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On The Brink<br>The Great Lakes in the 21st Century

On The Brink
The Great Lakes in the 21st Century
Dempsey, Dave
$24.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

As one of the world's great natural treasures, the Great Lakes have also served in recent decades as an early warning system for many emerging environmental problems. In the early twenty-first century, as the Lakes face unprecedented challenges, we need to revisit the wonder of the Lakes and the perils plaguing them, and to take action to protect t    more...

Red Stacks Over The Horizon<br>The Story of the Goodrich Steamboat Line

Red Stacks Over The Horizon
The Story of the Goodrich Steamboat Line
Elliott, James L.
$20.00

Condition: New
Binding: Hard Cover

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...

S. S. Badger<br>The Lake Michigan Car Ferry

S. S. Badger
The Lake Michigan Car Ferry
Chavez, Art
$19.99

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

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.

In 1892, the Ann Arbor Railroad Company more...

Shipwreck Tales of The Great Lakes
Kohl, Cris
$21.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

1. Is this shipwreck piece from the fabled Griffon, which went missing on its maiden voyage in 1679?

2. What made the popular Detroit River excursion steamer, Tashmoo, cruse into history?

3. How did the captain of the schooner George A. Marsh, keep his shipwreck survival a secret for 10 years?
(Historian Doug Pettingill more...

The Steamer "Queen of the Silver Stackers"
Irvin, William A.
$9.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

Since 1986, the William A. Irving has provided visitors with a chance to see a Great Lakes vessel on the inside. The IRVIN crew has always strived to make each person's visit an educational yet entertaining experience.

With over 15 years in it's new crew career, the IRVIN crew hopes to give visitors a glimpse of life on a boat for years more...

Steel On The Botom
Stonehouse, Fredrick
$16.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

A Strong steel hull is no guarantee of safety or longevity on the Great Lakes as Steel On The Bottom proves beyond a doubt.

Storm, collision and human folly all played a part in sending these big steel ships thundering to the bottom of the lakes where they quietly disintegrate into nothing.

Steel On The Bottom tells the dramatic s more...

Strange & Unusual Shipwrecks on The Great Lakes
Kadar, Wayne Louis
$16.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

Any shipboard disaster is a tragic event. Vessels, crew, cargo and passengers can be lost. Yet the cause and results of some Great Lakes maritime mishaps are interesting and educational due to the conditions the surround the event.    more...

Through Waves and Gales Comes Fisherman's Tales: Volume I
Jensen, Trygvie
$29.95

Condition: New
Binding: Hard Cover

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Through Waves and Gales Comes Fishermen�s Tales is a comprehensive oral history of the Lake Michigan commercial fishermen. Accounts and reflections of harrowing stories caught in violent storms, ice shoves, strange occurrences, and humorous stories that will give th more...

True Tales of Ghosts & Gales
Oleszewski, Wes
$15.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

Across the history of the Great Lakes there has been many stormy night when the time has been right for telling a tale about a ghost or gale. In every telling of such a tale it is claimed that the story is true or the ghost is real. Within this book we will trace those true and sometimes ghostly tales and find out about the people involved.    more...

Women and The Lakes II<br>More Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales

Women and The Lakes II
More Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales
Stonehouse, Fredrick
$15.95

Condition: New
Binding: Trade Paper

There are "secret ingredients" to Greak Lakes history. Reading about sailors and shipwrecks, life-savers, lighthouse keepers, French voyageurs, explorers and fur traders usually leaves the impression it was strictly a male society. Where were the women? The secret ingredients of course are women!    more...

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