Molly Andersen's summer job in Wisconsin's Door Country originally sounded like two months of fun and relaxation, but she is soon caught up in an unusual flurry of activity involving a film crew on Rock Island, a professor and his crew searching for the wreck of La Salle's Griffin off the north end of the peninsula, and two mysterious men wh more...
More than sixty years have passed since the red stacks of the Goodrich Transit Company were last seen on Lake Michigan. The last Red Stack steamer was taken out of service in 1933, more than seventy-five years after the Goodrich flag first appeared on the lakes. This is the story of the Goodrich ships, of the ports from which they sailed, and of th more...
This book and CD set is the new standard for reptile and amphibian field guides!
Book Features:
* large photo of every reptile
and amphibian in Wisconsin
* different sections for turtles,
snakes, lizards, salamanders,
frogs and toads
Discover the ice-sculpted landscape that intrigued and inspired John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and Frank Lloyd Wright. From potholes carved into Precambrian basalt by torrential floods of glacial meltwater to the fossil tracks of ancient sluglike creatures that crawled across tidal flats 500 million years ago, the rocks and landforms of Wisconsin reveal more...
It winds from Chicago to L.A. "-so says Nat "King" Cole's classic hit "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66." Beginning in 1926, Route 66 was the only U.S. highway providing a direct connection between the Windy City and the City of Angels; thus, it is no wonder that Route 66 would become the metaphor of the American journey. The crescent-shaped route from more...
The True Story of Three Teachers in a Love Triangle That Stunned A Community
Deeply immersed in the close-knit culture of long-distance running, Pam and Bob Bulik were avid competitors. To all appearances, they were also a happily married couple, devoted to each other and their two young children. Then, Bob made a fateful decision. He began an ex
One of the last operating coal-burning steamships in the world, the S.S. Badger provides travelers and their automobiles with what is now the only opportunity to ferry across Lake Michigan. Each summer, thousands of tourists enjoy sailing the 60-mile run between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Can anyone who has visited Door County forget Wilson's in Ephraim? We think not. The establishment with its white facade, wrap-around sign and striped awnings is surely one of the most memorable places imaginable. And it's safe to say that few who have stopped there can forget the pleasure of its ice cream cones with the inevitable jelly bean at more...
Sheffield is one of Chicago’s oldest neighborhoods. Its boundaries are Halsted, Armitage, Fullerton, and the North Branch of the Chicago River. Most of the buildings are multi-storied. The few standing in the area in 1871 were untouched by The Fire. Although many were added after, an 1886 map of the neighborhood still shows a large number of empty more...