Barker, Charles Ferguson.
Summary: "A fascinating, entertaining, and cautionary story about what the Great Lakes would look like without water"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARHartig, 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 HARLibert, 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 LIBEmminizer, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.31 EMMGrady, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 GRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature GradyRajczak, 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 RAJLaPlante, 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 LAPSummary: Building the Mighty Mac: The story of the building of the Mackinac Bridge.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mighty Mac Films 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 977 BUICopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BUINewman, Mark.
Summary: Our planet is in peril. That's the belief behind Sooper Yooper, the story of one man's efforts to defend the environment against the negative forces that threaten our natural resources. Billy Cooper is not your typical crime fighter. The fact that he displays no apparent superpowers is intentional. The book's authors felt it was important to underscore their contention that the average...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wege Foundation 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NEWSummary: Today, travelers cross the Mackinac Straits without ever leaving their cars, but until 1957 all traffic was carried across the Straits by a fleet of five ships. This is the story of that fleet of ferries and their predecessors that formed the first link between Michigan's two peninsulas. The carferries operated along with the famous train ferry Chief Wawatam. While the "Chief" operated into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mighty Mac Films 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BEFMeyers, Kevin
Summary: "Learn all about the Great Lakes region with the newest adorable All Aboard book. Hop on board and explore the amazing Great Lakes, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, and interesting places along the way such as Niagra Falls, Mackinac Island, Cave Point, and Chicago. The Meyers' engaging writing and delightful illustrations will have little outdoor lovers and baby explorers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2020
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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. KOTDempsey, 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
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 DEMShofner, 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 SHOSummary: Stories of the men who built the Midwest, with descriptions and histories of the shores, the woods and lakes, rolling farmland, the rise of the great metropolises of Chicago and Minneapolis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Castle 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 TALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977 TALStonehouse, 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 Local Author, Call number: 920.72 STO1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.72 STO
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 920.72 STO
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 920.72 STOLafferty, 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 LAFKuchenberg, 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 KUCOleszewski, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 OLEDennis, Jerry.
Summary: Dennis offers an engrossing description of being a crew member on the schooner Malabar on a six-week trip through the waters of Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior, weaving in anecdotes from his childhood, such as a family-fishing trip on Lake Michigan, together with informed commentary on the natural history of the lakes and the people who live there as well as evocative...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio [a division of] Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 977 DENCampbell, Robert B.
Summary: Robert Campbell's Classic Ships of the Great Lakes presents a visually stunning array of historical and present-day inland shipping including passenger ships, whaleback, bulk carriers, self-unloaders, cement carriers, oil tankers, car ferries, super ships, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 386 CAMJensen, John Odin
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 JENAlexander, 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