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Excellent Book .......2004-07-29
Lots of great information and pictures of each lighthouse. We have used this book to visit many of the lighthouses and to keep track of our visits. I highly recommend it for Michigan lighthouse fans.
This is a must have for visiting Lighthouses in Michigan........2002-04-16
If you are planning a trip to visit lighthouses in Michigan and are not familiar with MI do not do it unless you buy this book. I used this book to visit about 50 of the 116 lights. I would have visited more except the rest are out in the water or on islands.
I have the previous edition of this book and it only has a
few color photos. This newer edition may have more. There are several B&W photos in the edition I have.
Laurie Penrose also has these books:
A Traveler's Guide to 100 Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses
A Traveler's Guide to 116 Western Great Lakes Lighthouses
Great book...........2002-01-20
Just this past May (2001), I toured to most of Lower Michigan's lighthouses. Starting in St. Joseph and traveling north to Old Mackinac, then up to Whitefish Point in the UP, then back down in the Lower Peninsula. Once in the Lower Peninsula, we followed Lake Huron south to Marine City and then crossed over into Canada for our trip back to Buffalo. All I can say is...WHAT A GREAT BOOK. The biggest thing that I like about it is it includes directions to each light. What a concept. This book, coupled with my Garmin Streetpilot GPS unit got us everywhere we wanted to go without guessing. All together, we visited about 44 lighthouses and took over 30 rolls of film. ...
Great traveling companion.......2000-01-10
I am a freelance photographer that travels the State of Michigan. This book is by my side when I plan trips and when on the road. It is organized logically in a trip around the state. Each light has a complete and detailed map and distances are almost always correct
This book is a must for visiting Michigan lighthouses........1998-10-04
Prior to a vacation to the great state of Michigan in search of lighthouses, we purchased this book from Amazon. It was THE BEST tour guide! The directions were invaluable and the history behind each of these beautiful lights was a bonus. I would definitely recommend this book if taking a trip to visit the lights of the Great Lakes.
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Great guide for visiting lighthouses.......2000-05-02
This book, along with the other traveler's guides, give a good description of the lighthouses, plus accurate driving directions, including turn-by-turn directions and a map. This book is a must for anyone going on a lighthouse vacation.
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An original portrait of New England's forests, tracing their evolution from precolonial days to the present through a study of the patterns we see today.
Landscape is much more than scenery to be observed or even terrain to be traveled, as this fascinating and many-layered book vividly shows us. Etched into the land is the history of how we have inhabited it, the storms and fires that have shaped it, and its response to these and other changes.
An intrepid sleuth and articulate tutor, Wessels teaches us to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. What exactly is the meaning of all those stone walls in the middle of the forest? Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the bark of all other northern species is rough? How do you tell the age of a beaver pond and determine if beavers still live there? Why are pine trees dominant in one patch of forest and maples in another? What happened to the American chestnut? Turn to this book for the answers, and no walk in the woods will ever be the same. 60 black & white illustrations, index.
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The woods are lovely..........2007-01-09
Before I read this book, I knew the woods had stories to tell; now, I can begin to understand them. This book is a forensic reference demystifying the clues the forest has to reveal. Each chapter describes, in depth, a particular setting and the clues found there. The drawings, unfortunately, are not as good or helpful as the writing. I would have preferred photographs, but it's only a small drawback.
Reading the Forested landscape..........2006-11-10
...makes more sense after reading this book. The chapters give an introductory look at what you see when you walk through a forest and what it means to the ecosystem and to you if you're just curious or you are in wildlife management.
reading the forested landscape.......2006-08-26
I have grown up in new england and studied the biological sciences for 20 years and Tom Wessel knowledge and wonderful insight to the natural world is amazing. the book is a wonderful read and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the outdoors and natures beauty.
Read this book and then Read the Landscape!.......2006-01-06
See that tree? - that stone wall? - How about that mound of earth in the woods? Never noticed them before? Well this book will help you to discover all kinds of 'hidden' clues that help us to understand how the land was used in the past and what forces helped to make it the way it is today.
This is a wonderful book to read and then put into practice as you ramble around the wonderful landscapes of New England.
