The SideRoad Kids Book 3: Life as U.P. Adults by Sharon Kennedy

The cover of a book titled "The SideRoad Kids: Life As U.P. Adults" by Sharon M. Kennedy. The image shows a rural side road leading into the distance with greenery on both sides. A bridge is visible in the foreground. It is marked as Book Three.

Review by Jon C. Stott Although Melville in Moby-Dick “Sailed the seven seas,” Whitman in Leaves of Grass embraced the entire United States, and Jack Kerouac in On the Road crisscrossed and re-crisscrossed the continent, many important American writers have explored their themes by setting their characters in specific locations….

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Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, by Mikel B. Classen and Jon C. Stott

Book cover for "yooper ale trails" featuring an illustration of a pint of beer with an outline of michigan's upper peninsula in green. vibrant autumn trees in the background, with author names mikel b. classen and jon c. stott.

Review by Mack Hassler Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a handsome publication by Classen and Stott from the publisher that is the imprint for so much directed at the UPPAA is a book filled with information, wonderful photos, and even a few “bookish” puzzles…

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Roadkill Justice: Featuring Yooper Woodswoman Nettie Bramble by Terri Martin

Roadkill justice by terry martin.

Review by Jon C. Stott Roadkill Justice: Featuring Yooper Woodswoman Nettie Bramble is set somewhere in the north-central section of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (I think, maybe, in Baraga County), there’s a place called Budworm. Residing there are such people as Sammy Snert, Miss Linda Figgy (aka Miss Figgy), Tag Elder,…

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