New book on Michigan soon to come!

My next book is in the final stages of production. The book, which is a history of the Thumb of Michigan as well as a travel guide to seeing one of Michigan’s peninsula’s on a peninsula. “Thumb Drive” the Drive on M-25-Michigan’s Blue...

The wrong iron in the story…a correction

Thanks to Rob Roy who noticed a mistake I made on page 221 of the Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test. I messed up Iron Mountain and Iron Wood. Rob noticed that I had said Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci were residents Iron Wood. They were not, they are from Iron Mountain....

The American Civil War Years, The Michigan Experience

I am the host of ‘The American Civil War Years-The Michigan Experience. Here is a trailer for the show which has run on a number of PBS Stations in the Great Lakes Region. It was produced by Filmaker Rodney Brown and hosted by me. I think this is a very well...

Flint Farmer’s Market hosts Michael J’s Trivia Test

What a great day! I was at Northwoods Wholesale Outlet in Pinconning on Saturday December 10 and what a day. It started with my old buddy Johnny Burke doing a live remote on the air at WHNN 96.1FM, and ended after I had signed over one hundred books. Marty and the...

Michael J. on the Road in Pinconning!

Tis the season to look for fun, interesting and inexpensive gifts, and “The Great, Great Lakes Trivia Test” fills the bill at $16.95. Order right now and you’ll get your copy in time for Christmas. My second book, The Legend of the “Abominable...