Archived Issues of Lake Effect Living
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Book Reviews
- Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective - Kate Summerscale - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Johnny Appleseed: A Poem by Reeve Lindbergh, Paintings by Kathy Jakobsen - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Turk and Runt: A Thanksgiving Comedy - Lisa Wheeler - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest - Dan Buettner - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them) - Bart D. Ehrman - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- A Reliable Wife - Robert Goolrick - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Hogfather - Terry Pratchett - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Snowmen at Night - Caralyn & Mark Buehner - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ - David Shenk - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Confessions of Edward Day - Valerie Martin - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries) - Charles Todd - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story - Lisa Wheeler - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Tough Without A Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart - Stefan Kanfer - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- India Black - Carol K. Carr - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way - Robert Maurer - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Patti LuPone: A Memoir - Patti LuPone - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Summer at Tiffany - Marjorie Hart - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Bossypants - Tina Fey - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The House at Royal Oak: Starting Over & Rebuilding A Life One Room At A Time - Carol Eron Rizzoli - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Deal with the Devil, Part One - J. Gunnar Grey - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Mort - Terry Pratchett - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- I Don't Know How She Does It - Allison Pearson - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Last Kashmiri Rose - Barbara Cleverly - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Double Crossing - Meg Mims - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- the not so big life: making room for what really matters - Sarah Susanka - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy - Bill Carter - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading - Nina Sankovitch - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One - George R. R. Martin - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping - Paco Underhill - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Morning Glory - LaVyrle Spencer - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Anyone But You - Jennifer Crusie - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Ain't She Sweet? - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Night Before St. Patrick's Day - written by Natasha Wing – illustrated by Amy Wummer - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland - Tomie dePaola - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale - Tomie dePaola - reviewed by Meg Mims
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! - written by Lucille Colandro – illustrated by Jared D. Lee - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Enslaved by Ducks: How One Man Went from Head of the Household to Bottom of the Pecking Order - Bob Tarte - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Three Weissmanns of Westport - Cathleen Schine - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type - Author - Doreen Cronin, Illustrator - Betsy Lewin - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Last Great Wizard of Yden - S. G. Rogers - reviewed by Meg Mims
- And Then It's Spring - Author – Julie Fogliano, Illustrator – Erin Stead - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Dumb Bunnies' Easter - Dav Pilkey - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime - John Heilemann and Mark Halperin - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- I Never Promised You a Goodie Bag: A Memoir of a Life Through Events--the Ones You Plan and the Ones You Don’t - Jennifer Gilbert - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Dirty Cowboy - Amy Timberlake (author) and Adam Rex (illustrator) - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Bats at the Beach - Brian Lies - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Dead of Night: A Zombie Novel - Jonathan Maberry - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Beaten, Seared, and Sauced: On Becoming A Chef at the Culinary Institute of America - Jonathan Dixon - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Lady of Devices and Her Own Devices: A Victorian Steampunk Series - Shelley Adina - reviewed by Meg Mims
- If You Give A Dog A Donut - Laura Numeroff (author) and Felicia Bond (illustrator) - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- A Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes - Salley Mavor - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Zoe Gets Ready - Bethanie Deeney Murguia - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them - Frank Langella - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Me - Pattie Boyd - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- On The Night You Were Born - Nancy Tillman - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Hot Cripple: An Incurable Smart-ass Takes on the Health Care System and Lives to Tell the Tale - Hogan Gorman - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Signs of Life: Finding the Best In Yourself During The Worst Life Has To Offer - Natalie Taylor - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Snowmen At Work - Caralyn Buehner (author) and Mark Buehner (illustrator) - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- An Object Of Beauty - Steve Martin - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Suspicion - Barbara Rogan - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Love, Ruby Valentine - Laurie B. Friedman (author) and Lynne Avril Cravath (illustrator) - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Perfect Hug - Joanna Walsh (author) and Judi Abbot (illustrator) - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- A 1000-Mile Walk on the Beach - Loreen Niewenhuis - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Women and the Lakes: Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales - Frederick Stonehouse - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Giraffes Can't Dance - Giles Andreae (author) and Guy Parker-Rees (illustrator) - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Mossy - Written and illustrated by Jan Brett - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Chocolate Cat Caper: A Chocoholic Mystery - JoAnna Carl - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- Iced Chiffon: A Consignment Shop Mystery - Duffy Brown - reviewed by Sharon Pisacreta
- A Baker's Dozen: 13 Tales of Murder and More - Eleanor Cawood Jones and Dorothy Cawood Jones - reviewed by Meg Mims
- How I Became A Pirate - Melinda Long (author) and David Shannon (illustrator) - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Berenstain Bears Go on Vacation - Written and illustrated by Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain and Mike Berenstain - reviewed by Meg Mims
- The Sand Castle Contest - Robert Munsch (author) and Michael Martchenko (illustrator) - reviewed by Meg Mims
- Summer Days and Nights - Written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee - reviewed by Meg Mims
Food, Glorious Food
- Christmas Cookies - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Comfort Food - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Cooking Eggs - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Strawberries - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Blueberries - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Pumpkin Recipes - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Holiday Feast - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Sweets Around The World - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Vegetable Delight - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Smoothies - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Paninis - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Harvest Dinner - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Crock Pot Cooking - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Casseroles - by Sharon Pisacreta
Lighting the Lake - Lighthouses of The Great Lakes
- South Haven's Civil War Lighthouse Keeper James Donahue - South Haven - by Meg Mims
- St. Joseph Pier Lights - St. Joseph - by Meg Mims
- Kalamazoo River Light - Saugatuck - by Meg Mims
- The Accidental Lighthouse: New Buffalo Light - New Buffalo - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Holland's Big Red Lighthouse - by Meg Mims
- White River Light Station - Whitehall - by Meg Mims
- Big Bay Point Light Station - Big Bay Point - by Meg Mims
- Lighting The Emerald Isle: Irish Lighthouses - by Meg Mims
- Split Rock Lighthouse - Two Harbors, Minnesota - by Meg Mims
- Marquette Harbor Light Station - Marquette - by Meg Mims
- Little Sable Point Light - Golden Township - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Beaver Island Lights - Beaver Island - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Old Mission Point Lighthouse - Peninsula Township - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Squaw Island Light - Squaw Island - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Crisp Point Lighthouse - Paradise - by Meg Mims
- The Lights of Isle Royale - Isle Royale - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Grand Traverse Light - Northport - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Apostle Islands Lights - Apostle Islands, Wisconsin - by Meg Mims
- The Manistee Lights and Life-Saving Station - Manistee - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Grand Haven Lights - Grand Haven - by Sharon Pisacreta
Lost to the Lake - Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
- Griffon - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Rouse Simmons - The Christmas Tree Ship - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Chicora - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Lady Elgin and Augusta - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The SS Eastland Disaster - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The SS Laurentic - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Seabird Disaster - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Disappearance of the Thomas Hume - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Story of the Island Queen - by Sharon Pisacreta
Spotlight
- Otavalito - Saugatuck - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Kate Moynihan Gallery - Holland - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Possessions - Douglas - by Sharon Pisacreta
- De Klomp Delftware and Wooden Shoe Factory - Holland - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Kilwin's Chocolate & Ice Cream Shoppe - Holland, Saugatuck, South Haven & St. Joseph - by Sharon Pisacreta
- The Blueberry Store - South Haven - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Blue Coast Artists - Saugatuck to South Haven - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Northern Rustics - Holland - by Sharon Pisacreta (Closed 2012)
- The Butler Pantry - Saugatuck - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Laura Jean - Douglas - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Mackinaw Kites & Toys - Grand Haven - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Saugatuck Tea Cafe - Saugatuck - by Sharon Pisacreta
General Articles
- How to Jump-Start January - by Sharon Pisacreta
- History of Xmas Lights - by Meg Mims
- Saugatuck's Dance Pavilion - by Meg Mims
- Outwitting Mosquitoes - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Christmas Trains in Michigan - by Meg Mims
- Apples 101: How to Pick and Store Michigan's Favorite Fruit - by Sharon Pisacreta
- Haunted Felt Mansion - by Meg Mims
- Lake Effect Snow - by Sharon Pisacreta