A Tale of Twin Cities: Growing Up in Menominee
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"A Tale of Twin Cities: Growing up in Menominee" is a collection of memoirs that spotlight more than 100 years of family history. It takes readers on a journey from the tip of the Keweenaw in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Miami, Florida. It includes a tale of murder, mayhem, and other historical twists and turns. Among the characters are a great-grandfather who forbade smoking and swearing in the German-style beer garden he opened in 1888, a grandfather who took over in 1907, adding live music and 50-cent chicken dinners, and a father who featured miniature bowling at the establishment from 1947 to 1972. Stories include other such notables as an unsuspecting grandmother who shows off her home to a local madam soliciting decorating tips and a 12-year-old aunt who improvised on the organ for silent films at the old Lloyd Theater. Community sites featured include schools, Victory Beach, John Henes Park, and the iconic North Pier Lighthouse. The memoirs cover the political eras from when headlines identified the wrong winner of a presidential election to the year the first Catholic entered that office. Altogether, this nostalgic retrospective on growing up in two small towns, each in a different state, is sweet, funny, and at times just a bit nostalgic.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1537131168
ISBN13:9781537131160
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:84 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"
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