BOOKS & DVDs

Dandelion Cottage
This minor children's classic was published in 1904 and was written by Marquette author Carroll Watson Rankin. It tells the story of four girls who earn the right to use a small cottage as a playhouse for the summer after they clear the yard of all the dandelions. This is a very wholesome and charming tale you may remember reading when you were in grade school. Hardcover $13.95

The Dandelion Cottage still stands today in Marquette.
Please click here to read an article by Jennifer Lammi about how the story Dandelion Cottage came about.

On Iron Bay
The Marquette, Michigan Story

This 73 minute DVD provides an in-depth look at the rich history of the City of Marquette in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Using images and first hand accounts of early explorers and missionaries drawn from the archives of the Marquette County History Museum and J.M. Longyear Research Library, this video takes viewers on a journey through history from the Paleo-Indian times to contemporary life in Marquette. Learn how the discovery of iron ore led to settlement
and growth of Marquette, and see the images of the city as it changed over the years. Produced by the Marquette County History Museum and Six Productions. DVD $19.95

The Grand Island Story
by: Beatrice Hanscom Castle

The history of Grand Island from its earliest known Indian settlements through the French voyageurs, fur traders, early missionaries and explorers, and recent settlers is told in this fascinating book. It includes numerous photographs and maps, along with interesting stories and details about life on the largest island on Lake Superior’s southern shore. The author wrote the book in 1906 when she was a young high school teacher in Marquette. She spent many hours on the island and in the town of Munising, across the bay, talking with pioneers and old Ojibwas. This manuscript is the only complete sketch of the island’s history ever compiled. Softcover $13.95


Chow Down! Cookbook
Tried-and-true recipes by past and present Marquette County residents are collected in this limited-edition cookbook. Chapters include: Bread & Breakfast, The Lunch Counter, Pub Fare, At the Café and The Dining Room. Interesting and often humorous local historical trivia is interspersed throughout. Spiral-bound Softcover $9.95


North to Lake Superior - The Journal of Charles W. Penny, 1840
edited by James. L. Cater & Ernest. H. Rankin
preface by John D. Voelkner

This journal is an account of the historic trip of Douglass Houghton along the southern shore of Lake Superior, told by 28 year old Penny, a Detriot merchant. The purpose of the expedition was to determine the geological significance of the region. Includes descriptions of Mackinac Island, Grand Marais, Pictured Rocks, Keweenaw Peninsula, plus local weather, people and cultures. Hardcover $10.95






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