Where’s the book?

I’ve been traveling around our great state and am pleased to tell you I have found a number of great places that have put “The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test” on their shelves. Brilliant Books, in Sutton’s Bay, and the Cottage Book Store in...

Michael J’s Huckleberry Radio Hour kicks off 4th season

Saturday I’m kicking off season four of the The Huckleberry Radio Hour, an old-time radio show broadcast live on 1470AM-WFNT from the historic Colwell Opera House at Genesee County Parks Crossroads Village. Michigan’s only regularly-scheduled live radio variety show...

Michael J. Thorp joins Johnny Burke on WHNN

My summer vacation is underway as I go with my old buddy Johnny Burke on his annual “Shake Hands Across Michigan Tour” on 96.1 FM WHNN. I will be on the air with JB, and use my book, “The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test” to do Michigan trivia....

Ooops Correction

While I am collecting interesting stories of the Great Lakes, for my next book, the “GreatER, Great Lakes Trivia Test”, I am also working on correcting mistakes in the first book. Oscoda’s Dr. Dave Wright, a self proclaimed “boatnerd”, found a mistake. Whose name was...

Talking Michigan

I have been having a ball visiting people around the state and talking about my book, and Michigan. In January I spoke at the “Cabin Fever” program for the Friends of the East Tawas Library.  What a great group.  On February 19th I had the pleasure...