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Book

The Northwoods reader : a love affair with the U.P.

Call Numbers

  • 977.49 G132.9 (CEN)
  • H 977.49 G132.9 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Gwinn, Michigan : Avery Color Studios, 2015.

Physical Description

281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary

This book is a ?selected? collection of 31 of the hundreds of short stories written by the late Dr. Charles Van Riper, under the pen name ?Cully Gage?. The stories were originally published by Avery Color Studios in an eight volume set, starting in 1977, plus an additional book titled ? A Love Affair With The U.P.? Enjoyed by literally tens of thousands of readers over the years, these stories continue to bring tears to your eyes, laughter to your heart and will give you a strong reflection of life in the early U.P. Taking place in the fictional town of Tioga in Western Marquette County on Lake Tioga (Michigamme), you are sure to enjoy these sometimes sad, sometimes hilarious and always entertaining stories.

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