Welcome to the sun-bright Michigan summer—so bold you can almost taste it. There is nothing mild about Michigan. Its winters are deep, its summers blazing, its lakes vast and its land famously fruitful. In Michigan, only the heartiest survive, and nowhere is that more celebrated than under the summer sun.

From a one-ring circus in the 1860s to the mystery of Gull Island, a place taken by the wilds, this book will allow you to visit the Michigan of days gone by. And vibrant, hometown recipes like fresh blueberry dumplings, Mackinac Island fudge, and dill-glazed fish will open a door, invite you in, and ask you to stay a while.  

• Edited by Carole Eberly
• 5.5" x 8.5"
• 106 pages

About the author: Carole Eberly, a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism, began her career as a general assignment reporter at the Charlevoix Courier. She later became news editor for radio station WHMI in Howell before being hired as a state capital correspondent for United Press International, where she covered all branches of government for more than five years. In 1977, she started Eberly Press, which published books filled with Michigan lore and recipes. She was awarded MSU's College of Communications Arts & Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award in 1981.