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Lighthouses And Lifesaving On The Great Lakes
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Book Synopsis Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes by : Linda Osborne Cynowa
Download or read book Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes written by Linda Osborne Cynowa and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Great Lakes explores many of the lighthouses and pier, reef, and breakwater lights in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Many of these lights were photographed at the turn of the century for use as postcards. Whether it be Fort Niagara Lighthouse in New York or Split Rock Lighthouse in Minnesota, then as now, people have loved to visit the lights while on holiday and send the postcards home to loved ones. Many of these important navigational aids are still in existence and can be visited thanks to the historical societies and associations that maintain them."--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses of the Great Lakes by : Ray Jones
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Great Lakes written by Ray Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses of the Great Lakes combines the fascinating history and lore of approximately forty-one lighthouses with stunning color and black-and-white photographs. Focusing on the lighthouses of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, this beautifully illustrated book provides stirring descriptions of the lighthouses as well as directions and details on visiting these memorable Great Lakes landmarks.
Book Synopsis Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes by : Dianna Higgs Stampfler
Download or read book Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes written by Dianna Higgs Stampfler and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes. Losing one's life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn't such an unusual occurrence. Death by murder, suicide or other tragic causes--while rare--were not unheard of. Two keepers on Lake Superior's Grand Island disappeared one early summer day in 1908, their decomposed remains found weeks later. A newly hired and some say depressed keeper on Pilot Island in Wisconsin's Door County slit his own throat after a consultation with a local butcher about the location of the jugular vein. A smallpox outbreak in the late 1890s led to the tragic death of a lighthouse hired hand on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Join author Dianna Stampfler as she uncovers the facts (and debunks some fiction) behind some of the Great Lakes' darkest lighthouse tales.
Book Synopsis Bright Lights, Dark Nights by : Larry Wright
Download or read book Bright Lights, Dark Nights written by Larry Wright and published by Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BRIGHT LIGHTS, DARK NIGHTS is the much-anticipated sequel to Larry and Patricia Wright's enormously popular Bonfires & Beacons: Great Lakes Lighthouses. The lighthouses featured in this book evoke the beauty and rich history of lightkeeping on the Great Lakes, on both sides of the American--Canadian border.
Book Synopsis The Northern Lights by : Charles K. Hyde
Download or read book The Northern Lights written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hyde documents maritime history from the early 18th century through the growth of commerce in the Great Lakes, and provides a general history of the US Lighthouse Service and it descendants. He describes some 160 light houses in the region, and details the lives of early lighthouse keepers dedicated to aiding travelers in distress. Includes color photos, and bandw historical photos and illustrations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis B is for Beacon by : Helen L. Wilbur
Download or read book B is for Beacon written by Helen L. Wilbur and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Lakes, with the rivers, canals, and channels that connect them, form one of the busiest waterways in the world. Lighthouses were needed to secure the safety of ships over these freshwater seas. But over the hundreds of years since the first lighthouse was established on the Great Lakes in 1781, these structures have come to represent something beyond their initial navigational function. Often situated on remote and beautiful shorelines, lighthouses hold a special fascination for people, serving as symbols of courage, perseverance, safety, and comfort. B is for Beacon: A Great Lakes Lighthouse Alphabet uses poetry and expository text in this alphabetical exploration of the history of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, detailing famous structures, local lore, as well as notable moments in Great Lakes history.
Book Synopsis Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia by : Larry Wright
Download or read book Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia written by Larry Wright and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 650 lighthouses located throughout the five Great Lakes, a lavish encyclopedia uncovers the history behind these noble structures, which helped guide thousands of sailors and now mostly serve as monuments to an exciting period in history and points of pilgrimage for maritime enthusiasts.
Book Synopsis Living at a Lighthouse by : LuAnne Gaykowski Kozma
Download or read book Living at a Lighthouse written by LuAnne Gaykowski Kozma and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses by : Ray Jones
Download or read book Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses written by Ray Jones and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen lighthouses were built before the Revolution; hundreds more have been built since, creating the world's most complex system of navigational aid. No other national lighthouse system compares with that of the United States in size and diversity of architecture and engineering.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses of the Great Lakes by : Daniel E. Dempster, Todd R. Berger
Download or read book Lighthouses of the Great Lakes written by Daniel E. Dempster, Todd R. Berger and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lighthouses of the Great Lakes, for so long guiding ships to safety across the rough waters, still stand as beacons to adventurous travelers. Rich with vintage and contemporary photographs, picturing the lighthouses inside and out, by day and by night, the book takes you into the fascinating history of the structures at Split Rock, Sandusky, Big Sable Point, Old Mackinac Point Light, and Marblehead Light, to name a few. Berger’s stories about keepers and their families, horrific storms, and even encounters with ghosts bring to vivid life the lost world of these historic lighthouses. A thoroughly engaging tour page by page, the book also makes travel to these destinations easy as well as edifying, with maps, directions, and a comprehensive appendix listing all the current lighthouses.
