News from the Neighborhood: Good Harbor Michigan 1875-1931 - Paperback

by Norbert Bufka (Author)

Good Harbor was a lumbering village in the late nineteenth century on the shore of Lake Michigan in Leelanau County Michigan. This book has original news items as they appeared in the Leelanau Enterprise from 1880 to 1931. Descriptive entries about Good Harbor from the Michigan State Gazeteer and Business Directory from 1875 to 1931 are also included..

Author Biography

Norbert Bufka was born and raised in Good Harbor. He has a BA in history and MA degrees in Latin and Pastoral Studies. He taught American history and Latin for seven years at Bad Axe High School, worked in sales for more than twenty years and then served as Director of Faith Formation at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic parish in Midland Michigan for nine years. In retirement, he wrote a monthly op-ed column for the Midland Daily News for several years and published three books: A Journey to Peace through Justice, Moral Values and Sound Bites, and From Bohemia to Good Harbor prior to 2013. He is married and has one daughter who is married and they have one son.