Award winning garden writer and author of the Petoskey-based novel on cottage life, RANGE OF MOTION, Mary Agria will speak on "The Changing Face of the Little Traverse Resort Community" at 7 PM on Tuesday, August 16th at Little Traverse Historical Museum. This event is free and requires no reservations to attend. Author Agria will use vintage photos to trace the development of tourism as it relates to retail and industrial life as well as the human demographics of the Petoskey area.

Five-time winner of the statewide Michigan Garden Club competition for feature writing, Ms. Agria's column on gardening and spirituality has appeared since 2006 in the Petoskey News-Review. A past featured Michigan writer with the Charlevoix Zonta club and at Michigan Ag Extension garden conferences, in July she was the keynote speaker for the 60th anniversary of the statewide Keep Michigan Beautiful program. At the conference she also received an award from the Wayne County Commission for her writing in support of gardens and community building in Michigan.

Agria’s books will be available to purchase at the event, as well as in the Little Traverse Historical Museum's gift shop. The Little Traverse Historical Museum is open Monday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm. Tickets are free for children and members, and $3 for non-members.