Mackinac Island Novels:
Where Summer Never Ends.
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UPDATE: Due to an injury, Dave will not be attending, but Jim will be there!
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Every year, the Library of Michigan selects up to twenty of the most notable books written by a Michigan resident about Michigan or the Great Lakes. Each selected title speaks to our Michigan's rich cultural, historical, and literary heritage and proves that some of the greatest stories are found in the Great Lakes State.
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It's the summer of 1989. Jack McGuinn is a dockporter, transporting tourists’ luggage piled high in his bike basket on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a tiny summer resort where cars are outlawed and pedal-power rules.
The Detroit Free Press called the Dockporter "filled with youthful hopes and dreams and plenty of antics!" And it's true!
The Dockporter is available on Audible, Amazon and iTunes.
CINEMATIC SOUNDS
Designed with the natural sounds, and, if you really use your imagination, smells of Mackinac Island. Our producers visited the island to capture the island vibe and create the perfect audio vacation.
THE PERFECT SCORE
The Audible version of The Dockporter features a musical score that takes you beyond the typical narrated story. With a rich musical tapestry, this production feels like a movie.
Dave is an experienced writer/director and creative director who has worked with studios like Disney, Fox and Universal Studios and brands like Nike, PayPal and Ford. He's also an award-winning TV producer. He spent his summers on Mackinac Island as a dockporter. He lives in Cebu, Philippines with his wife and daughter.
Jim Bolone was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan where he attended public school and eventually Wayne State University, where he earned his B.A. in English. Currently he teaches English in Whitehouse, Ohio. Throughout his life he has been a drummer, dockporter, bouncer, and bartender.
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The story behind the flagship of the Mackinac Island Novel series -- The Dockporter -- has as many twists and turns as the tale itself. Originally conceived as a feature film to shoot on location on Mackinac Island, the film was set to roll with writer/director Dave McVeigh and his partner/brother Scott co-directing. As everyone knows, feature films take a lot of time and money and unfortunately, the real world got in the way. The production was put on hold. But years later, the idea still burned bright.
In 2020, living in the Philippines and existing on a steady diet of mangoes, podcasts and audiobooks, Dave began to reimagine the story as an audio experience, complete with the unique sounds of the island and a distinctive score. Of course, that would first mean “novelizing” the film script. He enlisted friend and writer Jim Bolone as co-author and the two transformed the film script into a novel and audio experience. The Dockporter lives, proof that stories are what matter, regardless of the format or how long it takes to tell them.
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