorgensen first became addicted to the sport and business of snowmobiling when he bought his first sled\, an Arctic Cat in 1967. Pictured at right is Admiral Byrd’s ill-fated Snow Cruiser trekking across the USA toward it’s launch from the east coast.”  — Mack Hassler\, UP Book Review \nMore information about the U.P. Notable Book list\, U.P. Book Review\, and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com \nAbout the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)\nEstablished in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula\, UPPAA is a Michigan nonprofit association with over 180 members\, many of whose books are featured on the organization’s website at www.uppaa.org. UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP connection who is interested in writing. \n# # #
URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/up-notable-book-club-with-larry-jorgensen-and-the-history-of-snowmobiles/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:U.P. Notable Book Club
ORGANIZER;CN="Evelyn Gathu":MAILTO:egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org
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SUMMARY:UP Notable Books List 2026 Announced
DESCRIPTION:Tune in to UPPAA.org as we announce the UP Notable Books List on January 2\, 2026 \n 
URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/up-notable-books-list-2026-announced/
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SUMMARY:U.P. Notable Book Club - Deborah K. Frontiera and Living in Sisu
DESCRIPTION:UP Notable Book Club: The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has scheduled author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. The 58th event is with Deborah K. O. Frontiera (Calumet\, MI)\, a prodigious poet and author of fiction and non-fiction for Middle Grade readers (grades 4 to 6+).  Living on Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy was honored with the 2013 Purple Dragonfly Award from StoryMonsters. In 2026\, it was honored as a U.P. Notable Classic owing to the power of this perennially relevant storytelling. In today’s world\, where our country is riven into opposing factions\, many valuable lessons can be learned from Frontiera’s fair and balanced treatment of history. Not just for middle graders\, the novel contains life lessons that everyone in the family can grasp. \nWhen: Thursday\, May 14\, 2026 at 7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central\nWhere: on the Zoom platform — please contact Evelyn Gathu in advance at egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org\, or by phone at (906) 875-3344. We recommend you borrow a copy of these books from your local library or purchase from your local bookseller in advance to get the most out of these events. \nDEBORAH K.O. FRONTIERA grew up in Lake Linden along with some friends whose fathers worked in the Calumet & Hecla stamp mill\, others whose Finnish parents and grandparents farmed the Traprock Valley\, and a father and grandfather who were in business and mining engineering. She\, like her character Emma\, found it difficult to sort out the multiple sides of the 1913 union strike. \nShe taught in Houston public schools from 1985 until 2008 and then taught creative writing part-time for Houston’s WITS (Writers In The Schools) program. Upon retirement from teaching\, she and her husband moved back to her beloved U.P.\, but they head south during part of the winter to be with their daughters and grandchildren. \nShe has written for children\, young adults and adults\, fiction\, nonfiction and poetry. Visit her website for more information: www.authorsden.com/deborahkfrontiera\n  \n“Deborah K. Frontiera’s Living on Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy offers a candid view of a violent strike against the mining companies in Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Twelve-year-old Emma Niemi narrated the story about her family’s participation in the strike and what else happened during that fateful year of 1913 in Calumet. Other characters in the book include MacNaughton\, general manager of the mines\, and Big Annie\, one of the leaders of the strike. \nThe story takes place predominantly in Calumet\, a community in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The term in the title “sisu” is a Finnish term meaning stoic determination\, bravery\, and persistence of purpose. It also means inner strength\, action-oriented\, and cultural identity for the Finnish people. When Emma’s family was going to face a loss of income as a result of the strike\, everyone in her family worked together to take care of their needs. The year 1913 was a tumultuous time in Calumet; many lives were lost\, and many people’s lives were in danger. Some of the main themes in this book were determination and violence. Emma’s parents\, along with others such as Big Annie\, marched daily to support the strike. Emma was determined to help her family financially.” \nRead the rest of Sharon Brunner’s review at U.P. Book Review \nMore information about the U.P. Notable Book list\, U.P. Book Review\, and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com
URL:https://www.uppaa.org/event/u-p-notable-book-club-deborah-k-frontiera-and-living-in-sisu/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Evelyn Gathu":MAILTO:egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org
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