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- Michigan Legends: Folktales and Lore from the Great Lakes State
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
summary
Over the course of its history, the state of Michigan has produced its share of folktales and lore. Many are familiar with the Ojibwa legend of Sleeping Bear Dunes, and most have heard a yarn or two told of Michigan’s herculean lumberjack, Paul Bunyan. But what about Detroit’s Nain Rouge, the red-eyed imp they say bedeviled the city’s earliest residents? Or Le Griffon, the Great Lakes’ original ghost ship that some believe haunts the waters to this day? Or the Bloodstoppers, Upper Peninsula folk who’ve been known to halt a wound’s bleeding with a simple touch thanks to their magic healing powers? In Michigan Legends, Sheryl James collects these and more stories of the legendary people, events, and places from Michigan’s real and imaginary past. Set in a range of historical time periods and locales as well as featuring a collage of ethnic traditions—including Native American, French, English, African American, and Finnish—these tales are a vivid sample of the state’s rich cultural heritage. This book will appeal to all Michiganders and anyone else interested in good folktales, myths, legends, or lore.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-x
- Legends of Early Detroit
- The Nain Rouge, Demon of Detroit
- pp. 3-10
- An Early Detroit Spirit Sighting
- pp. 19-22
- The Talking Mare
- pp. 23-27
- The Werewolf of Early Detroit
- pp. 28-32
- Tales from Michigan’s Thumb
- Paul Bunyan: Original Michigan Hero
- pp. 45-56
- The Spiritual Knowledge at Sanilac
- pp. 57-66
- Great Lakes Ship Legends
- The Western Reserve Ghost
- pp. 79-84
- Legends of Old Michilimackinac and the Upper Peninsula
- The Boy Who Became a Wolf
- pp. 91-94
- How Corn Came to the Indians
- pp. 99-102
- Legends from Western Michigan
- The Safe House at Schoolcraft
- pp. 105-112
- The Great Flood, an Ojibway Legend
- pp. 124-128
- Why Michigan’s Weather Is So Changeable
- pp. 129-131
- Why the Robin Has a Red Breast
- pp. 132-136
- Are We Still Creating Legends Today?
- pp. 137-140
- Image Credits
- pp. 141-142
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472028306
Related ISBN(s)
9780472071746
MARC Record
OCLC
844704440
Pages
144
Launched on MUSE
2013-06-27
Language
English
Open Access
No