Author : Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780814332146
Michigan historians and those interested in life in the pre-Civil War United States will appreciate the broad and striking picture of the Straits painted by A Picturesque Situation.
Author : Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 MB
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781406885736
Catherwood (1847-1902) was an American writer of popular historical romance, short stories and poetry who was known for her strong interest in American dialects and for bringing a high standard of historical accuracy to the period detail of her fiction. In later life she developed an interest in early French culture in North America and the stories in this collection first published in 1899 are set around the Great Lakes along the Canadian-US border and on colonial Mackinac Island. With illustrations.
Author : Gloria Whelan
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN :
Although it will mean that their father can no longer make a living running a ferry boat, thirteen-year-old Mark and his brother Luke are excited about the building of a five-mile bridge across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan in 1957.
Author : Jim Bolone
Publisher :
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 30,38 MB
Release : 2021-03-30
Category :
ISBN :
The Dockporter. He's got a bike, a basket ... and a whole lotta baggage. It's the summer of 1989. Jack McGuinn is a dockporter, transporting tourists' luggage, piled high in the basket of his bike on Mackinac Island, Michigan, a tiny summer resort where cars are outlawed and pedal-power rules. He's got the season wired tight: a family cottage on the bluff, a dream job, and a loyal crew of hell-raising, tip-hustling buddies. When his old friend-turned bitter rival challenges him to ride a record-setting load, he takes the bet and soon realizes he's not just carrying suitcases, he's carrying the future of the island, which is about to be paved over for profit. With the help of his pals on the dock and the love of a romantic, free-spirited Irish cellist named Erin, Jack digs deep to discover skills he didn't know he had. The Dockporter is an offbeat, nostalgic coming-of age-story that appeals anyone who ever had a summer job. If Rushmore director Wes Anderson remade Caddyshack but it emerged as a hybrid of Footloose and Meatballs (and was a book) it would be The Dockporter. Genre-smashing, hilariously fresh, yet refreshingly familiar, it's a novel about friends, family, love, luggage, and the summers we never forget. We feel the same way you do. The world's gotten a bit serious lately. So kick back, pour yourself something cold, and take a summer vacation, even if it's just in your mind. Because let's face it: we all need an island.
Author : Anna Hale
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
Mackinac Island is a summer vacation spot in Michigan where no cars are allowed, so everyone uses horses and bikes to get around. Thirteen-year-old Hunter Martineau lives on the island year around and knows everything about the place. Well, almost everything. When bikes start to mysteriously disappear all over the island, Hunter is determined to catch the thief and claim the reward money. But that isn't so easy, even for someone as smart as Hunter. Hunter gathers clues and follows suspects to secret places. But every lead turns out to be a dead end - until the thief gives himself away, and Hunter realizes that he is in real danger. Along the way, Hunter makes new friends, grows closer to his dad, and learns why his heritage as an Ottawa Indian is so important to him. Full of fun and surprises, Mystery on Mackinac Island is about adventure, loyalty, and the discoveries of growing up. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Author : Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
Publisher : Mackinac Island State Park Commission
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Lighthouse keepers
ISBN : 9780911872835
At Michigan's Straits of Mackinac, eight-year-old Charles quickly learns the importance of the "Castle at the Straits" and the work he will help his uncles, the "wicki," or lighthouse keeper, and his assistant, do there.
Author : George S. May
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 11,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
Michigan's rich history comes alive in this engaging tribute to the state. From the contributions of the Native Americans and the strange tale of Michigan's quest to achieve statehood; to the exploration of the state's early industries such as farming, lumbering, and mining, and, ultimately automobiles that made Michigan famous; this is a compelling account of the Great Lakes State. The book is fully indexed and also includes an illustrated timeline of the state's most relevant events Eastern Michigan University history professor and Ann Arbor resident, JoEllen Vinyard is the author of The Irish on the Urban Frontier: Nineteenth Century Detroit and Michigan, The World Around Us. Dr. George S. May devoted most of his career to teaching, studying, and writing about the state's history. He authored several Michigan related history books.
Author : Keith R. Widder
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Mackinac Island State Park (Mich.)
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 17,71 MB
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780760329801
A richly illustrated exploration of the Great Lake's history, culture, ecology, and natural beauty.
Author : Kathy-jo Wargin
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1627531793
It started with a mother's love... Fleeing from a forest fire, a mother bear urges her two cubs into the watery shelter of a vast body of water. Though it will be difficult, she knows if they can swim across to the opposite shore, they will be safe. With calls of encouragement and steadfast love, Mother Bear guides her cubs across the great lake, Lake Michigan. And the story of what happens once Mother Bear reaches the far shore becomes the legend behind the natural wonder known as Sleeping Bear Dune. In 1998 writer Kathy-jo Wargin and nature artist Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen combined their talents to bring The Legend of Sleeping Bear to life. Published to wide acclaim, the book was soon named the Official Children's Book of Michigan.
