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Here’s a few websites related to elements in Nothing But a Smile:

Michigan Public Radio: Charity Nebbe interviews Steve Amick

Ann Arbor Chronicle: book launch

Bill Mauldin
• www.stripes.com/02/nov02/mauldin

The Berghoff Restaurant
• berghoff.com

Hopper at the Art Institute of Chicago
• www.artic.edu/aic/collections/exhibitions/hopper/nighthawks

Gil Elvgren
• www.gilelvgren.com
• www.thepinupfiles.com/elvgrenindex.html

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Here’s a few websites related to elements in The Lake, the River & the Other Lake:

Great Lakes, Great Times
• www.michigan.org

• 2006 Michigan Notable Books

the Ojibwe language:
• www.first-ojibwe.net
• www.native-languages.org/ojibwe.htm

some Northern Michigan cherry orchards:
• Royal Farms   
• Cherry View Orchards
• King Orchards
• Altonen Orchards
• Friske Orchards

Gil Elvgren
• www.gilelvgren.com
• www.thepinupfiles.com/elvgrenindex.html

Some Other Relevant Links
• Grand Traverse Pie Company
• Bell’s Beer
• Dick Siegel, musician (When the Sumac Is On Fire)
• “personal watercraft” pollution
• 1966 Ann Arbor UFO scare / "swamp gas"
• sumac

Radio interviews & other explanations
• Steve's piece on summer, commissioned by the NY Times (Sat. 8/20/05)
• Urbana, IL NPR affilliate WILL-AM Radio, "Focus580 with David Inge" (Wed. 7/20/05)
• MOMA-sponsored arts show "Recorded Matter" hosted by David Platzker on WPSI ArtRadio in NYC (episode #15, 18July 2005)
• Steve explains the jukebox sampler selections to the litblog column Book Notes

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Here’s another mess of interesting links, most of whom are pals of Steve and most likely wish you no ill will:

• Erik Esckilsen, writer, musician
• Steve Almond, writer
• The Great Lakes Myth Society, a band
• Timothy Monger, musician
• Michael Madill, producer, designer, builder of this website
• Brian Lillie, musician
• Travis Lampe, illustrator
• Rich Griffith, designer
• Mary Beth Doyle Memorial Fund /Ecology Center
• Jim Roll , musician, producer
• Eric Kelly, musician
• Havilland, a band
• Dave Boutette, musician
• Jesse Popp, a comedian
• John Latini, musician
• Brandon Wiard, musician
• The Burdens, a rock duo
• Karin Stack, an artist
• Collaboraction, a Chicago theatre group
• Serendipity Theatre Group (Chicago)
• Barrel Of Monkeys, a Chicago theater group
• Shelton Fireworks
• Porter Shreve, writer
• Bushwhacker Air, a small aircraft company
• Jankowskico, Manufacturers of Fine Quality Advertising
• Erika Krouse, writer
• C.J. Hribal, writer
• Robbie Fulks, musician
• Rachael (Fresh Approach Cooking), a chef instructor
• Lauren Kingsley, artist
• Rachael Perry, writer
• Royal Garden Trio, a jazz trio
• Lucio Menegon, musician
• Deborah Garrison, poet & editor
• Bill Paul, advertising
• Eric Revels, art director
• Keith Taylor, poet, translator, book reviewer, educator
• 826Michigan, a non-profit tutoring and writing center
• Anne-Marie Oomen, writer
• Fleda Brown, poet
• Bich Minh Nguyen, writer