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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When Teddy Came to Town

  Author: Tyler R. Tichelaar Matthew Newman, reporter for the New York Empire Sentinel, should have seen his assignment to cover the trial as the opportunity of a lifetime. But Matthew is also a native of Marquette, Michigan, where the trial will be held. Matthew left Marquette long ago and…

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Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior

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  Author: Craig Brockman Ghosts of those drowned and never recovered are swarming from Lake Superior. But they are not there to haunt the living. They are fleeing something far more sinister. We follow Adam, a psychologist who returns to resolve his grief over his wife who drowned in the…

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The Hungry Kitten’s Tale

Author: Elizabeth Fust Many cats lived in the small town of Bethsaida. Some lived with families and caught mice, some lived with important people and lounged on cushions all day, and some wandered the streets with nowhere to go and no food for supper. Kit was one of those cats….

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Cady and the Bear Necklace

Author: Ann Dallman Cady, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage, has experienced big changes in the past year—her father’s marriage to a much younger woman, a new baby brother, and a move from Minnesota to Michigan where she is attending a reservation school for the first time. One day…

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Field Trip to the Alpaca Farm

Author: Kathy Kuczek Elementary school field trips are a little like herding cats. Enjoy Wyatt and his imagination as you learn a thing or two about alpacas. ISBN: 978-0-9828235-3-8 Publisher: Stinky Sneakers Media (2018) Format: Hardcover  More details about this book…

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