Magnaghi, Russell M.: - Russell M. Magnaghi, award-winning historian of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is the author of over a dozen books on the U.P. His most recent book is Upper Peninsula Beer: A History of Brewing Above the Bridge. A graduate of the University of San Francisco and St. Louis University, Russell taught history for forty-five years at Northern Michigan University. He and his wife, Diane, reside in Marquette and Traverse City, Michigan.