Great book.......2003-08-19
This book provides an excellent introduction to forest ecology. Wessels begins each chapter with an etching that captures a typical feature of northern forest. He then guides us to understanding what one can learn from the etching through asking key questions and making more detailed observations. The book focuses on central New England forests, which he defines as reaching roughly from the Southern half of Vermont to the Northern half of Massachusetts, and stretching eastwards to the coast of Maine. The book will help even beginners understand more about the forests surrounding them, although it helps if readers can at least recognize a beech tree from a maple or a pine before they start. The book is full of so many details that one reading through it is not enough; this is a book to dip into over and over again as one explores the forest. The book includes a number of useful appendices, covering such varied topics as a chronology of New England history, key kinds of evidence to look for in the woods, common woody and non-woody plants, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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Exploring Woodland: Yorkshire & the Northeast: 101 Beautiful Woods to Visit (Exploring Woodland)
Woodland Trust
Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK
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ASIN: 0007175493 |
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The essential visitor's guide to the 100 best woodland sites in Yorshire & the Northeast. The Exploring Woodland series of guides describe and illustrate Britain's most beautiful woodlands in each region of the country. They are compiled by The Woodland Trust, which protects over 1,000 woods throughout the UK and has 200,000 supporters nationwide. Both privately-owned and public woods are included, and all are easily accessible. Each site is visited by an independent researcher so that the information is the most up-to-date available. This handy guide is ideal for nature lovers to take out while exploring, and includes other places of interest in the area to make the most of your day out and about.
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Exploring Woodland: Lake District & the Northwest: 101 Beautiful Woods to Visit (Exploring Woodland)
Woodland Trust
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ASIN: 0007175485 |
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The essential visitor's guide to the 100 best woodland sites in the Lake District & the Northwest. The Exploring Woodland series of guides describe and illustrate Britain's most beautiful woodlands in each region of the country. They are compiled by The Woodland Trust, which protects over 1,000 woods throughout the UK and has 200,000 supporters nationwide. Both privately-owned and public woods are included, and all are easily accessible. Each site is visited by an independent researcher so that the information is the most up-to-date available. This handy guide is ideal for nature lovers to take out while exploring, and includes other places of interest in the area to make the most of your day out and about.
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Exploring Woodland: Southeast England: 101 Beautiful Woods to Visit (Exploring Woodland)
Woodland Trust
Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK
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ASIN: 0007175477 |
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The essential visitor's guide to the 100 best woodland sites in Southeast England. The Exploring Woodland series of guides describe and illustrate Britain's most beautiful woodlands in each region of the country. They are compiled by The Woodland Trust, which protects over 1,000 woods throughout the UK and has 200,000 supporters nationwide. Both privately-owned and public woods are included, and all are easily accessible. Each site is visited by an independent researcher so that the information is the most up-to-date available. This handy guide is ideal for nature lovers to take out while exploring, and includes other places of interest in the area to make the most of your day out and about.
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Flowers of the British Countryside
W.J. Gordon
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
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ASIN: 1850070148 |
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In Woods & Forests (Animal Trackers Series)
Tessa Paul
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ASIN: 0865055920 |
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Features lavish illustrations show each animal, its tracks, home, and environment
simple text includes interesting facts about how each animal lives
gives children all the clues they need to track their favorite animals in North America and around the world.
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The Magic Apple Tree
Susan Hill
Manufacturer: Long Barn Books
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The Secret League of Supermen
Dan Dobson
Manufacturer: Lulu.com
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This collection of short poems is quirky, comic and thought provoking. Dan Dobson offers a contemporary view of life in verse that harks back to earlier, traditional approaches to rhyme and scansion. In the words of Harry Chambers, Editor, Peterloo Poets: "These pack a genuine epigrammatic frisson in a Ron Glum meets A. E. Housman/W. H. Auden sort of way."
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As a renowned Lakota Sioux chief and shaman, Sitting Bull's dedication to the survival of his people earned him both the respect and fear of allies and enemies alike. Readers will marvel at this bold leader and warrior whose abilities were put to the test in a series of violent confrontations with the U.S. government. From his life as a young warrior to his tragic death,
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Sitting Bull, Chief of the Sioux
Julian May
Manufacturer: Creative Educational Society
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ASIN: 087191221X |
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Sitting Bull, Great Sioux Chief
Lavere Anderson
Manufacturer: Garrard Pub Co
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ASIN: 0811666085 |
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