Cameron, Pamela
Summary: "A stray dog wanders the Milwaukee docks until he realizes his calling--to be a ship dog! After being rescued from the Milwaukee River, Sport lives on the lighthouse tender ship the Hyacinth. He helps the crew as they deliver supplies to lighthouses and maintains buoys and other safety features on the lake. Over time Sport also becomes popular among the lighthouse tenders' families, crew...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J386 CAMClassen, Mikel B.
Summary: Skeleton ship frames surround Au Sable Point, marking a mile-long sandstone reef that reached out into Lake Superior waiting to grab any and all ships that passed by. In an effort to end this tragic loss of lives, the Au Sable Point Lighthouse was constructed to warn mariners of its hidden reef. At the heart of the famed Shipwreck Coast," Au Sable Point was a beacon of hope and safety. Mikel B....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The History Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 CLAKimura, Yukie
Summary: "When Yukie Kimura was eight years old, her family lived on a tiny island near the coast of northern Japan, where her father was a lighthouse keeper. Her days were filled with adventure and nature: collecting seagull eggs to bake cookies, finding fresh seafood on the shore, and digging for fossils in a cave. But it was also 1945, the final year of World War II. Then, during one sunny weekend,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIMWilbur, Helen L.
Summary: "Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to explore the history of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, detailing famous structures, local lore, as well as notable moments in Great Lakes history"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE WILFleming, Candace.
Summary: Chronicles the lives of women who lived and worked in lighthouses, braving seas and storms, rescuing people from icy waters, and lovingly caring for their lights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Whitman 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.155 FLECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 920 FLEClifford, Mary Louise.
Summary: Hundreds of American women have kept the lamps burning in lighthouses since Hannah Thomas tended Gurnet Point Light in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while her husband was away fighting in the War for Independence. Women Who Kept the Lights details the careers of 34 intrepid women who were official keepers of light stations on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, on Lake Champlain and the Great...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cypress Communications 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 CLI1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 387.155 CLI
O'Hara, Megan.
Summary: Tells about the daily activities of workers and their families who lived at Split Rock Lighthouse located on a rocky cliff overlooking Lake Superior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Earth Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.155 OHACustard, P. T.
Summary: "Jules is a dog with simply nothing to do. He lives at a beautiful lighthouse but dreams of beling someplace else. Then one fateful day causes Jules to change his point of view."--Cover, p.4.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Plume Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CUSHerman, Gail
Summary: The Creeper and some zombies are haunting Fred's aunt's lighthouse. Can Scooby and the gang solve the problem and light the way to success?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2016
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Summary: A history of lighthouses that served as traffic signals and maps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.1 HOUOppel, Kenneth
Summary: "Rebecca Strand was just sixteen when she and her father fell to their deaths from the top of the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Just how they fell--or were they pushed?--remains a mystery. And their ghosts haunt the lighthouse to this day. . . Gabe tells this story every day when he gives the ghost tour on Toronto Island. He tries to make it scary enough to satisfy the tourists, but he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC OPPBunting, Eve
Summary: After his death, Sailor Boy decided to stay at Port Carrick lighthouse with his friend, the lighthouse keeper, and when disaster strikes, he is there to help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Bunting 2017Gates, Eva
Summary: "It's spring in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Lucy and Connor have moved into their new home at last, a historic cottage on the Nags Head Beach. The house needs a lot of renovations, but they worked hard over the winter to get it ready. Lucy is now happily immersed in her work at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, planning her wedding, and decorating the house. That is, until a dead...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GATPenrod, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pernod/Hiawatha 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 PENCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: MIC 387.155 PENArzur, Marie-Haude.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adlard Coles 2008
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 387.155 ARZParker, Christopher
Summary: "Amy Tucker is struggling to put her life back together following the death of her mother. The loss has left the eighteen-year-old heartbroken, and she doesn't know if her world will ever be whole again. Meanwhile, in Seabrook, a small town famous for its haunted lighthouse, Ryan Porter lives a simple but busy life, maintaining the ranch which he shares with his father. Separated by hundreds of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PARPenrose, Laurie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penrose Pub. 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 387.155 PENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 623.89 PENCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime PenroseSummary: People involved in such activities as lobstering, sea moss harvesting, and manning lighthouses discuss their lives in Maine and how they have changed over the years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Press 1977
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.1 WOOGibbons, Gail.
Summary: A survey of lighthouses and how they work in simple text and pictures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1990