AUTHOR AMY PIPER: SECRET MICHIGAN
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Discover some of the hidden gems and forgotten stories of Michigan with Amy Piper, author of “Secret Michigan: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” (Reedy Press). Watch the podcast here in the YouTube player or download the podcast on Podbean.
From the only king who ruled in the United States to the only President who was also a king, you’ll unearth the fascinating stories behind popular places. From a state with a car culture history, discover the origins of the world’s largest tire, the only state highway that doesn’t allow motorized vehicles, and what ship is a designated continuation of a United States highway.
Learn more about these mysteries and discover answers to other questions in “Secret Michigan: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.” Explore weird museums where you can have your picture taken holding a human skull, wonderful natural beauty where rafting over clear springs reveals the trout below, and obscure shipwrecks settled deep in shipwreck alley. Learn about the people who made history in the Great Lakes State—like a hall-of-fame rock band that turned around a small-town football team’s losing season, the first Black woman to sue a White man and win, and a man who survived the atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
Some people would like to keep you in the dark, but local author Amy Piper pulls back the curtain to reveal secrets some Michiganders don’t want you to know. “Secret Michigan: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” is available wherever books are sold.
While Amy Piper is a lifelong Michigander, she’s had adventures worldwide. Bomb-sniffing dogs chased her in the middle of the night in Bogota, gate agents refused her boarding to Paraguay (wrong visa), and US Marshals announced her seat number on a plane while looking for a murder suspect (she’d traded seats). It’s always an adventure! She even finds adventure in her home state of Michigan, where she lives in Lansing with her husband, Ross Dingman, her daughter, Alexis, and two granddaughters. Discover her adventures at www.FollowthePiper.com
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