An author who decided to place her novel in the Upper Peninsula was interviewed by NPR recently. The only down side to it? The author, who lives in Grand Marais, seems to think that living in the U.P. is like "You might almost be in another time, only you're not. It's a little bit magical."
It's called nature, not magic. The only thing from another time is that statement.
Excerpt: Picture Lake Superior - a huge body of water, the greatest of the Great Lakes, sort of shaped like a sailfish arched over the U.S./Canadian border. It's the largest fresh water lake on the planet and it has its own weather. If you like thinking about the winter in July, Lake Superior does quite a spectacular winter.
Ellen Airgood has written a book called "South of Superior," which takes place in a fictional Michigan town called McAllister. Perhaps a little bit like the real town of Grand Marais, where Ellen Airgood works. Ms. Airgood joins us from Marquette, Michigan. Thanks for making the drive to talk to us.
For the full interview,
go here.
Source: NPR
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