Born: 05/05/1914   Grand Rapids , MI
Died: 10/25/2007
Parents: Earle M. Wakefield, Nell E. Wakefield
Spouse: Lucille
Children: Philip, James
Address(es):
Last known address:
Traverse City , MI
USA

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	The Mystery of the Missing Nun and other true murder tales of the Grand Traverse Region - (revised and expanded)	Michigan , Mystery	Adult	Traverse City, MI Horizon Books	2001
	Ghost Towns of Michigan: Volume 3	Michigan History	Adult	Holt, Mich. : Thunder Bay Press	2001
	100 years from the old mission in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. / by Al Barnes - afterword by Larry Wakefield.	Michigan History	Adult	Traverse City, MI : Horizon Books	2000
	Ernest Hemingway Fished Here & Other Northern Michigan Tales	Michigan History	Adult	Traverse City, Mich. : Horizon Books	1999
	Grand Old Lady; An Illustrated History of the Traverse City Opera House	Michigan History	Adult	Traverse City, Mich. : City Opera House Heritage Association	1997
	Garfield Township; An Illustrated History	Michigan History , Picture Book	Adult	Garfield County	1996
	Ghost Towns of Michigan ; volume II	Michigan History	Adult	Holt, MI : Thunder Bay Press	1995
	Ghost Towns of Michigan - Vol I	Michigan History	Adult	West Bloomfield, MI : A&M Publishers	1994
	Leelanau County Postcard History	Michigan History , Picture Book	Adult	Leelanau County Historical Society	1992 -1995
	Traverse City Postcard History	Michigan History , Picture Book	Adult	Traverse City Mich. : Grand Traverse Pioneer & Historical Society	1992
	Butcher's Dozen; 13 Famous Michigan Murders	Michigan History	Adult	West Bloomfield, Mich. : Altwerger and Mandel	1991
	Queen City of the North : an illustrated history of Traverse City from its beginnings to 1980s	Michigan History	Adult	Traverse City, Mich. : Village Press	1988
	Elmwood Township : a pictorial history	Michigan History	Adult	Elmwood Township Board of Commissioners	1987
	Traverse City's National Cherry Festival; A Pictorial History	Michigan History	Adult	Lawrence M. Wakefield,	1987
	Sail & Rail: a narrative history of transportation in the Traverse City region - (with Lucille Wakefield)	Michigan History	Adult	Empire National Bank; L.M. Wakefield	1980
	Historic Traverse City Houses - (with Lucille Wakefield)	Michigan History	Adult	Empire National Bank (Midland, Mich. : McKay Press)	1978
	All Our Yesterdays: A Narrative History of Traverse City and the Region - Republished 2006 by Arbutus Press.	Michigan History	Adult	Traverse City, Mich. : Village Press/ Empire National Bank	1977 -2006
	Mystery of the Missing Nun : and Other True Murder Tales of the Grand Traverse Region	Michigan History , Mystery	Adult	Wakefield: Detroit : Harlo Press	1977

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "I want to write at least two more books on various Michigan history subjects. I sold my first short story to Esquire magazine and was named "Esquire Discovery of the Month" in September 1936. Recently I've returned to short story writing, and my goal is to write a short story as good as James Joyce's "The Dead" or Tolstoy's "Death of Ivan Ilych". This may not happen-probably won't-because I consider these the two best short stories ever written, but it's my goal."

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
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