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Alaska Description and travel Great Lakes (North America) Description and travel Great Lakes (North America) Social life and customs Great Lakes Region (North America) Description and travel Michigan History North America Description and travel North America Guidebooks Northwest Coast of North America Description and travel Northwest, Pacific Description and travel TravelSummary: "For over a quarter of a century, Great Scenic Railway Journeys and its creator, Robert Van Camp, have captured some of the worlds best Railway Adventures. In this Anniversary Special Robert has selected some of his favorite trips in North America. More than just a tour, his stories capture the spirit of North America's Tourist Railways and the people that keep them running. Hosted by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.22 GRESummary: "The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly '36 Hours' column since 2002. The many expert contributors, experienced travelers, and accomplished writers all have brought careful research, insider's knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Want to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taschen 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 IRERaban, Jonathan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.982 RABConover, Julie
Summary: Julie Conover and Mark Jennings explore a variety of destinations across the planet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Topics Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 910.4 CONSummary: Eager to explore off the beaten path? Get inspired with this collection of 100 exciting alternatives to North America's most over-touristed destinations for your next amazing trip. Discover under-the-radar cities, regions and states and national parks you've never heard of, where you'll enjoy crowd-free experiences, natural beauty and unforgettable experiences. Packed with practical information...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2024
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Summary: It might seem impossible to drive from Alaska to Argentina—but with a passport handy, that’s a road trip people can take! The Pan-American Highway is a system of connected roads and highways that travel roughly north to south through North and South America. Readers learn about the many environments travelers would drive through on such a journey as well as the history of the highway....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917 NELRidley, Scott.
Summary: Four years after the Revolutionary War, America's independence was still in doubt. The new nation needed money and a vital surge in trade. In 1787, a group of Boston merchants decided to send two ships on a desperate mission around Cape Horn and into the Pacific Ocean, to establish new trade with China, settle an outpost on territory claimed by the Spanish, and find the legendary Northwest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENDRICK, JOHN RidleyIlgunas, Ken
Summary: It started as a far-fetched idea--to hike the entire length of the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline. But in the months that followed, it grew into something more for Ken Ilgunas. It became an irresistible adventure--an opportunity not only to draw attention to global warming but also to explore his personal limits. So in September 2012, he strapped on his backpack, stuck out his thumb...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 ILGDana, Juliette Starr
Contents: "Worth a Pilgrimage": July 15-July 20, New York State -- "The Mad Tumult": July 21-July 23, Niagara -- "Lost in the Distance": July 23-July 28, Lakes Erie and Huron, Detroit -- "A Fatiguing Scramble": July 28-July 31, Mackinac -- "Wild Looking Places": August 1-August 3, Sault Ste. Marie -- "Boundary of Civilization": August 4-August 15, Lake Superior -- "Very Rough": August 16-August 22, Lake...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 DANSummary: A collection of stories, poems, and essays about people and places of the Great Lakes Region by a variety of authors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2005
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Summary: The Great Lakes are a remarkable repository of millions of years of complex geological transformations and of a considerably shorter, crowded span of human history. Over the course of four summers, Thomas Shevory rode a bicycle along their shores, taking in the stories the lakes tell--of nature's grandeur and decay, of economic might and squandered promise, of exploration, colonization,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: This is the 2020 revised, edited & updated edition of our 3-time Best Selling Great Loop author, Capt. John. "The Looper's Companion Guide" is a huge 8.5 x 11 x 300-pages with full-color Maps & photo's. It is now the Best Selling Great Loop Guide Book on the market. Just read the reviews! Even previous Loopers are raving about this guide! This is the ultimate Great Loop planning & cruising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Publishing LLC 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.45 WRIMcClelland, Ted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 MCCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav USA McClellandVolgenau, Gerry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ann Arbor Media Group 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.91 ASHDennis, Jerry.
Summary: Jerry Dennis discusses his experiences with the Great Lakes during a particular winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.704 DENCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 DEN1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: REF NEL 817.7 DEN
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature DennisBrehem, Victoria.
Summary: From the Native water monster who raised canoe-killing storms to thousand-foot cargo ships, sailing the Great Lakes has inspired autobiography, folksong, poetry, and fiction about some of the most beautiful, most dangerous, waters in the world. In the words of the men and women who lived them, here are the dangers and triumphs, the ghosts and mysteries, the daredevil risks and losses, spanning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 BRECopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Survival BrehmDutton, Fred W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1991
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 917.70 DUTNiewenhuis, Loreen
Summary: This book chronicles Loreen Niewenhuis's latest adventure: a second 1,000-mile walk, this time along stretches of the shorelines of all five Great Lakes. The book takes the reader on a ground-level walk through the beauty, the history, and the tender ecology of Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, Superior, and Ontario. A 1,000-Mile Great Lakes Walk also leads us on an exploration of self, as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.74 NIECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 910 NIESaunt, Claudio
Summary: Details the other revolutions during 1776, including the reaction of the native residents of San Francisco in the wake of the first European settlement there and the devastation of the Aleutian Islands by the Russians' hunt for sea otters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.313 SAUSummary: Through several stories, this documentary will take viewers on a journey through the greatest lake system in the world and showcase the amazing ecology and history of the region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MYSEllis, William Donohue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American West Pub. Co. 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 ELLFreedman, Eric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 1995