The Well Read Raccoon Books & Curiosities

09/15/2026

Tonight! At Portage Lake District Library! Raymond Luczak, native Yooper poet, who also happens to be deaf, will be interpreting his own works. Don’t miss it! Next week, he’ll be releasing his new anthology of many Superior regional poets—the party is at the shop on the 25th. It will be our last event before everything rolls into the Keweenaw Storytelling Center! https://www.instagram.com/p/DcwaphND4t2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

09/04/2026

*snert, tongue in cheek* Doesn't spare any opportunity to love on this book, Bova's second novel, which speaks to the politics of our time, then (when it was written) and now.

1.5/5 (Bad) Ben Bova’s second novel, published in 1964, was expanded from an earlier short story. It tells the tale of the Star Watchman Emil Vorgens, a representative of the Terran Empire th…

09/04/2026

📣🌊 LTBB Tribal Citizens: Free Shuttle Available for the Labor Day Bridge Walk for Water 🌊📣

Join the Three Fires Confederacy this Labor Day for a peaceful demonstration of Anishinaabe presence, strength, and commitment to protecting our homelands, treaties, and waters during the Annual Labor Day Bridge Walk for Water at the Mackinac Bridge.

📅 Monday, September 7, 2026

🚌 FREE Shuttle Transportation for LTBB Tribal Citizens (all ages)
Departure: 📍 7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs
⏰ 5:00 a.m. sharp

Return Trip: 📍 Departing from Mackinaw City following the event
⏰ Returning to 7500 Odawa Circle by approximately 12:00 noon

🌿 Participants are encouraged to wear ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, regalia, traditional attire, or a free Three Fires Confederacy shirt provided at the event site in Mackinaw City, MI.

Feel free to bring drums, staffs, copper, and jingle dresses.

☎️ To reserve your seat on the shuttle, call Sandy Williams at
231-242-1401.

⏳ Deadline to sign up: Thursday, September 3rd, 2026, by 4:30 p.m.

Let's come together to walk, pray, and protect the water for future generations!

Three Fires • One Responsibility • We Stand Together to Protect the Waters

08/27/2026

Delayed opening for next 2 days (Th, Fr) with earlier opening on Saturday for . *waggles eyebrows* *ahem*

08/26/2026

Really good descriptions here. And, can have both.

08/25/2026

Klobuchar family members (3rd cousins of the senator) were present for the Big Annie unveiling this past weekend. Our country’s story is wrapped up in and all about immigrants coming here for better lives. Time for us all to .

08/22/2026

Welcome back—move in weekend at Tech specials—all used* books (*not collectibles/vintage) 50% off including text books (discount applied at register), and 30% off all puzzles. Meanwhile, Big Annie events getting under way up in Calumet. Please note we close at 5p today, as Callie Barr is here to visit with us! Enjoy this beautiful weather!

08/21/2026

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For over two thousand years the Blessed Virgin has given her protec...