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Harrison, Timothy E.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: FogHorn Publishing 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HAR

Allen, Hayward.

Summary: As far as we tell, author Hayward Allen doesn't have a drop of Native American blood in him. What the former teacher and Peace Corps volunteer has instead is a remarkable empathy for America's first people, and it's this quality that makes That Traveler's Guide to Native America much more than a handbook of tourist attractions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord Press 1992

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 ALL

Cleland, Charles E.

Summary: For many thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, Michigan's native peoples, the Anishnabeg, thrived in the forests and along the shores of the Great Lakes. Theirs were cultures in delicate social balance and in economic harmony with the natural order. Rites of Conquest details the struggles of Michigan Indians - the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, and their neighbors - to maintain...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Michigan Press 1992

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 CLE
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.1 CLE

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 CLE

Grady, Wayne.

Summary: "This book is an exploration of the biology and ecology of a vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes basin but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation."--Jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 GRA

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature Grady

Summary: From the Publisher: Women lighthouse keepers, fur traders, cooks on sailing vessels, missionaries, and fearless travelers all wrote of their lives on the Great Lakes, both publicly and in quiet testimonies such as letters, logbooks, and diaries. Their narratives, which span the centuries from 1789 to the present, are now collected in this anthology. Compiled in response to historical accounts...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 WOM

Cameron, Pamela

Summary: "A stray dog wanders the Milwaukee docks until he realizes his calling--to be a ship dog! After being rescued from the Milwaukee River, Sport lives on the lighthouse tender ship the Hyacinth. He helps the crew as they deliver supplies to lighthouses and maintains buoys and other safety features on the lake. Over time Sport also becomes popular among the lighthouse tenders' families, crew...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2019

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J386 CAM

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAM

Stonehouse, Frederick.

Summary: From Books Back Cover: Great Lakes Crime: murder, mayhem, booze & broads. -- It may not have been the "Spanish Main" but pirates did sail the Great Lakes as did all manner of thieves and murderers. The great Sweetwater Seas had their fair share of criminal activity. Captains sunk their ships to collect the insurance and honest light keepers were "done in" for their meager savings! Throughout...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 STO
1 available in Local Author, Call number: 364 STO

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 364 STO

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association 1987

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 623.8942 LIV
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 623.8942 LIV

Summary: "Third Coast Atlas: Prelude to a Plan describes the conditions for urbanization across the Great Lakes region. It assembles a multi-layered, empirical description of urbanization processes within the drainage basins of the five Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. This thick description encompasses a range of representational forms including maps, plans, diagrams, timelines, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Actar 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 912 THI

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