Kristen Marquette

There is a section of Lake Michigan where mysterious things happen. Boats vanish without a trace. Planes go down.

It's not camp; it's survival.

Just when you thought middle school couldn’t get any rougher.

Meet Willis, the ornery rhino from Down the Wishing Well.

There is a little town at the tippity top of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where wishes really do come true.

Colt leaned forward and peered down at the boys from on high, his feet balancing precariously on the branch. There were three heads below.

The tiny town of Hope’s End sits at the tippity top of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—otherwise known as Keweenaw Peninsula.

I never really thought about why we toss pennies in wishing wells or who exactly was supposed to grant our silent wishes.