| Main Title |
The living Great Lakes : searching for the heart of the inland seas / |
| Author |
Dennis, Jerry,
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| Publisher |
Thomas Dunne Books, |
| Year Published |
2004 |
| OCLC Number |
56532834 |
| ISBN |
9780312331030; 0312331037 |
| Subjects |
Great Lakes (North America)--History ;
Natural history--Great Lakes (North America) ;
Great Lakes (North America)--Environmental conditions ;
Ecology ;
Travel ;
Great Lakes Region
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| Additional Subjects |
Dennis, Jerry,--1954---Travel--Great Lakes Region (North America)
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELAM |
F551.D39 2004 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
06/02/2009 |
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| Edition |
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. |
| Collation |
viii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Notes |
"June 2004"--Title page verso. Map on pages ii-iii. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-286) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Lake Michigan. Size matters ; A child's view of Lake Michigan ; What Tocqueville missed ; The beach at Good Harbor ; A view of Superior -- Lake Michigan. A meeting on the Malabar ; The history of a concrete boat ; A providential Seiche ; We begin our voyage -- Lake Michigan. Ancient oceans ; How the lakes were formed ; First people ; Hemingway country ; The King of Beaver Island ; We reach the top of the horseshoe -- Lake Michigan. The Chicago Lakefront ; Racing to Mackinac ; Dunes and sand mining ; Across the finish line -- The Straits of Mackinac. Mighty Mac ; The crossroads of the Lakes ; Wind and ice ; A brief history of the Straits -- Lake Superior. Remembering Superior ; Canoeing along the North Shore ; A brief history of the Voyageurs ; Is the water for sale? ; Stormbound ; Lessons in bushwhacking ; A Requiem -- Lake Superior. The gales of November ; The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald ; A survivor's story -- Lake Huron. Down Huron ; We raise sail for the first time ; Matt and his knots ; Blue domers ; Georgian Bay and rumors of wilderness ; Timber and fire ; An Orangutan in Sumatra -- St. Claire River/Detroit River. Low water in the Lakes ; To the St. Clair ; Freighters and lake carriers ; Run aground ; La Salle and the Griffin ; We dock in Detroit -- Detroit River/Lake Erie. Downriver Detroit ; On to Erie ; A visit to Walleye World ; Invasion of the Zebra Mussels and other environmental matters ; A little storm on Skeerie-Erie -- Lake Erie. Downwind on Erie ; The beachcomber of Long Point ; The Welland Canal and the invasion of the Sea Lamprey ; Salmon come to the Lakes -- Lake Michigan. Lake squall, 1967 -- Lake Ontario. A liberty ship in Welland ; On to Ontario ; High water in Oswego ; A tour of a lake carrier ; Oil spills and gas fires ; Stepping the masts -- Erie Canal/Hudson River. The Erie Canal and the American dream ; We run aground again ; Raising the sticks in Albany ; Down the Hudson at night ; A Manhattan morning ; Hell gate to the Sound -- The Atlantic. Long Island Sound ; New crew in New Haven ; A storm on the Sound ; On to Maine -- Lake Michigan. Home again ; Taking issue ; Reflections on the future of the Great Lakes ; Swimming the wreck. The author provides an account of his experiences as a crew member on a tall-masted schooner during a six-week voyage through the Great Lakes, and discusses his other explorations of the lakes, looking at their history, geology, and environmental disaster and rescue. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2004 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20090529131220 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01570cam 2200385Ia 45020 |
