Michigan's Lakes & Mackinac Island   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $70, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGLK36)		  
Moon Handbook Michigan  •  Tina Lassen
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 425 PAGES
This practical guidebook features traveling information on the Great Lakes and the Upper Peninsula regions of Michigan. (USM04, $19.99)		   Moon Handbook Michigan
The Great Lakes  •  Wayne Grady
NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 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 nature and quality of life. (GLK43, $29.95)		   The Great Lakes
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 Living Great Lakes
Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast  •  Borch Maps
2008 •  MAP
This handy laminated map shows the wide swatch from Maine to Minneapolis and Lake Superior to Tennessee at a scale of 1:3,000,000. Two Sides. 20x39 inches. (USE492, $9.95)		   Great Lakes & New York Map, Northeast



Also Recommended

Michigan, A History of the Wolverine State  •  Willis F. Dunbar   • HISTORY  •  The third edition of the standard textbook history of Michiga, covering from prehistoric times to the mid-1990s. (USM85, $39.00)
 		  
Schooner Passage, Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier  •  Theodore J. Karamanski   • HISTORY  •  A history of the Lake Michigan schooner trade. (GLK31, $39.95)
 		  
The Long Ships Passing, The Story of the Great Lakes  •  Walter Havighurst   • HISTORY  •  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 National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Dayton Duncan  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  The widescreen edition of Ken Burn's 6-part, 12-hour ode to the national parks, featuring hundreds of interviews, fascinating archival images and dazzling cinematography in High Definition. (USA394, $99.99)
 		  
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 he 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)
 		  
Mackinac Island  •  Terry Phipps   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Phipps captures the splendor of the architecture and gardens of Mackinac in this collection of photographs. (GLK36, $14.95)
 		  
The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Ken Burns  •  Dayton Duncan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Now in a paper edition, this lavishly illustrated tale by the dynamic PBS duo brings to life the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system. (USA356, $32.50)
 		  
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 card illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)
 		  
Know Your Ships  •  Roger LeLievre   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
 
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