My Summers on Hemingway Road is based on fond childhood memories set in beautiful Charlevoix and Emmet Counties in northern lower Michigan. The book encompasses the happy, humorous, adventurous, and suspenseful experiences of the author, her family and neighbors who spent summers on Lake Charlevoix, including Ernest Hemingway's first cousins, Margaret Hemingway Bundy and Virginia Hemingway Spayde. While perfect to read to children, adults will also relive the carefree innocence of youth in this collection of short stories as you follow the adventures of the author as a young child and meet her family and colorful neighbors on Hemingway Road. Chapters Include: My First Memories of Hemingway Road Christmas in Charlevoix Settling in for our First Summer "Help, we're gonna drown " The Cousins are Lost at Sea The Trouble with Tapioca David Rents a Row Boat The Witch of Hemingway Road Venetian Festival The Ironton Ferry Trouble at Depot Beach The Hemingway Sisters We Can't Worm our Way out of This One Positively Poison Ivy Brother Billy's First Yacht A Trip to Grayling The Kennedy's Breakfast Goodbye The "Morel" of the Story The Cowbell and Siren Rainy Days on Hemingway Road Anchors Away The Playhouse A Boat Trip with Homer Also includes a special section containing Hemingway Road Recipes, perfect for any summer cookout.