Tyler R TichelaarTyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D. is best known for "The Marquette Trilogy," in which his characters serve as a microcosm for the American Dream being played out on Lake Superior's shores. In 2009, he was awarded Best Historical Fiction in the Reader Views Lterary Awards for his novel "Narrow Lives" and he now sponsors that award. For his travel/history book "My Marquette," he received the 2011 Barb H. Kelly Historic Preservation Award from the Marquette Beautification and Restoration Committee. That same year he was named the "Outstanding Writer" in the Marquette County Arts Awards. Tyler is also the current president of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association, the owner of Superior Book Promotions, a book editing service, and the regular guest host for the Authors Access Internet radio show. Tyler is a seventh generation resident of Marquette, Michigan, where the roar of Lake Superior, mountains of snow, and sandstone architecture inspire his writing. Read More Read Less