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The Friends at the Carnegie present Escanaba bases author/historian Bill Jamerson on Monday, August 22. Jamerson will perform a program of songs and stories about the Upper Peninsula. With guitar in hand Jamerson tells stories and performs original songs about iron miners, ski jumpers, pasties, thimble berries and ethnic traditions. Many stories he tells are based on interviews with long time residents he has met over the years. The songs range from heart-warming ballads to foot stomping jigs, they appeal to both children and adults.

The songs and stories Jamerson tells are entertaining as they are important, as they are important, and as they are fun. They are about people both ordinary and extraordinary and include stories of wit, charm and strength.

Admission in free and the event is open to the public.