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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007
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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
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.72 HARDempsey, Dave
Summary: "The Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water -- and attract an even bigger share of the world's lust for water profit. As threats of water commercialization grow, those who love the Great Lakes must learn how we got here, and what we need to do." -- 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: 333.91 DEM1 available in Local Author, Call number: 333.91 DEM
Rajczak, Michael.
Summary: Presents information on visiting the Great Lakes area, including tourist attractions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 RAJStonehouse, Frederick.
Summary: "From deep sea diver to ship's captain, lighthouse keeper and rescuer, women fill virtually every job of the Great Lakes maritime trade--both past and present. This book relates many untold stories of these remarkable women and their impact on the Great Lakes and sailors lives"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2001
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 920.72 STOOleszewski, Wes
Summary: "Those who had yet to be born when World War II raged cannot imagine the fear, anger, suffering and sacrifice experienced by those who witnessed and fought in that conflict. Not only was freedom threatened, but the very fabric of human civilization was in danger. In order to preserve their very existence, free people had to mobilize and fight the evil that threatened to envelope the world. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios, Inc. 2018
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Summary: "Shipwrecks are junction points of history. In seeking to make sense of the submerged material culture found in shipwrecks, this book explores maritime-related stories that shaped the Midwest and the nation during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In shipwrecks, we find stories of the frontier, the environment, immigration, politics, and the rise of large-scale agriculture,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 JENLaPlante, 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....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 LAPFriis-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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709 FRILibert, Steve
Summary: "In 1679, the French ship Le Griffon mysteriously vanished. Was it lost in a violent storm or robbed of its valuable cargo of furs and set ablaze? No one knows, but historians are quite certain the ship found its final resting place on the bottom of the Great Lakes. Now after centuries of mystery and misinformation, Steve and Kathie Libert reveal that Le Griffon likely met her final fate among...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 LIBKuchenberg, Tom.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Glow Pub. 1978
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 333.95 KUCAlexander, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2009
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1 available in Local Author, Call number: 577.63 ALE1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.63 ALE
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Transport AlexanderBoles, Frank
Summary: "The Great Lakes create a vast transportation network that supports a massive shipping industry. In this volume, seamanship, cargo, competition, cooperation, technology, engineering, business, unions, government decisions, and international agreements all come together to create a story of unrivaled interest about the Great Lakes ships and the crews that sailed them in the twentieth century....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 386.54 BOLKotzian, John
Summary: "This book tells the life story of the Reverend William H. Law, a story that has never been told before. The Reverend Law was in peril on the Great Lakes and was rescued by a U.S. Life-Saving Service Station crew. As a result of that rescue, seeing their heroic efforts first hand, Reverend Law dedicated the rest of his life to the men and women stationed at Light and Life-Saving stations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios, Inc. 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LAW, WILLIAM H. KOTSchumacher, Michael
Contents: "How could such a thing happen on a goddamn lake?" Lakes Superior and Michigan -- "So violent a storm": apocalypse on Lake Huron -- "You might not have light tonight": the storm visits Cleveland -- "I might see you in heaven": explorations of loss -- "This was not natural": discoveries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.033 SCHKohl, Cris.
Summary: A proven bestseller just got better! New second edition includes the 51 best shipwrecks in the eastern Great Lakes (Lakes Ontario, Erie & Huron). Several new shipwrecks not in the previous edition appear now due to recent discoveries and sinkings. Exciting histories and wreck descriptions. Updated and new GPS coordinates for precisely locating shipwrecks. 122 color photos spread throughout the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seawolf Communications 2005
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Lafferty, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: In-Depth Editions 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.8245 LAFKelley, Robert W.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [State of Michigan, Dept. of Natural Resources] 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 551.482 KEL1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 551.482 KEL
Stonehouse, Frederick.
Summary: Well known and highly respected Great Lakes researcher Fred Stonehouse has done it again. Relive accurate and thoroughly researched accounts of shipwreck disasters in the month of November, historically the “worst” weather month of the season on the lakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 STOOleszewski, Wes
Summary: "A book of the true adventures aboard Great Lakes vessels. Every story details an actual event. Every name is that of a real person who was caught up in the wrecks, rescues and sometimes just everyday adventures on the fresh water seas. Nothing contained in this book is fictional. These thrilling adventures are all a part of Great Lakes maritime history and are told as they actually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 OLEOleszewski, Wes
Summary: "Exploring the history of the ships of the Great Lakes and the people who worked with them, "All Hands On Deck" will take you from the 1830s to 2010. In between you will meet people who have been long forgotten and travel along on their adventures. You will also meet some who are alive and well and you will see their stories unfold. From the old wooden shipwreck left nearly forgotten on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 OLEOleszewski, Wes
Summary: True shipwreck stories supported by the meticulous research of author Wes Oleszewski. In many cases the reader will feel that they are actually participating in the story being told. Antoher great read by Oleszewski.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.452 OLEShofner, Melissa Raé
Summary: The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth and have always been important channels of shipping and trade. Though they are lakes, their waters have proven to be as challenging as the oceans. Thats why there are more than 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes! This captivating book relates the stories of some of these wrecks, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, Argo, and Lady...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977 SHODempsey, Dave
Summary: "The true stories beneath the surface of the world's largest freshwater ecosystem. Everybody who looks at the Great Lakes knows they're big, but why are they Great? From sea serpents to sunken ships, from lonely lighthouses to fish on Prozac, this book engages the reader in a quest to find what's beneath the surface."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2023