Authors:

The UP has long been known as an area that has been a great environment
In which writers and authors found the history, people, wildlife, and geography,
as topics in which they were drawn to put their deepest thoughts into script that
we have all enjoyed over the years. Ernest Hemingway wrote in the “Nick Adams Stories” about trout fishing. Cully Gage writes about life in Logging Camps. Fredrick Stonehouse has many outstanding books about the Great lakes and Shipwrecks. John Volecker was one of the worlds most renowned authors of Fly Fishing stories, in addition to writing, “The Anatomy of a Murder” which was made into a major motion picture.
“Hiawatha” by Longfellow was reportedly written about an Indian Legend of the UP. Listed below are websites of several of our current authors in the Upper Peninsula. Scroll down to read more about their writings and books for sale.

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 Frederick Stonehouse holds a Master of Arts degree in History from Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan and has authored twenty-six books on Great Lakes maritime history and contributed to several others. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Great Lakes Lighthouse Tales are regional best sellers. Wreck Ashore, the U.S. Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes, won a national publishing award and is the predominant work on the subject. Another book, Haunted Lakes, Great Lakes Maritime Ghost Stories, Superstitions and Sea Serpents, has opened an entirely new genre in Great Lakes study. His book, Final Voyage, is the first Great Lakes shipwreck book for children. 

He has also been a consultant for both the U.S. National Park Service and Parks Canada and has been an "on-air" expert for National Geographic, History Channel and Fox Family, as well as many regional media productions. Awards for contributions to Great Lakes maritime history have been received from Underwater Canada, Our World Underwater, Marquette Maritime Museum and Marquette County Historical Society    Website/Book Purchase
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Valeie Bradley-Holliday Ph.D. Author Biography Valerie’s doctorate degree is from The Union Institute and University, a distance-learning program based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her specialization is Social Psychology. She has a Master of Social Work Degree from Wayne State University. She has a husband, three sons and three adopted dogs. She has two published books and third book in progress. Her first love is writing. She writes like some people eat popcorn. Her varying interests include: art, singing, gardening, and reading. After being raised by her grandmother, Valerie put herself through undergraduate school by working as a kitchen helper and a certified nurse’s aide. She has taught several classes in her field at the graduate level, later served as an adjunct professor at Northern Michigan University and currently serves as an adjunct for online universities. As an active member of the National Association of Social Workers, she received credentialing for the Academy of Clinical Social Workers. Her professional experience includes working with domestic violence victims and facilitating related support groups. Valerie has also worked as a career counselor at Soumi College (now known as Finlandia University) in Hancock, Michigan. She counseled abused and neglected children and their families in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Valerie is currently working on a book about Elmwood, an African American Community that was located near Crystal Falls in the Paint River area.

Books:
Northern Roots (African Descended Pioneers in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan)
Places to be Blessed