A view from the Sleeping Bear Dunes When I started this blog a little more than four years ago, I was living in Virginia and yearning to...

Downtown Market Despite being born and raised in the Detroit area, I somehow never visited Grand Rapids before. I didn't have anythi...

A good book plus a lake equals Michigan summer Summertime in Michigan should include relaxing with a good book on the beach, in the back...

Pages Bookshop in Detroit My favorite indie bookstore from childhood died more than 20 years ago at the hands of Barnes & Noble (whi...

Three new collections of poetry by Michiganders “Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and wai...

Summer is here. Even the upper reaches of the U.P. are seeing temperatures in the 70s and 80s. It's time to take advantage of the...

The Detroit Public Library Main Branch Last week, I visited the Detroit Pubic Library's Main Branch for the first time. It is locate...

"Detroit did not have to be. Detroit is –despite every obstacle that had been thrown into its path." -Malcolm W. Bingay, Detroit I...

With the advent of the interstate highway system, many Americans forgot about the beauty of rolling through small towns connected by old ...

I had the opportunity to speak with author Jean Scheffler about her novel The Sugar House . The Sugar House is a gripping tale about Detroi...

During the 1920s, no American gang was more feared than Detroit’s Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang. The Jewish-led gang co...

A view from John K. King Bookstore My trip back to Michigan has sadly come to a close. After spending four very active days in Detroit...