Goin' Up North
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II. HEADIN' UP Country roads to the highway a green station wagon five hours and counting XIV. BUSINESS DISTRICT Curving swerving hills marshes BOATS...MOTORS...BOAT RAMPS
highway to the interstate
North
miles of fields
miles of trees
billboard signs
more trees
more trees
two parents
four kids
a white Samoyed
named King
hope
is restored
with a chorus
of
"I see the bridge!"
winding roads
cut through forest
stone
obscure drives
marked by signs
posted
on trees
and poles...
DOCKS
T-SHIRTS...TACKLE...BAIT
HOTELS...MOTELS
CAMPSITES
MODERN CABINS
WEEKLY RATES.
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About the Book
Grab your fishing poles, swimsuits, and sunscreen. Join the author of When Lumber Was Gold in a whimsically nostalgic journey through a deeply rooted Michigan summer vacation tradition. Goin' Up North is a lighthearted collection of 50 descriptively detailed short narratives. Spanning the time period from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, these anecdotal stories offer readers an intimate view of the author's own youthful experiences and observations. They are sure to conjure up images and fond memories of your own northern treks,or convince you that it is time to make your first northern trek. It does not matter if your "Up North" destination is in the Upper Peninsula, or in the Northern Lower Peninsula; a small inland lake, or the coast of a Great Lake; a rustic cabin, or a trendy upscale enclave. As you travel through the pages of this book, you will find yourself longing for those fresh lake breezes wafting pure on lazy summer days. So pack up your suitcases, load up your automobiles, hitch up your boat trailers, and head "Up North." Oh yeah . . . and don't forget to stop and buy some fudge along the way.
About the Author
Renee J. Brown is a sixth generation Michiganian. She has been housebound due to illness since 1994. Her first book of historical narratives When Lumber Was Gold (about life in Michigan during the Lumber Boom Era) was published in 2001. Renee has a B.S. from Central Michigan University and attended graduate school at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. In addition to "When Lumber Was Gold", she has published two book length genealogies, as well as articles in historical and genealogical society journals. Her narratives have been featured in literary publications and online poetry journals. She is a member of the International Women's Writing Guild. An accomplished artist and photographer; Renee had a month long exhibition of photography and verse in the healing arts gallery of the mid-Michigan Medical Center in Midland, Michigan. "Ticket to Yesterday" showcased historic Michigan railroad depots. Other original photographs and paintings by Renee have appeared in the Great Lakes Regional Art Exhibition at the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, Michigan; as well as in art fairs and exhibitions throughout the state.