The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves by Jennifer S. McGraw
Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar Jennifer McGraw has compiled a treasure trove of information about Father Marquette’s life, burial, and various unburials and reburials in The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette’s Many Graves. The story of Father Marquette’s graves—yes, multiple graves—ranges from his death in 1675 to the most recent…
The Great Seney Fire by Gregory M. Lusk
On the Backs of Women: A Story about Family and Generations by Linda Bakken
Somewhat Mystical: A Story of Fantasy and Magic by Victoria Bullock
The Palace of the Snow Queen: Winter Travels in Lapland and Sápmi By Barbara Sjoholm
Review by Deborah K. Frontiera This nonfiction travelog/personal story The Palace of the Snow Queen by Barbara Sjoholm details her inward and outward journeys over three winter trips above the Arctic Circle in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Originally published by Counterpoint Press in 2007, the new edition by U of…
Howl of the Ice by Christian Raymond
Impermanence: Life and Loss on Superior’s South Shore by Sue Leaf
Review by Deborah K. Frontiera In her new book Impermance: Life and Loss on Superior’s South Shore, Sue Leaf details the constant change in Lake Superior’s south shore through memoir-like phases of her own life and relationship with the lake in an artistic way with vivid descriptions. Both people’s lives…
From Indigenous Names to Brockway Mountain — New historical reference books!
Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes: The True Indigenous Origins of Geographic Place Names, by Phil Bellfy (Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, MI 2023), 154 pages pbk, $25.95. Brockway Mountain Stories: The History of Brockway Mountain Drive and Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, by Paul LaVanway (Mudminnow Press, Copper…
A Song Over Miskwaa Rapids by Linda Legarde Grover
Reviewer: Sharon Brunner Linda Legarde Grover in her book “A Song Over Miskwaa Rapids” expressed in an eloquent manner a collection of truths about the history of the Ojibwe people in Minnesota. The fictional story took place near Duluth, a place called Mozhay Point. Other places mentioned were Sweetgrass (the…
Legacy of an Immigrant: Four Generations of Flying by Maria Vezzetti Matson
Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar In Legacy of an Immigrant: Four Generations of Flying, Maria Vezzetti Matson shares the story of her incredible pioneer Italian-American family. This book, although based on Maria’s family history, is written as historical fiction. Maria takes some small license with the past and present to…
Faces, Places, and Days Gone By Mikel B. Classen
Review by Brad Gischia Mikel Classen has spent most of his life traveling the Upper Peninsula and writing about the varied and colorful history of this remote place. In those travels he’s encountered any number of historians and those people have shared their collections and stories with him. Faces, Places,…
North of Nelson, Volume II by Hilton Everett Moore
The SideRoad Kids Book 2: A Summer of Discovery, by Sharon Kennedy
Too Much Sea for Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota’s North Shore and Isle Royale by Michael Schumacher
Reviewer by Sharon Brunner Michael Schumacher in his book Too Much Sea For Their Decks brought to life the remarkable history of shipping on the Great Lakes. He clearly delineated the perils faced by captains and the crews of shipwrecked schooners, wooden freighters, steel-hulled steamers, passenger vessels, whalebacks, and bulk…