WILDERNESS TRAVEL

The Great Lakes

READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

Essential Reading

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The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes

The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes

by 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. (GLK27, $17.95)

The Living Great Lakes

The Living Great Lakes

by Jerry Dennis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

Raised on the shores of Lake Michigan, Dennis weaves the tale of his own month-long voyage on the Great Lakes aboard the Malabar with history and conservation in this outstanding portrait of the region. (GLK33, $14.95)

Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast

Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast

by Borch Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A handy laminated map. (USE492, $9.95)

 
Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast

Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast


by Borch Maps

  • 2008
  • MAP

A handy laminated map. (USE492, $9.95)

A Traveller's History of Canada

A Traveller's History of Canada


by Robert Bothwell

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.95)

Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People

Canadians, A Portrait of the Country and Its People


by Roy MacGregor

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A journalist and popular author, MacGregor takes the full measure of Canadian life in this irreverent, entertaining portrait of a people. (CND320, $18.00)

Inventing Niagara

Inventing Niagara


by Ginger Strand

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $16.00)

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815

The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815


by Richard White

  • HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

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, $35.99)

Call of the North Wind

Call of the North Wind


by Marlin Bree

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

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

Great Lakes Journey, A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast


by William Ashworth

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Ashworth brings us up to date on the places and people he visited in 1983 in this reprise of his original "The Late, Great Lakes." (GLK29, $23.95)

Lake Country, A Series of Journeys

Lake Country, A Series of Journeys


by Kathleen Stocking

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 245 PAGES

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)

Fifth Business

Fifth Business


by Robertson Davies

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

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

In the Skin of a Lion


by Michael Ondaatje

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

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, $15.00)

Great Lakes Water Wars

Great Lakes Water Wars


by Peter Annin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

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, $25.00)

Niagara Falls: An Intimate Portrait

Niagara Falls: An Intimate Portrait


by John Grant | Ray Jones

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated overview of Niagara Falls' allure, attractions, history and nature, published in conjunction with a television series. (CND238, $24.95)

The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes


by Wayne Grady

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Wayne Grady showcases the nature and ecology of the Great Lakes, hub of industry and agriculture, and home to 40 million people, in this illustrated portrait of the region, including the geological formation, conservation challenges, forests and resources. With hundreds of color photographs and illustrations by Emily Damstra. (GLK43, $29.95)

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America


by Roger Tory Peterson | Rosemary McKenna

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)

Great Lakes Birds

Great Lakes Birds


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

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

Great Lakes Nature Guide


by James MacCormac

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Featuring 450 color illustrations of the plants and animals of the region. (GLK48, $19.95)

Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers

Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)

Great Lakes Wildlife

Great Lakes Wildlife


by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PLASTIC CARD

This laminated fold-out card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)

Know Your Ships

Know Your Ships


by Roger LeLievre

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 148 PAGES

An aficionado'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, $18.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

Ontario Wildlife

Ontario Wildlife


by James Kavanagh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2005
  • PLASTIC CARD

A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered wildlife in Ontario. (CND284, $8.95)

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