Roadside Bedrock and Mining Geology of the Upper Peninsula Michigan, United States Paperback – March 22, 2021

This book is the new and improved second edition to the 2015 book. This edition is more than a new cover. In addition to all the sites in the 2015 book, we have added 18 additional sites. We have also added several new mines and background charts and explanations for 61 new additional pages. This edition is still in full color. We want to take you on the more than three billion year geologic history that would eventually form the Upper Peninsula that we love so much! Most of the stops in the book are easily accessible. There are some off the beaten path because we felt them important. But all can be visited. Only a few are on private land and are noted as such in the book.One of the stops from the 2015 first edition of this book, is no longer around. It was the 28.2 ton piece of Copper on Presque Isle in Marquette. Unfortunately, in 2016 it was sold and is now on display in China. Fortunately, Steve had visited it several times and kept it in for posterity, with additional photos taken back in 2013. The new much smaller piece that was erected in its place is not included in this edition. The book takes you all the way from the oldest known rocks about 3,560 million years old in the Watersmeet area, to the 390 million year old Devonian rocks at St. Ignace, and a whole bunch of stops between! We can never do the Upper Peninsula the justice it deserves, but we can take you on a voyage to appreciate it. Read more