Visit with us today Aug. 25 for some awesome summer tasting at Marathon Dutton on 68th St. In GR and Greg’s Git N Go in Middleville at 509 Arlington from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
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Wild blueberries, whitefish, lighthouses, shipwrecks, and deep blue waters with colorful agates, best describe the land on the shore of Lake Superior.
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with its natural beauty and lore has attracted authors, artists and tourists for hundreds of years.
Perhaps it’s the wilderness and remoteness that people seek as they venture what is lovingly called UP North as soon as you pass Cadillac, and leave behind civilization as we know it.
The towns become smaller and traffic is less dense. The fields give way to woods and streams. Due to harsh weather, the trees are not as tall. Even if you were blindfolded and then threw away your bandana, you would immediately know that you’re UP North.
It’s a different feeling and atmosphere all together. The roads are narrow sometimes without shoulders. You feel like you’ve escaped it all. You leave behind old feelings, old landscapes and old habits.
You find yourself anew, refreshed as you ease into a slower pace, and immerse yourself in nature and the UP culture. The weather is unpredictable as are the waters of the lake.
You dive in to the cold water and look for water’s gems that come in all shapes and colors. You usually swim alone. The only strange encounters may be with a floating piece of wood. The bottom of the lake can be shallow far into Whitefish Bay, so you just walk in water.
The sky can be heavy with clouds or as light as a feather. The colors blend or contrast like a painter’s palette.
Simplicity is the slogan. You go back to basics to discover something you didn’t know you had in you. The artists and artisans reflect that; from the flintknapper shaping arrowheads to Yoopers Sisters Jam at the Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise starting tomorrow Aug. 18 through Aug. 20.
Visit us to find your next favorite read.
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To be continued….
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Freshly picked blueberries from Crossroads Blueberry Farm near Saugatuck pairs well with our Moravian Sons slivovitz.
The next tasting of Moravian Sons spirits and cocktails will be on Aug. 4 at Smitty’sin East Grand Rapids from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm and at Total Wine on M-6 and Kalamazoo Ave.
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In her debut novel After the Before-Times, author Jan Leland portrays the story of seven people, who end up together at an inn on a lake in Michigan during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.
They find friendship, hardship, and ultimately resilience together.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of After the Before-Times.
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| Come to all or one of these events in Michigan. Spread joy and love. |
| More than 180 vendors will be at the Epic Island Art Fair between the island and ballfield locations. |
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| July 29, 2023, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Epic 50th Island Art Fair-Grand Ledge. More than 180 vendors will be located on the Island and ballfield. I will be in booth 16 on the island. Stop by to pick up a signed copy of one of my books. See you there. Listen to the episode on https://emmapalova123.podbean.com/e/come-to-the-50th-island-art-fair-in-grand-ledge/Aug. 5, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holland Art in the Park, Centennial Park Michigan Authors will be grouped in one location booths 205 & 206 on Central Ave. Aug. 18- 20, 2023, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Whitefish Twp. Library, Paradise, UP, MI Venture UP North for fun and adventure. http://wildblueberryfestival.org/writers.html |
| Mark your calendars for Sept. 9 |
 The Apple BBQ Festival Arts & Craft Show will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 10am – 5pm along West Silver Lake Road in Mears featuring over 100 handcrafted items, baked goods, farm fresh apples, and more.I will be there with my books. See you there. |
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Bring Joy and Love to the Island Fair. There will be no sad faces.
Be a part of history, as this epic fair, run by volunteers only, celebrates 50 fantastic years on the island on July 29, 2023. What better way to make up for the missing Covid year and to enhance this year’s celebration than to add 50 new vendors for a total of more than 180 vendors?
“They put a little light into this dark time,” said event producer Stephene Lapp.
Twenty Michigan Authors will be located both on the island and at the ballfield. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get a signed book by a live author. And food trucks are back
Find out more about the island’s fascinating history in this action-packed episode with Lapp of Ledge Craft Lane.
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Joan Young is a long-distance hiker and prolific author, blogger, and avid photographer. She has conquered the North Country Trail (NCT) twice which is an unprecedented feat. She finished hiking the NCT on June 18, 2023, at Timber Creek after 18 months and 18 days on the trail averaging 13.2 miles per day.
Here is an excerpt from Joan’s adventures on the trail.
The heat was brutal. But I was walking along the Garrison Diversion canal at the time and I kept pouring water over my head. On the hottest day, I did 18 miles, but I had to do a shorter day the next day because I was so worn out. Then I started getting up and hiking at the crack of dawn so I was pretty much done before the temp hit 100 around 2 in the afternoon.
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Canadian-born author S. W. Raine has written The Elemental’s Guardian, which is the first book in The Elementals Trilogy, during NaNoWriMo.
Everything changed the day he ran into her with his jet thousands of feet in the sky.
Freelance pilot Ferenc Janos’s life is turned upside down when Olivia Gillies, a woman who can control air and travel through lightning, tells him he’s the guardian of the air elemental. Around the same time as her sudden arrival, masked figures have been appearing around the city with the ability to summon and control strange creatures. Their target? The homeless girl who happened to steal his wallet.
Listen in for the details of the book giveaway.
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See you next Saturday, July 29th in Grand Ledger. Be a part of this epic 50th anniversary of the Island Art Fair. I will be in booth #116 on the island.
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A polygamous author, Jacob Bullen has delved into the romance genre from a fantasy point of view in his newest release Assassinating the Godslayer.
After her plan to assassinate Harker the Dragon Slayer fails, Audra must grow close to him, intimate even, to find his truest weakness. Can she ignore her growing feelings for the man whose saddened gaze mirrors her own? Will she succumb to the embers of passion, or will they both burn in the flames of vengeance?
He is most passionate about his family and often leaves secret references to his wife and daughter in his work. Bullen is currently penning several novels in different genres while working to finish his established series.
Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Assassinating the Godslayer.
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