Russell Magnaghi

Russell Magnaghi was born in San Francisco in the middle of World War II, but has lived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula since 1969. Magnaghi received his education at the University of San Francisco (BA 1965) and at St. Louis University (Ph.D. 1970). Magnaghi has had a 45-year teaching career at Northern Michigan University and also served as director of the Center for Upper Peninsula Studies. He has written many journal and newspaper articles and books and has given talks on local heritage and regional history.

Euro-American Commercial Fishing in the Eastern Upper Peninsula – Part Two

Check out Part Two of Upper Peninsula historian Russell Magnaghi’s report on early Euro-American commercial fishing in the Eastern Upper Peninsula.

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Euro-American Commercial Fishing in the Eastern Upper Peninsula – Part One

Check out Part One of Upper Peninsula historian Russell Magnaghi’s report on early Euro-American commercial fishing in the Eastern Upper Peninsula.

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The Central Upper Peninsula’s Native Americans – Part Three

Check out Part Three of Russell Magnaghi’s series on Native Americans in Michigan’s Central Upper Peninsula.

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The Central Upper Peninsula’s Native Americans – Part Two

Check out Part Two of Russell Magnaghi’s series on Native Americans in Michigan’s Central Upper Peninsula.

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The Central Upper Peninsula’s Native Americans – Part One

Check out Part One of Russell Magnaghi’s series on Native Americans in Michigan’s Central Upper Peninsula.

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