Points North – Available now!

Cover of the book Points North

Points North by Mikel Classen

Modern History Press is excited to announce the 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, while others highlight natural wonders that abound across the peninsula. So many sights exist, in fact, that after a lifetime of exploration, I’m still discovering new and fascinating places that I’ve never seen or heard of. So, join in the adventures. The Upper Peninsula is an open book—the one that’s in your hand.

To be notified about Points North as soon as it is available, please contact us:

  • Au Sable Point Lighthouse—Alger County
  • Au Train Rising—Alger County
  • Big Knob State Forest Campground and Hiking Area
  • Big Two Hearted River—Luce County
  • Black River—Gogebic County
  • Brevort Lakes—Mackinac County
  • Canyon Falls Roadside Park—Baraga County
  • Cornish Pump and Mining Museum and World War II Glider Museum
  • Donnelley Wilderness Tract—Marquette County
  • Drummond Island—Chippewa County
  • Eben Ice Caves—Alger County
  • Fortune Lakes, Bewabic Historical State Park—Iron County
  • Grand Island for a Grand Time—Alger County
  • Iron County Historical Museum—Iron County
  • Kingston Lake—Alger County
  • Lake Antoine—Dickinson County
  • Lake Gogebic—Ontonagon County
  • Little Girls Point—Gogebic County
  • Little Presque Isle—Marquette County
  • Manistique Lakes and Curtis—Schoolcraft County
  • McCormick Wilderness Tract—Marquette County
  • McLain State Park—Houghton County
  • Monocle Lake—Chippewa County
  • North Country Trail—Entire UP
  • Old Victoria—Ontonagon County
  • Pentoga Park—Iron County
  • Pequaming: Ghost on the Water—Baraga County
  • Piers Gorge—Dickinson County
  • Porcupine Mountains—Ontonagon County
  • Portage Bay State Forest Campground—Delta County
  • Sault Ste. Marie Campgrounds—Chippewa County
  • Seney National Wildlife Refuge and Museum—Schoolcraft County
  • Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse Park and Museum—Schoolcraft County
  • Museum of Ojibwa Culture—Mackinac County
  • Stonington Peninsula—Delta County
  • Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness—Baraga County
  • Twin Lakes State Park—Houghton County
  • Tyoga Historical Pathway—Alger County
  • Woodland Park—Alger County

U.P. Reader -- Volume #5 [PB]

978-1-61599-571-4
$17.95
: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World
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UPC: 978-1-61599-571-4
Brand: Modern HIstory Press
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Author: Mikel Classen & Deborah K. Frontiera
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 05-01-2021

Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the U.P. Reader offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises.

The forty-one short works in this fifth annual volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Soo. Every page is rich with descriptions of the characters and culture that make the Upper Peninsula worth living in and writing about. U.P. writers span genres from humor to history and from science fiction to poetry. This issue also includes imaginative fiction from the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Award winners, honoring the amazing young writers enrolled in all of the U.P.'s schools.

Featuring the words of Karen Dionne, Barbara Bartel, T. Marie Bertineau, Don Bodey, Craig A. Brockman, Stephanie Brule, Larry Buege, Tricia Carr, Deborah K. Frontiera, Elizabeth Fust, Robert Grede, Charles Hand, Kathy Johnson, Sharon Kennedy, Chris Kent, Tamara Lauder, Teresa Locknane, Ellen Lord, Becky Ross Michael, Hilton Moore, Gretchen Preston, Donna Searight Simons, Frank Searight, T. Kilgore Splake, Ninie G. Syarikin, Tyler Tichelaar, Brandy Thomas, Donna Winters, Annabell Danker, Kyra Holmgren, Nicholas Painer, and Walter Dennis.

"Funny, wise, or speculative, the essays, memoirs, and poems found in the pages of these profusely illustrated annuals are windows to the history, soul, and spirit of both the exceptional land and people found in Michigan's remarkable U.P. If you seek some great writing about the northernmost of the state's two peninsulas look around for copies of the U.P. Reader. --Tom Powers, Michigan in Books

"U.P. Reader offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!" --Sonny Longtine, author of Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

"As readers embark upon this storied landscape, they learn that the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offer a unique voice, a tribute to a timeless place too long silent." --Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of Mother Earth Father Sky

"I was amazed by the variety of voices in this volume. U.P. Reader offers a little of everything, from short stories to nature poetry, fantasy to reality, Yooper lore to humor. I look forward to the next issue." --Jackie Stark, editor, Marquette Monthly

The U.P. Reader is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming.

Learn more at www.UPReader.org

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