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Indians of North America Superior, Lake, Region Fiction Islands Fiction Ojibwa Indians Ojibwa Indians Fiction Ojibwa Indians Juvenile fiction Seasons Fiction Superior, Lake, Region Biography Superior, Lake, Region Guidebooks Superior, Lake, Region History 19th century Fiction Voyages and travels FictionCarlsen, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.80 CARSivertson, Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 977.49 SIVSivertson, Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 1996
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.49 SIVMartin, Susan R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 MARSummary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 WOMErdrich, Louise.
Summary: Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDErdrich, Louise.
Summary: In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ERDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Erdrich 2012Silbernagel, 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist US SilbernagelFranklin, Dixie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & M 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 920 FRAPeters, Bernard C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northern Michigan University Press 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.749 PETNorton, 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
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 641.5 NORSarnowski, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SARSivertson, Howard
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.49 SIVErdrich, Louise.
Summary: Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HyperionBooks for Children 1999
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION ErdLitteljohn, Bruce M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gage Publishing Limited 1975
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.49 DreErdrich, Louise.
Summary: In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2008
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1 available in JT Audio Books, Call number: JT CD Fiction ErdrichErdrich, Louise.
Summary: In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2008
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J FIC ERDHartig, 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
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.72 HAREckert, 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 ECKNordskog, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977.6 NORLangston, 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 LANMcClelland, Ted.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 MCCCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Trav USA McClellandLink, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities Inc. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Travel LinkWest, George Arbor
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwood Press 1970