The History of Transportation Across the Straits of Mackinac
Author : William Henry Barrett
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Mackinac, Straits of (Mich.)
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Author : William Henry Barrett
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Mackinac, Straits of (Mich.)
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Author : Brian P. Olsen
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Ferries
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Author : Emerson R. Smith
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Page : 10 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
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Category : Mackinac, Straits of (Mich.)
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Author : Les Bagley
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Page : pages
File Size : 28,46 MB
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Category : Ferries
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Chronicles the history of automobile transportation across the Straits of Mackinac.
Author : Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 37,78 MB
Release : 1985-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814318126
The project-the longest total suspension bridge in the world-would span the Starits of Mackinac where winds exceed eighty miles an hour and ice windrows reach a height of forty feet. It would connect two largely rural communities with a combined population of less than four thousand and would require the largest bond issue ever proposed for the construction of a bridge. Little wonder that some Wall Street investors labeled the proposition as ludicrous. Nonetheless, the Mackinac Bridge became a reality.
Author : Lawrence A. Rubin
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814318171
With a total span length of 8,344 feet from anchor block to anchor block, the Mackinac Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world. It surpasses the Golden Gate Bridge, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, and the Humber Bridge in England, even with their longer center spans. Every phase of construction of the Mackinac Bridge was photographed. The pictures in this book, selected from 3,000 black-and-white photos, document important stages of the monumental undertaking. Captions detail the procedures used during construction. The result is a volume which captures the struggles and the hardships, as well as the determination and the pride of the men who labored to build Mighty Mac.
Author : Jean R. Beach and Dr. Don Steele
Publisher : Author House
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 30,25 MB
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1496947347
Undefeated provides an engaging and thorough picture of how a family owned business developed, overcame challenges, and interacted with the rich context of the northern Michigan tourism industry. It is a very rare story of a three-generation family-owned and family-operated business that has had to fight for survival for nearly seventy years. Fierce competition from other ferry lines, treacherous weather conditions, costly maintenance on passenger and freight vessels, changing governmental regulations, and depressed economic conditions in the State of Michigan are but a few of the challenges the Sheplers have faced over the years. This book reveals how, operating in the historically rich Straits of Mackinac waters of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, Shepler's Mackinac Island Ferry exploits the beautiful scenery, military forts, lighthouses, and the world famous Mackinac Bridge by conducting tours accompanied by expert narration sharing both fact and fiction about the native American culture of the region, the missionaries, fur trading, and ships lost to the rough waters of the Great Lakes. In this book the reader will also get some interesting insights into Mackinac Island and St. Ignace, with their very divergent cultures and offerings that can inspire and entertain visitors.
Author : Prentiss Marsh Brown
Publisher :
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 17,80 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Transportation
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Page : 308 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Mackinaw City (Mich.)
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Author : Mike Fornes
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 32,63 MB
Release : 2007-08-29
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1439634874
On November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the Mackinac Bridge. That was the culmination of 70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac, of discouraging attempts for legislative and congressional approval, of efforts to raise the funds, and finally of a three-year construction program necessary for the worlds longest and costliest (to date) suspension bridge. Michigans greatest symbol is expertly maintained, fully funded, and amazingly resilient to the many forces and factors of man and nature that have failed to seriously affect its status as the lone highway link between Michigans two main peninsulas. The miracle bridge at the Straits of Mackinac truly allows a view that epitomizes the state motto of Michigan, Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice, or If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.