Liberty Grove Township is the largest township in Wisconsin's Door County. Located at the northern tip of the Door Peninsula, a few miles due south of Washington Island, Liberty Grove occupies 36,331 acres which face Green Bay on the west, Green Bay and Lake Michigan on the east. The south is the land area of Door Peninsula. The shoreline is approx more...
Within these pages will be found short stories, long stories, technical descriptions, shipwrecks, acts of courage, fasinating drawings, details on how things worked, maps of where things are and were, photos, and generally something for everyone. more...
Lighthouses and Range Lights of Door County, Wisconsin.
The Door Peninsula of Wisconsin juts northeastward between the waters of Green Bay and those of Lake Michigan. It has more than 250 miles of shoreline and at least it's fair share of rocky shoals, dangerous passages, and difficult harbors. In the nineteenth century, it also had a weal
"The Living Great Lakes" is the most complete book ever written about the history, nature, and science of the remarkable lakes at the heart of North America. From the geological forces that formed them to the industrial atrocities that nearly destroyed them, to the greatest environmental success stories of our time, the lakes are portrayed in all t more...
Lost Chicago explores the architecture and cultural history of one of America's greatest cities, a city whose architectural heritage was recklessly squandered during the second half of the 20th century. David Garrard Lowe's elegant, lively prose and over 270 rare photographs and prints, many of them published here for the first time, illumi more...
Not-a-pe-ka-gon was the Native American name given to the Ludington area and translates as "heads on sticks." The name refers to a battle between the Ottawa and Mascouten Indians in the 17th century that raged along the river toward Lake Michigan. The heads of defeated Mascoutens were placed on sticks as a warning to all. Later a bluff overlooking more...
Madison has a rich photographic history, much of it in the form of postcards. This volume presents more than 200 historical postcard images from the private collection of Cashton resident John Powell, who has been collecting and trading postcards for more than 20 years. The images here reflect Madison's businesses, public institutions, civic life, more...
This field guide includes all of the mammals in Wisconsin, from mice to moose, as well as features you won’t find in other mammal field guides:
* only Wisconsin-specific
mammals, and all of them
* great photos: full page and
smaller insets showing
morphs and juveniles
* tracks, both individually
Strategically placed on the southern shores of Lake Michigan, Chicago has always been an important transportation and trading hub. Early Native American settlers discovered Chicago's rich resources, French missionaries and trappers found the Chicago River an excellent portage to the Des Plaines, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers, and merchants used more...
From schooners to submarines, Manitowoc has been home to shipbuilders and their craft for over 200 years. Thanks to the vast collections of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Maritime Manitowoc: 1847-1947 uncovers the fascinating and colorful Golden Age of shipbuilding in the area. This book explores the remarkable history of Manitowoc's shipyar more...