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The Long Ships Passing •  Walter Havighurst
HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 368 PAGES
A vivid popular history of the Great Lakes, rich in anecdote, incident and drama. Havighurst recounts the early days of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes from the time of the early French voyageurs through the industrialization of the region at the turn of the century. Originally published in 1942. (GLK27, $17.95)

The Living Great Lakes •  Jerry Dennis
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • PAPER • 296 PAGES
Jerry Dennis, known for his writing on fly-fishing and canoeing, interweaves observation, anecdote and history in this tale of the lakes and his month-long voyage aboard the schooner Malabar. Organized by lake, this is an informative, personable guide to the region. (GLK33, $14.95)

The Great Lakes, The Natural History of a Changing Region •  Wayne Grady
NATURAL HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES
Beautifully photographed, this timely portrait showcases the nature, history and importance of the Great Lakes, hub of industry and agriculture and home to 40 million people. Published in conjunction with the David Suzuki Foundation, dedictaed to preserving the diverity of naturea nd quality of life. (GLK43, $42.95)

Great Lakes Map •   Hallwag
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Covering all the Great Lakes, from Ontario to Superior, at a scale of 1:1,200,000. We also like the laminated, Great Lakes, Northeast (USE492), across to the Hudson and New York. One Side. 39x54 inches. (GLK13, $14.95)

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Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast •   Borch Maps • This handy laminated map shows the wide swath from Maine to Minneapolis, and Lake Superior to Tennessee, at a scale of 1:3,000,000. (USE492, $9.95)

Rand McNally Milwaukee Map •   Rand McNally Maps • A handy, laminated map of Milwaukee at a scale of 1 to 30,000 (GLK44, $7.95)

Around the Shores of Lake Michigan, A Guide to Historic Sites •  Margaret Beattie Bogue • GUIDEBOOK • With its rich illustrations and practical organization, this historical guide offers a wealth of information about the exciting places along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. (GLK17, $21.95)

Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best •   Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Chicago, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (GLK06, $11.95)

Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best •   Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Toronto, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on the best restaurants, shops and sights to see. (GLK07, $11.95)

A Traveller's History of Canada •  Robert Bothwell • HISTORY • A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)

City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America •  Donald L. Miller • HISTORY • As blustery and swaggering as the Chicago of myth, this monumental biography of the city takes in the sweep of its history from the days of Joliette, Marquette and other explorers, to the celebrated 1893 Chicago Fair . (GLK05, $18.95)

Copper Country Rail •  George Anderson • HISTORY • This book illuminates the rich history of the Copper Country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula through hundreds of archival images, many from the Houghton County historical Society. (USM138, $19.99)

Niagara, A History of the Falls •  Pierre Berton • HISTORY • Meticulously researched and entertaining, this history of Niagara Falls captures the sideshow atmosphere of the place with its honky-tonk attractions and daredevil feats. An engrossing social history. (GLK02, $24.95)

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 •  Richard White • HISTORY • White takes in the history of Daniel Boone, George Washington, Pontiac and Tecumseh in this scholarly history of relations between native peoples and Europeans in "pays d'en haut," the region around the Great Lakes. (GLK18, $33.99)

Call of the North Wind •  Marlin Bree • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A newspaperman and sailor, Bree combines his love of cold weather, storms and history in this enthralling yachtsman's account of adventures aboard a 20-foot sloop on Lake Superior. (GLK21, $16.95)

Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast •  William Ashworth • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people in visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)

Lake Country, A Series of Journeys •  Kathleen Stocking • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this second collection of 21 essays, Stocking writes with great affection and enthusiasm for her native Michigan. Themes of spirituality, nature and humanity permeate her reflections on Michigan's wildlife, small towns, local residents, and the college town of Ann Arbor. (USM05, $19.95)

North Country, A Personal Journey •  Howard Frank Mosher • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Novelist Mosher captures the spirit of the north in this wonderfully wrought portrait of borderland places and personalities. (CND02, $14.95)

Fifth Business •  Robertson Davies • LITERATURE • The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. This is the gem that launched his career, laugh-out-loud funny and filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $15.00)

In the Skin of a Lion •  Michael Ondaatje • LITERATURE • This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. Its protagonist is a tough woodsman who comes to the rough-and-tumble city. (CND13, $14.95)

