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Foghorns Saved Lives Too
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$8.00
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Lighthouse Living in Michigan's upper Peninsula. A delightful book, by Vivian DeRushas Quantz, based on events and memories of her childhood. The book includes a number of interesting vintage photos. # 91232
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Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia
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$45.00
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Written by Patricia Wright - Photographs by Larry Wright- The Great Lakes — Superior, Huron, Ontario, Erie, Michigan — harbor swift currents, hidden reefs and shoals, shifting sand bars, uncharted passages, and fiercely violent storms. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive illustrated collection of lighthouses. This 448-page volume features over 650 lighthouses - all of those from the past and the hundreds still in existence. A must-have for historians or anyone planning to visit the Great Lakes. Hardcover with dust jacket. # 99928
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Haunted Lakes
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$14.95
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by Frederick Stonehouse # 91789
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Icebreaker Mackinaw
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$18.95
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by Sandra L. Planisek
Sandy was privileged to spend time living aboard the Mackinaw during its last two years of operation. She spent her time talking to the crew about how the boat systems work, the duties of the crew, and the crew's thoughts about the boat and the Coast Guard. These discussions, plus roughly 500 photos, are presented in the 150 page, full color book. It is a fascinating collection of interviews of crew members coupled with Sandy's enthusiastic understanding of the people and the machines she met. # 99897
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Images of America – The United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan
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$19.99
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The sister service of the old United States Lighthouse Service was the United States Life-Saving Service. The Life Saving Service was dissolved in 1916 and merged into the United States Coast Guard. Because of its gigantic coastline, one of the most active places for the Life-Saving Service was the coast of Michigan where many life saving stations were built. The acts of heroism and bravery along Michigan's coast by these keepers and surfmen have rarely been recounted in modern times. The author has compiled in this book a photographic history of the Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes region and immortalizes the men who paved the way for the U.S. Coast Guard. In 1854, the U.S. Government provided funds for lighthouses, boats, and life-saving equipment along the Atlantic seaboard to allviate shipping disasters. These early efforts greatly reduced the number of lives and property lost to shipwrecks. In the heart of the midwest, however, the Great Lakes alone claimed 4500 vessels, 1300 people, and more than 27 million dollars in monetary damages between 1855 and 1876. These staggering losses promoted Congress to pass legislation putting the United States Life-Saving Service into operation in Michigan and other Great Lakes states. Pictured in this book are almost 200 images and detailed captions you will find Michigan's 38 Life-Saving Stations and their crews along the Great Lakes, including Ottawa Point, Grand Haven, Holland, and South Manitou Island. The author, William Peterson, has collected the photographs for this book from museums throughout Michigan. These remarkable images chronicle the efforts, activities, and lives of the people who made it their duty and life's work keeping the lake waters safe. # 91495
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Keepers of the Light - Door County
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$20.00
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Lighthouse Keepers & Their Families Door County, Wisconsin 1836-1939. An outstanding work of the lighthouses of Door County Wisconsin, which by 1900 had more lighthouses than any county in the United States. This book is packed with stories of the keepers and history of the lights including some old and rare photographs. # 91217
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Lighthouses and Range Lights of Door County Wisconsin
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$9.00
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By Peter Bosman, this book provides brief summaries of the history of world lighthouses and of Door Counties maritime history and a complete survey of the location, history and features of Door County Lights. It also contains a visitors guide to seeing and learning more about the lights and a list of museums, tours, festivals and resources that will be of interest to anyone interested in Door County's lighthouses and maritime histoy. # 91220
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Majestic Lights The Apostle Islands Lighthouses
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$13.95
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By Jim Merkel This new book is the first to really cover in detail the lighthouses, which the author claims are the best lights in the entire National Park System. The book includes chapters of each of the six lighthouses of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wisconsin) and the nearby Ashland Breakwater Lighthouse. Included are historic photos and stories of the keepers. # 91516
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Western Great Lakes Lighthouses by Roberts & Jones
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$19.95
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Regional Lighthouse Pictorial Books # 31530
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