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Great Lakes   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Great Lakes. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Great Lakes, National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors  •  Tina Lassen  •  Mark Godfrey
GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
A guide in the National Geographic series, this book intended for the land-based traveler offers much to anyone traveling in the region. It includes a regional overview, good information on recreational opportunities, natural history and an extensive listing of travel resources. With 20 detailed maps and color photography throughout. Each chapter introduces a region and describes its characteristic flora, fauna and geology. Sidebars address natural history, as well as activities and excursions. (GLK30, $24.00)
  Great Lakes, National Geographic Guide to America's Outdoors
The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes  •  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 Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes
The Living Great Lakes, Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas  •  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 Living Great Lakes, Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas
Great Lakes Map  •   Hallwag
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A wide ranging yet detailed and colorful map of the Great Lakes region. It includes all the Great Lakes from Ontario to Superior at a scale of 1:1,200,000. (GLK13, $12.95)
  Great Lakes Map
 

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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)
 
 
The Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Region of the Great lakes  •  Emma Helen Blair   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Important early accounts of aboriginal life in the region, including a memoir by the 17th-century fur trader Nicolas Perrot. (GLK11, $25.00)
 
 
Bonfires and Beacons, Great Lakes Lighthouses  •  Larry Wright  •  Patricia Wright   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  Great Lakes natives and lighthouse enthusiasts will enjoy the full-page photographs of 43 historic and intriguing lighthouses. With descriptions and anecdotes. (GLK15, $19.95)
 
 
Call of the North Wind: Voyages and Adventures on Lake Superior  •  Marlin Bree   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An account of the author's sailing adventures on Lake Superior, combining his love of cold weather, storms, and the history of the region. (GLK21, $16.95)
 
 
Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast  •  William Ashworth   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  In an account of a 6,000-mile journey on and around the Great Lakes, Ashworth blends reporting and interviews with history, travel and science. (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  •  Robertson Davies' first -- and possibly best -- novel, set in rural Ontario and Toronto. It's laugh-out-loud funny, filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $14.00)
 
 
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, $13.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Great Lakes, The Natural History of a Changing Region  •  Wayne Grady   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An illustrated natural history of the lakes, detailing the wildlife, geologic history and the effects of industry, agriculture and other human development. (GLK43, $42.95)
 
 
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 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 reference illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)
 
 
Know Your Ships 2007: Guide to Boats and Boatwatching on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway  •  Roger LeLievre   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A 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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