Books inspired by life in the Great Lakes region
Uncharted Waters
Romance, Adventure, and Advocacy on the Great Lakes
From stealing water to survive in South Africa, to learning to respect its power as a sailor in U.S. Waters, Mary McKSchmidt finds water’s magnetic draw the catalyst behind her life’s turning points. Written in a voice that is charming, witty, and honest, Uncharted Waters shares the stories of a Fortune 500 executive learning to sail, learning to love, learning to fight for the water and life she holds dear. $15.00
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Also available from this website
or look for me on the boat, in the neighborhood, or wandering through the region.
or look for me on the boat, in the neighborhood, or wandering through the region.
Reviews of Uncharted Waters and Interviews With the Author
May be found on the Media Page of this website.
Tiny Treasures
Discoveries Made Along the Lake Michigan Coast

Her journey began as a quest for answers to questions created by time, created when the role previously dominating her life disappeared. A fifty-five year old woman, she packed her car with an assortment of old camping gear, a bicycle, camera, stack of pocket-size spiral notebooks and set off alone to explore the dunes framing the eastern coast of Lake Michigan. Always with her, poking their tiny faces through the drab remnants of winter, were wildflowers. Intrigued, hoping to learn their names, she paused to take their pictures.
In Tiny Treasures, Mary McKSchmidt shares reflections inspired by wildflowers as she takes the reader behind the lens of her camera. In this artistic combination of writing and photography, she pauses to celebrate, share, and protect even the tiniest treasures of nature.
Tiny Treasures is now in its second printing. Included is a list of plants harmful to the native plants of western Michigan.
In Tiny Treasures, Mary McKSchmidt shares reflections inspired by wildflowers as she takes the reader behind the lens of her camera. In this artistic combination of writing and photography, she pauses to celebrate, share, and protect even the tiniest treasures of nature.
Tiny Treasures is now in its second printing. Included is a list of plants harmful to the native plants of western Michigan.
Available on this site and at upcoming author events.
$10.00
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