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Three Upper Peninsula Authors Win Historical Society of Michigan Awards

By Ernest Dempsey (NewsBlaze) The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) congratulates the three of its member authors – Mikel B. Classen, Ann Dallman, and Jane Kopecky – for winning the 2020 State History Awards presented by the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM). Presented during its annual Michigan History …
Tom Powers / Michigan in Books Review of U.P. Reader #4
Mikel Classen to receive Charles Follo Award

The Historical Society of Michigan has nominated historian, author, and editor Mikel Bruce Classen for the next Charles Follo Award, which is presented annually at the Upper Peninsula History Conference. Mikel Bruce Classen has been an active historian in the Sault Ste. Marie area since 1985, when he began writing …
Tom Powers reviews Points North

Points North: Discover Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula by Mikel B. Classen Review by Tom Powers, Michigan in Books Yes, yet another travel guide to the Upper Peninsula, and if you’re tempted to dismiss it and say enough already, you would be wrong. This is …
Reader Views reviews Points North by Mikel Classen

Mikel B. Classen Modern History Press (2019) ISBN 9781615994908 Reviewed by Robert Leon Davis for Reader Views (04/2020) Mikel B. Classen is an explorer and adventurist specializing in exploring many places in the United States, with a specialty of visiting locales in the Michigan Upper Peninsula area. He’s visited ghost …
Points North – Coming soon!

Modern History Press is excited to announce the upcoming publication of Points North: Discover Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula by Mikel B. Classen, In this book, I’ve listed 40 destinations from every corner of the U.P. that have places of interest. Some reflect rich history, …
Welcome to Points North!
The Points North Bookshelf features books written or edited by Mikel B. Classen. All books on the Points North Bookshelf are published by Modern History Press. Stay tuned to this page for news on Mikel’s next publication: Points North coming in Summer 2019