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Rajczak, Michael.

Summary: Presents information on visiting the Great Lakes area, including tourist attractions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 RAJ

Alexander, Jeff

Summary: "The St. Lawrence Seaway was considered one of the world's greatest engineering achievements when it opened in 1959. The $1 billion project-a series of locks, canals, and dams that tamed the ferocious St. Lawrence River-opened the Great Lakes to the global shipping industry. Linking ports on lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario to shipping hubs on the world's seven seas increased...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Local Author, Call number: 577.63 ALE
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.63 ALE

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Transport Alexander

LaPlante, Walter

Summary: The surface of the Great Lakes covers 94,250 square miles (244,106 sq km). About 40 million people in the United States and Canada drink water from the Great Lakes, and millions of birds, fish, and other animals make their homes there. Much will be lost if the lakes arent protected. Readers are introduced to Great Lakes conservation issues, including climate change, mining, and water quality....

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 LAP

Jankowski, Emily

Summary: The historical significance of the Great Lakes region stretches from thousands of years ago to the present day. Home to factories, important historical landmarks, and miles of coastline, the Great Lakes region is steeped in the past, but looking ahead to the future. Readers follow the growth of the Great Lakes, beginning with early battles to settle and control the region. Sidebars add to the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 JAN

Nagelhout, Ryan

Summary: Native people have been living around the Great Lakes for thousands of years. As European settlers arrived, they soon learned that the land around the Great Lakes was an ideal place to settle. Readers learn the history of Great Lakes settlement and much more. Full-color photographs showcase the lakes’ beauty, while social studies content introduces the many cities in the region. From the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 NAG

Harding, James H.

Summary: The revised edition of this well-loved guide is the essential reference for the identification of amphibians and reptiles in the Great Lakes region. Fully updated treatments of over 70 species feature detailed information on the distribution, habitat, behavior, and life history of these fascinating animals. This edition includes all new distribution maps as well as 90 additional color...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2017

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Rapai, William.

Summary: "There are more than 180 exotic species in the Great Lakes. Some, such as green algae, the Asian tapeworm, and the suckermouth minnow, have had little or no impact so far. But a handful of others--sea lamprey, alewife, round goby, quagga mussel, zebra mussel, Eurasian watermilfoil, spiny water flea, and rusty crayfish--have conducted an all-out assault on the Great Lakes and are winning the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2016

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Thompson, Mark L.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.2243 THO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 386.22 THO

Kurta, Allen

Summary: "Today mammals include over 5,500 living species and occupy every major environment. The Great Lakes region is home to 83 species, ranging from tiny shrews that weigh less than a tenth of an ounce to immense moose, known to exceed a half ton. Now in its 60th year in print, Mammals of the Great Lakes Region is the must-have reference guide for teachers, students, naturalists, and professional...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599 KUR
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599 KUR

Besnard Lakes (Musical group)

Contents: Blackstrap -- Raindrops -- Christmas can wait -- Our heads, our hearts on fire again -- Feuds with guns -- The dark side of paradise -- New revolution -- The father of time wakes up -- The last of the great thunderstorm warnings.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BES

Dutton, Fred W.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1991

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 917.70 DUT

Dunn, Gary A.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Reference, Call number: R 595.7 Dunn,

Dunn, Gary A.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1996

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 595.7 DUN
Call number: 595.7 DUNN

Summary: From the Publisher: Ivan H. Walton was a pioneering folklorist who collected the songs and stories of aging sailors living along the shores of the Great Lakes in the 1930s. His collection is unique in the annals of Great Lakes folklore. It began as a search for songs but broadened into a collection of weather signs, shipboard beliefs, greenhorn tales, and stories of the intense rivalry between...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2005

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 WAL

Ashworth, William

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.91 ASH

Harding, James H.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1997

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Reference, Call number: R 597.8 HAR

Hyde, Charles K.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1995

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

Joachim, George J.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1994

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.244 JOA

Thompson, Mark L.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.544 THO

Egan, Dan

Summary: The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the world’s freshwater, and they provide food, work, and weekend fun for tens of millions of Americans. Yet they are under threat as never before. In a work of narrative reporting in the vein of Rachel Carson and Elizabeth Kolbert, prize-winning reporter Dan Egan delivers an eye-opening portrait of our nation’s greatest natural resource as it faces ecological...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.6 EGA

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.6 EGA

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 577.630977 EGA

Kadar, Wayne Louis.

Summary: "This book tells the tales of some of each, heroes who risked all to save the lives of others and those whose lust for money justified their lack of morals. There are the courageous men and women of the United State[s] and Canadian Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard who have heroically risked their lives when the lives of others were in peril. In contrast to the heroics some people have...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KAD

Friis-Hansen, Dana

Summary: "At the invitation of the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), in 2013, Alexis Rockman began research for the Great Lakes Cycle, an ambitious suite of paintings and works on paper that the artist created over the course of four years. It will debut in Grand Rapids in 2018 and tour throughout the Great Lakes region"--introduction.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709 FRI

Dana, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Emminizer, Theresa

Summary: "Almost 20,000 years ago, Earth's climate began to warm. Because of the changing temperatures, a miles-thick ice sheet started to shift. As the ice sheet moved, it carved deep pits in the land and left water in its wake. This melted ice filled the new cavities. This is the story of America's Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Enriched with stunning photographs and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.31 EMM

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