l ific ▁author ▁and ▁historian ▁from ▁Michigan ' s ▁Co pper ▁Country , ▁writing ▁extens ively ▁on ▁Co pper ▁Country ▁history . ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁more ▁than ▁si xty ▁books ▁and ▁has ▁written ▁numerous ▁out door ▁surv ival ▁gu ides . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁J . ▁Mon ette ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁to ▁a ▁Peter ▁and ▁Isabel le ▁( née ▁La ver di ere ) ▁Mon ette ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Lake ▁L inden , ▁H ought on ▁County , ▁Michigan . ▁Mon ette ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Lake ▁L inden - Hub bell ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Mon ette ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁as ▁a ▁trained ▁medical ▁special ist ▁and ▁operating ▁room ▁and ▁food ▁special ist . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁attended ▁Su omi ▁College ▁in ▁Han cock ▁for ▁a ▁sem ester ▁prior ▁to ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Techn ological ▁University ▁( MT U ). ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁R OT C ▁instruct or ▁at ▁M T U ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Mon ette ▁also ▁conducted ▁administrative ▁and ▁personnel ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁R OT C ▁program . ▁Through out ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁Mon ette ▁wrote ▁more ▁than ▁si xty ▁Co pper ▁Country ▁history ▁books ▁and ▁a ▁fair ▁amount ▁of ▁out door ▁surv ival ▁gu ides . ▁ ▁Mon ette ▁was ▁an ▁active