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Carlsen, Spike

Summary: "Carpenter Spike Carlsen, his wife, and their recently blended family of five kids set out to build a cabin on the north shore of Lake Superior. Part building guide and part memoir, Cabin Lessons tells the funny, wry, and heartwarming story of their eventful journey--from buying land on an eroding cliff to (finally) enjoying the hideaway of their dreams. Learning as they go, and learning about...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2015

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.80 CAR

Sivertson, Howard

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: 977.49 SIV

Sivertson, Howard

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.49 SIV

Martin, Susan R.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 MAR

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

Silbernagel, Robert

Summary: "The Cadotte family became involved in the fur trade during the French colonial period, and members of the family played key roles after the British takeover of the region and then during the American period. They worked with the North West Company, the American Fur Company, and other firms; they served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and in numerous conflicts involving Native...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US Silbernagel

Peters, Bernard C.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Northern Michigan University Press 1996

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.749 PET

Franklin, Dixie.

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Publisher / Publication Date: A & M 1991

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Norton, James R.

Summary: "From the founders of the popular food website Heavy Table comes Lake Superior Flavors, a celebration of food culture around the shores of the greatest of the Great Lakes. Author James Norton and photographer Becca Dilley take readers on a culinary tour around Lake Superior, hitting high-traffic tourist spots and cultural institutions as well as off-the-beaten-path discoveries" --

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 NOR

Sarnowski, Claire

Summary: "The true story of a young girl and a Holocaust survivor whose friendship led to a significant change in their community and beyond"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SAR

Sivertson, Howard

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 1999

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.49 SIV

Litteljohn, Bruce M.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gage Publishing Limited 1975

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.49 Dre

Hartig, John H.

Summary: "The stories of fourteen people who led efforts to clean up environmentally degraded areas of the Great Lakes are told to inspire others to get involved and care for the place they call home"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.72 HAR

Eckert, Kathryn Bishop.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 721.0441 ECK

Nordskog, Michael.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2010

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Langston, Nancy

Summary: "Lake Superior, the largest lake in the world, has had a remarkable history, including resource extraction and industrial exploitation that caused nearly irreversible degradation. But in the past fifty years it has experienced a remarkable recovery and rebirth. In this important book, leading environmental historian Nancy Langston offers a rich portrait of the lake's environmental and social...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2017

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 LAN

McClelland, Ted.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2008

Copies Available at Woodmere

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

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav USA McClelland

Link, Michael.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities Inc. 2012

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Travel Link

Crowley, Kate.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 1989

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.749 CRO

Gagnon, John (John G.)

Summary: Like Lake Superior itself, the communities of people surrounding the "Big Lake" are vast and full of variety, spanning state and international boundaries. In Lake Superior Profiles: People on the Big Lake, author John Gagnon gives readers a sense of the memorable characters who inhabit the area without attempting to take an exhaustive inventory. Instead, Gagnon met people casually and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 GAG

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities Inc. 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 LAK

St. John, John R.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Black Letter-Press 1976

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 917.749 ST.J

Stonehouse, Frederick.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 1997

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 910.452 STO

Bishop, Hugh E.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 2003

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.1 BIS

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 133.1 BIS

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