Book Synopsis Lighthouse Adventures by : Wes Oleszewski
Download or read book Lighthouse Adventures written by Wes Oleszewski and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short stories, long stories, technical descriptions, shipwrecks, acts of courage, fascinating drawings, details on how things worked, maps of where things are and were, photos, and generally something for everyone.
Book Synopsis Bonfires & Beacons by : Larry Wright
Download or read book Bonfires & Beacons written by Larry Wright and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Husband and wife team Larry and Patricia Wright travelled throughout the Great Lakes region to capture the most interesting and beautiful lighthouses. Featured lighthouses are located in Ontario, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio.
Book Synopsis Guarding Door County by : Stacy Thomas
Download or read book Guarding Door County written by Stacy Thomas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jutting out of Wisconsin into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, the scenic peninsula of Door County is endowed with the longest coastline of any county in the nation. Since the mid-1800s, the region has boasted a strong maritime industry, dependent on the constant vigilance and efforts of U.S. Coast Guard units. The county has been home to as many as 12 historic light stations, as well as three life-saving stations. Beginning with Pottawatomie Light in 1837 and Sturgeon Bay Canal Life-Saving Station in 1886, keepers and surfmen survived both boredom and peril to ensure safe navigation and commerce, while rescuing those in distress. Through archival photographs, stories of shipwrecks, rescues, service, and pride spring to life. Rare rescue images of the Otter, a schooner which wrecked in 1895, are especially noteworthy.
Book Synopsis Great Lakes Lighthouses, American & Canadian by : Wes Oleszewski
Download or read book Great Lakes Lighthouses, American & Canadian written by Wes Oleszewski and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features over 300 lighthouses, with photos and descriptions, historical data, locations, and a comprehensive index. The only all Great Lakes guide!
Book Synopsis Great Lakes Lighthouses by : Rand Shackleton
Download or read book Great Lakes Lighthouses written by Rand Shackleton and published by Thunder Bay Press (MI). This book was released on 2003-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the buildings and lifestyle common to lighthouses along Michigan's Upper Peninsula shoreline. Features the Old Presque Isle, New Presque Isle, 40-Mile Point, Little Neebish Island and Old Mackinac Point lighthouses.
Book Synopsis Lighthouse Tales by : Frederick Stonehouse
Download or read book Lighthouse Tales written by Frederick Stonehouse and published by Gwinn, Mich. : Avery Color Studios. This book was released on 1998 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stories of wreck and rescue, death and sacrifice, all thread their way through the pages of this remarkable tribute to the 'wickies' of a bygone era. The book speaks of the courage of the old time keepers and their families, not just in rescuing shipwreck victims but also in the tenacity of their daily lives ... Narratives include : The thrilling story of the steamer "George W. Perkins" and it's close encounter with the Lansing Shoal Light during the height of the infamous 1940 Armistice Day storm ; Superior Shoal and the lighthouse that wasn't ; The death of six brave Coast Guardsmen at Oswego, New York in 1942 ; Poverty Island Light and the mysterious treasure ..."--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Lighthouses of Southwest Michigan by : Susan Roark Hoyt
Download or read book Lighthouses of Southwest Michigan written by Susan Roark Hoyt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the coastal towns of southwestern Michigan began to grow in the 1800s, commerce and shipping traffic flourished, making way for the development of lighthouses to ensure vessels' safe passage into port. Lighthouses of Southwest Michigan takes readers on an exciting journey through the history of seven such structures, from the St. Joseph, South Haven, and Kalamazoo River Lights to the Holland Harbor, Grand Haven, Muskegon, and White River Lights. Through a rare collection of archival photographs, this book explores the legacy of these fascinating structures, the people who maintained them, and the ships and communities they protected.
