"Anyone who's ever logged even a mile or two on I-75 will find this book enjoyable." — Traverse City Record Eagle.

"There's a difference between being a mere traveler and being an adventurer, and this book is an invitation to make a drab ride into an exciting journey...." — Hour Detroit magazine.

"The author presents thousands of interesting facts about the various exits and mile markers along the entire length of the interstate highway in Michigan. The fun-to-read guide includes "brain busters" to quiz passengers about many topics related to Michigan...." — The Gaylord Herald Times

Driving Michigan: Mile by Mile on I-75 (Arbutus Press, 2008) is for the hundreds of thousands of people who travel on Michigan's main freeway every week, and have ever wondered about what they see out their windows.

It describes everything from legends to geological points of interest; from the automobile industry to the wild days of the logging era; and from the heroic or otherwise famous people of Michigan to those who are less well-known but none-the-less intriguing, and in some cases notorious or just plain bizarre.

As a traveler on I-75, you can simply follow along by looking up the milemarker or exit number you are currently passing and begin reading from there, or you can look up a specific topic in the index and flip right to those sections. In addition, you can challenge yourself and your family and friends with hundreds of fun "Brain Busters" questions to help the miles fly by.

This unusual and now best-selling book will take you on a roadside journey through this state as you've never seen it before. Town by town, road by road, you will begin to see the true wonder that is Great Lakes State.

Welcome to Michigan!

About the Author
  

Leslie Mertz is a freelance writer and lifelong resident of Michigan, having lived in a total of seven different counties throughout the state — six in the Lower Peninsula and one in the U.P. When she is not writing, she is teaching. She holds a Ph.D. in biology and teaches summer, outdoor courses at a field station for Eastern Michigan University.