A Natural History of North American Trees •  Donald Culross Peattie •  Verlyn Klinkenborg • NATURAL HISTORY • Culross Peattie's graceful essays on America and its forests, originally published in the 1950s, with black-and-white etchings, feature the finest writing ever on the mighty oak, stately birch, magnificent beech and other trees. (NAM40, $40.00)

Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History •  Mike Grandmaison •  Noel Hudson • NATURAL HISTORY • A large-format history of Georgian Bay from prehistory to cottagers with 400 archival photos. (GLK14, $45.00)

Great Lakes for Sale, From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps •  Dave Dempsey • NATURAL HISTORY • Dempsey calls for action to stop the diversion of water from the great lakes watershed. (GLK50, $16.95)

Great Lakes Water War •  Peter Annin • NATURAL HISTORY • Annin weaves an intriguing tale of behind the scenes compromise and conflict among the states and provinces making a grab for a portion of the water in the Great Lakes. (GLK49, $19.95)

Mackinac Island •  Terry Phipps • NATURAL HISTORY • Phipps captures the splendor of the architecture and gardens of Mackinac in this collection of photographs. (GLK36, $39.95)

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America •  Roger Tory Peterson •  Rosemary McKenna • FIELD GUIDE • A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations, and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $19.00)

Great Lakes Birds •  Raymond Leung •  James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK24, $5.95)

Great Lakes Nature Guide •  James MacCormac • FIELD GUIDE • Featuring 450 color illustrations of the plants and animals of the region. (GLK48, $19.95)

Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers •  Raymond Leung •  James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)

Great Lakes Wildlife •  Raymond Leung •  James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)

Know Your Ships •  Roger LeLievre • FIELD GUIDE • An afficionado's field guide to the ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. The freighter fleets of all the shipping companies are listed, along with the vital statistics for each ship. (GLK12, $16.95)

Mammals of the Great Lakes Region •  James F. Parnell •  Allen Kurta •  Scott A. Schwemmin • FIELD GUIDE • A detailed, photographic reference manual on the mammals of the Great Lakes region. (GLK16, $18.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America •   National Geographic • FIELD GUIDE • From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)

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	The Long Ships Passing • Walter Havighurst HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 368 PAGES A vivid popular history of the Great Lakes, rich in anecdote, incident and drama. Havighurst recounts the early days of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes from the time of the early French voyageurs through the industrialization of the region at the turn of the century. Originally published in 1942. (GLK27, $17.95)
	The Living Great Lakes • Jerry Dennis TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • PAPER • 296 PAGES Jerry Dennis, known for his writing on fly-fishing and canoeing, interweaves observation, anecdote and history in this tale of the lakes and his month-long voyage aboard the schooner Malabar. Organized by lake, this is an informative, personable guide to the region. (GLK33, $14.95)
	The Great Lakes, The Natural History of a Changing Region • Wayne Grady NATURAL HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES Beautifully photographed, this timely portrait showcases the nature, history and importance of the Great Lakes, hub of industry and agriculture and home to 40 million people. Published in conjunction with the David Suzuki Foundation, dedictaed to preserving the diverity of naturea nd quality of life. (GLK43, $42.95)
	Great Lakes Map • Hallwag MAP Covering all the Great Lakes, from Ontario to Superior, at a scale of 1:1,200,000. We also like the laminated, Great Lakes, Northeast (USE492), across to the Hudson and New York. One Side. 39x54 inches. (GLK13, $14.95)

	Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast • Borch Maps • This handy laminated map shows the wide swath from Maine to Minneapolis, and Lake Superior to Tennessee, at a scale of 1:3,000,000. (USE492, $9.95)
	Rand McNally Milwaukee Map • Rand McNally Maps • A handy, laminated map of Milwaukee at a scale of 1 to 30,000 (GLK44, $7.95)
	Around the Shores of Lake Michigan, A Guide to Historic Sites • Margaret Beattie Bogue • GUIDEBOOK • With its rich illustrations and practical organization, this historical guide offers a wealth of information about the exciting places along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. (GLK17, $21.95)
	Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Chicago, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (GLK06, $11.95)
	Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Toronto, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on the best restaurants, shops and sights to see. (GLK07, $11.95)
	A Traveller's History of Canada • Robert Bothwell • HISTORY • A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)
	City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America • Donald L. Miller • HISTORY • As blustery and swaggering as the Chicago of myth, this monumental biography of the city takes in the sweep of its history from the days of Joliette, Marquette and other explorers, to the celebrated 1893 Chicago Fair . (GLK05, $18.95)
	Copper Country Rail • George Anderson • HISTORY • This book illuminates the rich history of the Copper Country of Michigan's Upper Peninsula through hundreds of archival images, many from the Houghton County historical Society. (USM138, $19.99)
	Niagara, A History of the Falls • Pierre Berton • HISTORY • Meticulously researched and entertaining, this history of Niagara Falls captures the sideshow atmosphere of the place with its honky-tonk attractions and daredevil feats. An engrossing social history. (GLK02, $24.95)
	The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 • Richard White • HISTORY • White takes in the history of Daniel Boone, George Washington, Pontiac and Tecumseh in this scholarly history of relations between native peoples and Europeans in "pays d'en haut," the region around the Great Lakes. (GLK18, $33.99)
	Call of the North Wind • Marlin Bree • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A newspaperman and sailor, Bree combines his love of cold weather, storms and history in this enthralling yachtsman's account of adventures aboard a 20-foot sloop on Lake Superior. (GLK21, $16.95)
	Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast • William Ashworth • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people in visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)
	Lake Country, A Series of Journeys • Kathleen Stocking • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this second collection of 21 essays, Stocking writes with great affection and enthusiasm for her native Michigan. Themes of spirituality, nature and humanity permeate her reflections on Michigan's wildlife, small towns, local residents, and the college town of Ann Arbor. (USM05, $19.95)
	North Country, A Personal Journey • Howard Frank Mosher • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Novelist Mosher captures the spirit of the north in this wonderfully wrought portrait of borderland places and personalities. (CND02, $14.95)
	Fifth Business • Robertson Davies • LITERATURE • The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. This is the gem that launched his career, laugh-out-loud funny and filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $15.00)
	In the Skin of a Lion • Michael Ondaatje • LITERATURE • This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. Its protagonist is a tough woodsman who comes to the rough-and-tumble city. (CND13, $14.95)
	A Natural History of North American Trees • Donald Culross Peattie • Verlyn Klinkenborg • NATURAL HISTORY • Culross Peattie's graceful essays on America and its forests, originally published in the 1950s, with black-and-white etchings, feature the finest writing ever on the mighty oak, stately birch, magnificent beech and other trees. (NAM40, $40.00)
	Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History • Mike Grandmaison • Noel Hudson • NATURAL HISTORY • A large-format history of Georgian Bay from prehistory to cottagers with 400 archival photos. (GLK14, $45.00)
	Great Lakes for Sale, From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps • Dave Dempsey • NATURAL HISTORY • Dempsey calls for action to stop the diversion of water from the great lakes watershed. (GLK50, $16.95)
	Great Lakes Water War • Peter Annin • NATURAL HISTORY • Annin weaves an intriguing tale of behind the scenes compromise and conflict among the states and provinces making a grab for a portion of the water in the Great Lakes. (GLK49, $19.95)
	Mackinac Island • Terry Phipps • NATURAL HISTORY • Phipps captures the splendor of the architecture and gardens of Mackinac in this collection of photographs. (GLK36, $39.95)
	A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America • Roger Tory Peterson • Rosemary McKenna • FIELD GUIDE • A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations, and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $19.00)
	Great Lakes Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK24, $5.95)
	Great Lakes Nature Guide • James MacCormac • FIELD GUIDE • Featuring 450 color illustrations of the plants and animals of the region. (GLK48, $19.95)
	Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)
	Great Lakes Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)
	Know Your Ships • Roger LeLievre • FIELD GUIDE • An afficionado's field guide to the ships on the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. The freighter fleets of all the shipping companies are listed, along with the vital statistics for each ship. (GLK12, $16.95)
	Mammals of the Great Lakes Region • James F. Parnell • Allen Kurta • Scott A. Schwemmin • FIELD GUIDE • A detailed, photographic reference manual on the mammals of the Great Lakes region. (GLK16, $18.95)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America • National Geographic • FIELD GUIDE • From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)