The German Athens of America.
One thing I tend to forget about Lewis is how he is not originally from Michigan. He’s from Wisconsin and Bellairs tosses out Milwaukee early in the story. Ah, but really a “small town near Milwaukee” - so somewhere in the suburbs.
There are a slew of potential locations for the Baravelt family. While we don’t know specficially where, some of my favorites are those whose names originated in Europe or Asia. I like to think Bellairs would have gotten a kick of setting a story in one of these locations:
- Caledonia
- Lebanon
- New Berlin
- Rubicon
- Wales
That said, I always found it a bit sad Lewis never returns or has the chance to solve a mystery in his hometown. It would be a bittersweet journey and reunion with old friends and neighbors.
Where do you think the Barnavelt would have come from? And should us readers ever see his return?
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