Kawbawgam: The Chief, The Legend, The Man

  Author: Tyler R. Tichelaar Today, Charles Kawbawgam, “The Last Chief of the Chippewa,” is a legend in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for allegedly living to age 103 (1799-1902). But few know anything else about him beyond his being buried in Marquette’s beautiful Presque Isle Park.Kawbawgam witnessed a period of intense…

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Copper Country Chronicler: The Best of J.W. Nara

  Author: Deborah K. Frontiera Experience the past through the artistic camera lens of J. W. Nara, one of the Copper Country’s earliest professional photographers. Sectioned into topics such as: people, places, mining, logging, farming, transportation and recreation, these photos bring the early 20th century to life. Browse a few…

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Stars & Shields

  Cop Stories Author: Edward T. Cook Covers 30 years of cop stories, jokes, and statements that the author has personally been involved in, or has been told by other cops in the Midwest in Illinois and Michigan. ISBN: 978-1-4241-2714-6 Publisher: PublishAmerica Format: Paperback More details about this book…

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Lake Effect

  A Deckhand’s Journey on the Great Lakes Freighters Author: Richard Hill A deckhand’s coming-of-age story of sailing the Great Lakes steamboats during the social and political upheavals of the early 1970s, an intimate portrait of life aboard the giant ore boats. ISBN: 978-0-9817371-8-8 Publisher: Gale Force Press (2011) Format: Paperback…

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