Paradise North Seasons in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan   by Lon L. Emerick Limited edition - 2010 FINALIST - Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Awards 2010.

Tales of a northern paradise told by a long-time lover of the Superior Peninsula

In these 32 short chapters, divided by the four seasons and highlighted by 28 color and 23 black/white photos and illustrations, author Lon Emerick shares more of his “love affair” with the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  

In a prior lifetime, Emerick was a professor of speech pathology at several universities, with the longest and most satisfying years at Northern Michigan Univerity. Although he is the author of several textbooks and numerous professional articles, he is most pleased to be identified with his later books about the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These award-winning books of U.P. history and humor have received awards and interesting reactions from readers and reviewers: With Stick and String, Sharing the Journey, The Superior Peninsula, Going Back to Central (Mine), You Wouldn't Like it Here, and You STILL Wouldn't Like it Here - the Sequel. 

In this new book, Emerick asks: “Superior Land, how do I love thee?   Let me count the ways? If you seek a superior place to visit, look north to a boreal paradise.  Where else but in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is there such an appealing blend of natural beauty, tangible history, ready opportunity for quiet and solitude and such a unique and spirited group of residents?  Each person fortunate to visit or dwell here may express his or her attraction to the region in different ways." Chapters in Paradise North include:   Wandering in Winter, Dancing Cranes, The Flag Project, Historical Haywire Hike, Diamonds are Forever, Keweenaw Magic, Goin’ Camp, A Daughter of the Land, Discovering: The U.P. Anthem, A Gathering in the Forest, The Gales of November. Epilogue: Pilgrim at Foster Creek. Code of the North: An Open Letter to Prospective Immigrants

ISBN 978-0-965077-1-4 Trade paper bound

164 pages, 51 color and black/white photos and illustrations of the seasons by Mark Mitchell, Will Hamilton, Dean Premo, Lon Emerick and others: Ice Caves, Fall Storms on Lake Superior, Little Presque Isle, Autumn blazing from granite ridges, Trophy Deer, Ladyslippers and marsh marigolds, Eagle on Wilderness Lake, Hikers on the Haywire Trail.

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