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Just Arrived!
ISBN 978-1-933926-2-23 Available through bookstores and on-line
Cover painting: Boat and Stars,
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Naked in the Stream is Vic Foerster’s account of his adventures on his beloved Isle Royale, a national park located on a remote island in Lake Superior, accessible only by boat or seaplane. Foerster’s humor and passion shine through the stories as we go along with Vic and his buddy Ken while they camp, hike, fish, cook, and meet other campers. He describes what it feels like to portage a canoe for fifteen miles with an eighty pound pack on your back, what dormant muscles spring to life as you paddle against the wind, exhausted but determined to reach the craggy shore, how to fish for the wary trout on light tackle without losing your mind, and how to hold your breath as you sneak by an eagle perched fifty feet away. Through Naked in the Stream we travel along with Vic and Ken, observing the wonderous and absolute laws of Mother Nature.
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Big Mitten Mysteries,
A little history, a little mystery
Doris Kelly
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A stolen copper turtle, a monstrous green Gi-bi, a haunted music hall, suddenly, Jared and Sadie’s boring summer perks up! Jared, Sadie and their new Mackinac Island friends Eric and Becky turn detectives as strange events occur all over Mackinac island. The four teenagers explore the island and its historical sites looking for clues, but find themselves locked up by the evil Gi-bi. Will they discover who stole the copper turtle?
Mystery of the Copper Turtle
ISBN 9781933926-1-31
$6.99
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This time we find Jared and Sadie at the Voyageurs‘ Rendezvous at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. They are joining the reenactors who portray French, British, and Native American voyageurs from the 1700’s. But when Jared runs into Murphy, the meanest and smelliest voyageur ever, he knows something is fishy.
Mystery of the Voyageurs' Rendezvous
ISBN 9781933926-2-16
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Book #3 Mystery of the Bone Scavengers coming May 2010 |
The Robin Hamilton mystery series
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MYSTERIES IN BRIEF
Library Journal, Nov 1, 2009
Barr, Nancy. Page One: Whiteout. Arbutus. Nov. 2009. c.160p. ISBN 978-1-933926-17-9. pap. $17.95. M
Following a lead that might identify her fiancé’s killer, reporter Robin Hamilton (Page One: Hit and Run; Page One: Vanished) finds something very dangerous in the small Upper Peninsula town of Escanaba, MI. VERDICT Nicely plotted with good characterization, this Midwestern mystery will appeal to Steve Hamilton fans.
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Story Circle Review
Interview with Barr on Motivated Writer
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Scenic vistas, small villages and miles and miles of soul satisfying roads including the Big Circle route that edges the state are included in WILLIAM MURPHY's latest addition in the Motorcycling Across America series. Bill writes, "Wisconsinites are fortunate indeed for their roads that dip and climb, twist, and turn: roads that excite the soul rather than deaden the senses." Hop on and let Bill show you the 19 mapped routes through historic places and more.
ISBN 978-1933926-2-09
$17.95
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978-1-933926-05-6
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Motorcycling Across Michigan
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978-0-9766104-6-5
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Motorcycling Across Ohio
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978-1-93392614-8
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Roadside Guide to Michigan Plants, Trees, and Flowers:
An Ecological Approach
by Edwin Arnfield
Photography by Connie Arnfield
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A guide for curious nature lovers.
Roadside Guide to Michigan Plants, Trees and Flowers blends ecology and plant identification through vivid photography and sketches. The author's unique approach to organizing plants according to their succession provides a refeshing way to understand our natural world.
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$18.95
ISBN 978-1933926-1-24
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More Words to the Wise
ISBN 978-1933926-18-6 $16.95
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Words to the Wise
ISBN 096653168X
$15.00
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On the Lamb in a Doggy Dog World
ISBN 0976610493 $16.95
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FIND A RIVER NEAR YOU
 
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Michigan Rivers Less Paddled
ISBN 978-1-933926-19-3
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Weekend Canoeing in Michigan
ISBN 978-1-933926-09-4
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Doc Fletcher brings you accessible rivers in Michigan for canoeing or kayaking a day or a weekend.
Both meandering urban canoeing and swift water wilderness locations flow through the pages of Doc Fletchers canoeing guides. Descriptions of rivers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula provide paddling opportunities for everyone. Paddle down a river near you.
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EXPLORE YOUR OWN BACK YARD
Driving Michigan: Mile by Mile on I-75
by Leslie Mertz
Ever wonder where the Institute of Snow Research was located? (Michigan Technological University.) When do black bears give birth to their young? (In the dead of winter.) What state park lies off exit 259? (The 9,672 acre Hartwick Pines State Park, the largest in the Lower Peninsula.)
From Monroe, Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie, this guide will enliven the highway miles with interesting facts about what's at the exits and mile-markers along the way. Brain Buster Quizzes challenge travelers to answer questions on an easy, medium and hard question level. Watch the miles fly by as you reach your travel destination.
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A Spy on the Bus: Memoir of a Company Rat
by Margean Gladysz
“There will never be another book like this. There simply could not be another Margean Gladysz, who as a young woman was paid by Greyhound, Trailways and other companies to ride buses thousands of miles all over the country in the 1940’s. She was there to spot and report back on drunk, stealing, reckless and nutty bus drivers who should be fired. And its all in her diary-like letters that she sent home at the time. A Spy on the Bus is a treat and a half. I promise.” Jim Lehrer, PBS NewHour anchor.
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Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region
by Christine Byron and Thomas Wilson.
Price reduction! $20.00
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