Lighthouses of Northwest Michigan (MI) (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738533130 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As a companion to her first book, Lighthouses of Southwest Michigan, this book completes the history of lighthouses on Lake Michigan's eastern shore. She is a member of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History and spends her summers boating on the Great Lakes, researching and photographing lighthouses. . About the Author Susan Roark Hoyt is a writer and lighthouse historian
The need for lighthouses to mark these dangerous waters and harbor entrances was crucial to prevent the loss of lives and valuable cargo. Join author Susan Roark Hoyt as she explores the history of these remarkable structures, the courageous people who maintained them, and the harbors and vessels they safeguarded.. Rudimentary harbors made docking and loading hazardous while shoals and reefs, hidden beneath the water's surface, threatened to ravage the unsuspecting vessels. Through a unique collection of archival images, Lighthouses of Northwest Michigan takes readers on a stirring journey through the development of 27 lighthouses that secured the waters from Little Point Sable to the Straits of Mackinac. Coastal towns sprang up to support sawmills, and soon lumber schooners arrived to carry large loads of timber to ports across Lake Michigan. After the first settlers reached northwestern Michigan, the region's immense pine forests were quickly cultivated into a thriving lumber
Lighthouse Lover Love this book and enjoy the presented history.. Michigan lover linda dobrian History in photos and stories of this area and it's lighthouses and keepers, exactly what it promised. It was agod value!
Susan Roark Hoyt is a writer and lighthouse historian. . She is a member of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History and spends her summers boating on the Great Lakes, researching and photographing lighthouses. As a companion to her first book, Lighthouses of Southwest Michigan, this book completes the history of lighthouses on Lake Michigan's eastern shore