Paradise News

The Michigan DNR just released a newly revised map of the Duck Lake Fire border, which shows the northeast flank has been contained with a wide bulldozer line.

PARADISE, Mich. -- Governor Snyder Friday declared a state of disaster in portions of Luce and Schoolcraft counties because of the Duck Lake wildfire.

Ann Arbor crime fiction fans and other Midwesterners looking for a literary-themed summer escape can trake a trip to Paradise, Michigan .A This small town is located in the U.P.-- about a six hour drive from Ann Arbor-- and serves as the setting for Steve Hamilton's series of novels starring ex-cop turned reluctant investigator, Alex McKnight.

When looking for books set in their home state, Ann Arbor readers have a number of crime fiction choices.