Teaching in the Upper Peninsula

Michigan's Upper Peninsula has always had a special place in my heart. My mother was born way up in the Keweenaw Peninsula close to where my great-grandfather and his sons built a cabin in the woods on Princess Point, that is now a nature area, that we called the Uitti Camp. This was a little piece of heaven that we visited in the summers of my childhood. I have cherished memories of fishing with my dad, catching frogs and snakes, horseback riding, visiting the Quincy Mine, and running back to the cabin after an evening sauna while the bats swooped over our heads to eat the swarms of insects surrounding us. I remember my Grandfather falling asleep in a rocking chair while I read comic books on the floor, and my Grandmother tending the wood stove in the kitchen. As the family grew and divided the camp fell into disrepair and has since passed into other hands but it is still one of the places that I love the most in this world. In fact, if you look up "Princess Point Nature Area" under the Keweenaw Land Trust website you can see a picture of what is left of the Uitti Camp and my family's cabin.

I grew up in the Detroit suburbs and after college spent many years in Lansing but it was always my dream to return to the Upper Peninsula and live there. My opportunity came about ten years ago when I found myself searching for a teaching job. There was a middle school teaching position open in Sault Ste. Marie. As soon as I filled out the application I knew I was going to be offered this job, and my wish was about to come true,  and I was. A few years later I was able to purchase the home that I live in today. I've been here now for about ten years, and still taught at the Middle School until 2022 when unbeknownst to me my life was about to change again. But I will share that story another time. Until then...Thank you for visiting my website. Here is a picture of the Uitti Cabin from the Keweenaw Land Trust website. Have a blessed day!