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Publisher / Publication Date: FogHorn Publishing 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HARMajher, Patricia.
Summary: From the Publisher: Michigan once led the country in the number of lighthouses, and they're still a central part of the mystique and colorful countryside of the state. What even the region's lighthouse enthusiasts might not know is the rich history of female lighthouse keepers in the area. Fifty women served the sailing communities on Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, as well as on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 MAJCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 386 MAJCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime MajherHoyt, Susan Roark.
Contents: The lights of St. Joseph -- South Haven Pierhead lights -- Kalamazoo River light -- Holland Harbor light -- The Grand Haven lights -- Muskegon lights -- White River light station.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HOYHoyt, Susan Roark.
Contents: Lights of the graveyard of ships--The Lights of Manistee County--Benzie County and the Manitou Island lights--The Lights of Grand Traverse Bay--Charlevoix County and Little Traverse Bay lights--Lights of the Mackinac Straits--Mackinac area lights
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HOYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime HoytWagner, John L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: J.L. Wagner 1994
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 387.1 WAGRoberts, Bruce
Summary: Provides historical background and descriptive information on some of the most significant lighthouses on Lakes Michigan and Superior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.1 JONTongue, Stephen D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarge Publications 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.483 TONBissonette, Aimée M.
Summary: "In 1861, at the age of 37, Harriet Colfax became the lighthouse keeper for the Michigan City Lighthouse off Lake Michigan. For 43 years, until the age of 80, Harriet kept her light burning, through storms, harsh winters, and changes in technology. This true story includes excerpts from her actual log."--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COLBissonette, Aimée M.
Summary: "In 1861, at the age of 37, Harriet Colfax became the lighthouse keeper for the Michigan City Lighthouse off Lake Michigan. For 43 years, until the age of 80, Harriet kept her light burning, through storms, harsh winters, and changes in technology. This true story includes excerpts from her actual log."--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB COLFAX BISHolden, Thom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Isle Royale Natural History Association 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HOLHawley, Jonathan Pier
Summary: "An insightful account of lifesaving services by US lightkeepers and surfmen who battled high winds and waves, frigid temperatures and icy shores during their mission to protect lives on Lake Michigan."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 HAWCameron, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J386 CAMCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAMKimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023