Geist, William
Summary: Before there was 'tourism' and souvenir ashtrays became 'kitsch,' the Lake of the Ozarks was a Shangri-La for middle-class Midwestern families on vacation, complete with man-made beaches, Hillbilly Mini Golf, and feathered rubber tomahawks. It was there that television host Bill Geist spent summers in the sixties during his school and college years, working at Arrowhead Lodge -- a small resort...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Recreation GeistSummary: Intense shark attacks including some bloody images, language, brief partial nudity/sexual references and drug use.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE JAWSummary: Original research and interviews of local people familiar with the the life styles of this popular summer resort that peaked between the twenties and forties. Originally large wooden hotels build by the railroads attracted wealthy mid-west families that spend the whole summers playing golf and tennis, sailing and partying. The history of the private associations, the gambling casinos are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jet'iquette 1976
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McVeigh, Dave
Summary: "He's got a bike, a basket ... and a whole lotta baggage. It's the summer of 1989. Jack McGuinn is a dockporter, hauling tourists' luggage piled high in the oversized basket of his bike on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a summer resort where cars are outlawed. He's got a family cottage on the hill, his dream job, and a loyal crew of hell-raising, tip-hustling buddies. When his bitter rival...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction McVeighWilliams, Beatriz
Summary: June 1946. As the residents of Winthrop Island prepare for the first summer season after the sacrifice of war, a glamorous new figure moves into the guest cottage at Summerly, the idyllic seaside estate of the wealthy Peabody family. To Emilia Winthrop, daughter of Summerly's year-round caretaker and a descendant of the island's settlers, Olive Rainsford opens a window into a world of shining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILMcCaskill, Claire.
Summary: Missouri's first woman senator recounts her coming-of-age in a political family at a time when women were held back from their ambitions, describing her failed first marriage, her unconventional choices in office and her relationships with fellow politicians. --Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2015
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Summary: "Summertime in Bleak Harbor means tourists, overpriced restaurants, and the Dragonfly Festival. One day before the much-awaited and equally chaotic celebration, Danny Peters, the youngest member of the family that founded the town five generations ago, disappears. When Danny's mother, Carey, and stepfather, Pete, receive a photo of their brilliant, autistic, and socially withdrawn son tied to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: MYSTERY GRUGrim, Randy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alpine Blue Ribbon Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179.3 GRIJewett, Sarah Orne
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JEWMayer, Kirsten.
Summary: "The Chipmunks have to write reports about what they did on summer vacation, but Alvin is having trouble. How can he make his report rock?"--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Crosby, Molly Caldwell.
Summary: Crosby, acclaimed author of "The American Plague," explores the frightening history of a long forgotten disease--sleeping sickness--and details the frantic effort to conquer it before it strikes again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.196 CROAmick, Steve.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMIGlynn, John
Summary: A gripping portrait of life in a Montauk summer house--a debut memoir of first love, identity and self-discovery among a group of friends who became family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio GlynnGutcheon, Beth Richardson.
Summary: In a tale that spans a long-term twentieth-century marriage, wealthy Sydney Brant marries Danish pianist Laurus Moss on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Denmark and finds their marriage challenged by disparate views of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GUTKennedy, Hugh.
Summary: This volume provides a brief history of the Bay View Camp Ground Association and its buildings, some photographs and illustrations of early officials and buildings, synopses of earlier anniversary celebrations and a full schedule of the Jubliee celebration held in 1925.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bay View, Mich. 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 977.488 KENAllio, Kirstin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2005
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Priscilla Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.488 DOEGrimes, Martha.
Summary: Emma Graham continues her investigation into the disappearance of the Slade baby from the Belle Ruin Hotel more than 20 years before. The sudden appearance in town of the baby's father makes her even more determined to learn the truth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS GRIRauch, John G.
Summary: This personal history of the north shore of Little Traverse Bay, including Harbor Springs, was compiled by John G. Rauch, a summer resident of the Forest Beach resort close by Harbor Springs. Reprinted from the Harbor Light Newspaper, 1973.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Country Publishing Company 0000
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL 977.488 RAUSchloff, Charles E.
Summary: An illustrated history of Bay View, a resort community located in Bear Creek Township, Emmet County, on Little Traverse Bay. Originally founded in 1875 as part of the Methodist Camp Meeting movement, the community is now on the United States National Register of Historic Places, a United States National Historic Landmark District and a Michigan State Historic Site.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C Schloff 0000
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Summary: "Painting for peace in Ferguson is the story of a community coming together, hundreds of artists and volunteers, black and white, young and old, to bring hope and healing to their community using the simplest of all tools- a paintbrush. Written in child-friendly verse, the actual artwork painted on hundreds of boarded up windows in Ferguson, South Grand and surrounding areas illustrates the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Treehouse Publishing Group, an imprint of Amphorae Publishing Group, LLC 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Traverse Beach Summer Resort comprises over one hundred acres of land three miles north of Traverse City, and lies between the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay and Cedar Lake, giving a water front the entire length on both sides.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Traverse Beach Hotel] 1892
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Summary: The first time Eby Pim saw Lost Lake, it was on a postcard, half a life ago. Now it's about to slip into Eby's past. Her husband George is long passed away and most of her demanding extended family are gone. All that's left is a once-charming collection of lakeside cabins succumbing to the Southern Georgia heat and an assortment of faithful misfits drawn back to Lost Lake year after year by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014