You Wouldn't Like it Here -- A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan [Paperback]

Lon L. Emerick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2005

Chambers of Commerce won't be giving this book away any time soon! A high-spirited, humorous look at a special land and the challenges of living in a remote region with more trees than people, long winters, and two-track roads. Visitors are warned about the climate, insects, wildlife, local residents and other potential "dangers." In a more serious epilogue, the author asks that visitors tread gently on the land and fold themselves into the Upper Peninsula way of life that its residents hold dear. Illustrated with regional map and 12 black/white drawings.

Editorial Reviews

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...good book for (locals) with a sense of humor or out of town visitors you want to keep away. -- Mining Journal (Marquette, MI) January 15, 2006

Here we have a delightful book, small in size, large in meaning. Chuckles are frequent fare. Line drawings prove whimsical. -- Woods-N-Water News, January 2006

This hilarious book...warns visitors about potential "dangers." In a serious epilogue...asks visitors to tread gently on the land. -- Michigan History Magazine, January/February 2006

About the Author

Lon Emerick, author of professional textbooks and articles returned to his true writing genre after retirement as professor emeritus from Northern Michigan University. In his "new life," he has developed songbird trails, led birding workshops and written extensively about his home region, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. After publishing several books luring visitors and new residents to his home area (The Superior Peninsula, Going Back to Central) his sense of unease about changes and development led him to pen You Wouldn't Like it Here -- a humorous look at the challenges of living remotely, and a plea for visitors to appreciate the values of the natural world and the rural ways of living. Emerick lives in a log home in the woods of Skandia, Michigan and spends his non-writing time exploring the forests and waters of his native valley.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: North Country Publishing; 1 edition (October 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965057771
• ISBN-13: 978-0965057776
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,277,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Review for Not Really a Guide, February 8, 2008

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This review is from: You Wouldn't Like It Here: A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Paperback)

You Wouldn't Like It Here: A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan
This book is not actually a guide in the true sense of the word but a little light hearted humor more suited to those of us who can actually call ourselves "Yoopers". This book will never sucessfully guide you to a hidden geographical attraction in the U.P. but it will act as a humor filled guide to the U.P's biggest attraction; the people themselves. Beware, it is infectous and does exactly what it professes to not do. That is entice you to visit. Four visits are required to fully understand this book. One visit in each season. After that experience don't tell anyone about it so you can keep your love affair with this most unusual place private.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars an ok read, Just like home, December 25, 2006

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Alex Shields (Northern, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Wouldn't Like it Here -- A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Paperback)

This book was written from a resident's point of view, not as a guild book. As a longtime resident of the of the northern lower as well as being born and raised in the Upper Peninsula. This author was right on with the way people think and what they do from an outsider's inside view. A little over the top on the "redneckedness". But hey, most of us are. A quick read into the old northern way.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a Hoot!, September 30, 2011

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This review is from: You Wouldn't Like It Here: A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Paperback)

This book would be best enjoyed by a person who has lived in the UP. (not necessarily a native Yooper but the stories ring a bell with someone who has spent some time there, I loved it.