Found
Blue National Geographic atlas with notes
Upper Peninsula
Found
listing
Posted
about 1 month
ago
Description
I found a blue National Geographic atlas this afternoon around 3:15pm in the parking lot behind the Holiday Inn on Front Street in Marquette, in the Upper Peninsula. It's a hardcover atlas, about 11 by 9 inches, with a slightly bent spine and a musty paper smell. Inside the pocket on the back cover is a folded Isle Royale map and a pencil note that reads 'Property of J. Turner, 1997' in faded ink. The corners are worn and there's a small coffee ring on page 118. If you're the owner, please drop me a line with the note details so I can reunite you with your book.
Approximate found location
Upper Peninsula
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