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| The worst Great Lakes storm on record occurred on November 7, 1913. |
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Brown, David G. White Hurricane: A Great Lakes November Gale and America's Deadliest Maritime Disaster. Camden, Maine.: International Marine and McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Personal accounts and contemporary newspaper stories are used to recreate the story of the 1913 storm when 19 ships were lost and 238 sailors died on the Great Lakes. |
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| We still cannot fully explain how snowflakes are formed. |
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| 030770 |
Libbrecht, Kenneth George and Patricia Rasmussen. The Snowflake: Winter's Secret Beauty. Stillwater, Minn.: Voyageur Press, 2003.
Physicist Libbrecht details the creation of snowflakes and photographer Rasumussen provides amazing photographs. You will never look at snowflakes in the same way. |
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| The Silurian rocks in the Milwaukee area contain the first ancient reefs recognized in North American. |
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| 061394 |
Dott, Robert H. and John W. Attig. Roadside Geology of Wisconsin. Roadside Geology Series. Missoula, Mont: Mountain Press Pub., 2004.
The first comprehensive guide to Wisconsin geology contains thirty-five road guides that interpret the geology visible from highways and parks around the state. This books offers a fascinating look at our geologic history and should be kept in the car or backpack for quick reference as you travel the state. |
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| The Great Lakes are full of ghost ships, restless spirits and mysterious lights! |
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| 071067 |
Stonehouse, Frederick. Haunted Lakes: Great Lakes Ghost Stories, Superstitions, and Sea Serpents. 1st ed. Duluth, Minn: Lake Superior Port Cities, 1997.
Noted historical author Frederic Stonehouse compiled all the superstitions and stories he had gathered in his years of research to create this book. Haunted lighthouses, ghost ships and unexplained events all have a place in the maritime tradition. |
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| 071068 |
Stonehouse, Frederick. Haunted Lakes II: More Great Lakes Ghost Stories. 1st ed. Duluth, Minn: Lake Superior Port Cities, 2000.
The companion to Stonehouse's first collection offers more ghost tales from the Great Lakes region. Like the first volume, it is not a scholarly treatment of the subject, but a light, enjoyable read. |
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| There are 35,000 islands in the Great Lakes. |
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| 071152 |
Volgenau, Gerry. Islands: Great Lakes' Stories. Ann Arbor, Mich: Ann Arbor Media Group, 2005.
Newspaper reporter and travel author Volgenau writes about the fascinating past and present of 20 of those islands. Should you want to visit, all 20 are accessible by ferry or bridge. |
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| Women were lighthouse keepers too. |
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| 071109 |
Brehm, Victoria. The Women's Great Lakes Reader. 2nd ed. Tustin, Mich: Ladyslipper Press, 2000.
The collected stories of women who have called the Great Lakes home from 1789 to the present reveal a wide range or voices and experiences. Using diaries, log books, letters and other narratives, the reader is exposed to a remarkable look at regional history. |
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| By the year 2020, nearly 50 nations will suffer severe water shortages. |
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| 130507 |
Swanson, Peter. Water: The Drop of Life. Minnetonka, Minn: NorthWord Press, 2001.
This book attempts to show how important the world's fresh water supply is, and how vulnerable it is. The story of water is told with the help of prominent international personalities, people who believe that this may be the most important story of the new century. |
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| Everglades National Park is only 20% of the original wetland wilderness. |
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| 130520 |
Ward, Diane Raines. Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly, and the Politics of Thirst. New York: Riverhead Books, 2002.
In this thorough and thoughtful book, the author explores some of the most difficult questions regarding water on our planet by talking with the people who are working to answer them. Her analysis is engaging and insightful. |
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| Great Lakes car ferries are world famous for their ice-breaking abilities. |
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Hilton, George Woodman. The Great Lakes Car Ferries. Berkeley, Calif.: Howell-North, 1962.
Though published four decades ago, this is still considered to be the definitive work on the history of car ferries designed to transport railroad cars across the lakes in the days before tunnels and bridges had been built for this purpose. Highly readable and informative. |
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| Water gardening is one of the fastest growing areas of the gardening industry in the Midwest. |
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Swindells, Philip. The Master Book of the Water Garden: The Ultimate Guide to Designing and Maintaining Water Gardens. 1st North American ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 2002.
This indispensable book helps minimize the problems faced in building and maintaining a water garden with its wealth of practical ideas and tips for both the amateur and experienced gardener.
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| Madaline Island in Lake Superior is the spiritual center of the Ojibwe Nation. |
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Loew, Patty. Indian Nations of Wisconsin: Histories of Endurance and Renewal. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2001.
With a focus on oral traditions and primary sources, this collection explores Wisconsin history from a Native American perspective. Includes tribal histories and photographs of the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Oneida, Menominee, Mohican, Ho-Chunk, and Brothertown Indians. |
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| More Indian mounds were built in Wisconsin than any other region in North America. |
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| 271314 |
Birmingham, Robert A. and Leslie E. Eisenberg. Indian Mounds of Wisconsin. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2000.
Indian mounds are a part of the Wisconsin landscape and this book seeks to answer questions about their creation and significance. Complete with maps and directions to the mounds that are open to the public. |
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Beluga whales are called “sea canaries” because of the variety of sounds they make. |
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Lord, Nancy. Beluga Days: Tracking A White Whale's Truths. New York: Counterpoint, 2004.
A search for the endangered beluga whales of Cook Inlet, Alaska, becomes a personal journey and an expose of the forces arrayed against this fascinating--and troubled--species. |
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| Wisconsin's Water Library has a great cookbook in its collection. |
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| 281315 |
Baldwin, Carole C. and Julie H. Mounts. One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook. Washington, London: Smithsonian Books, 2003.
Creative and savory recipes complement important information about the health and safety of our oceans and the creatures in them. Enjoy the flavors and health benefits of seafood while making these ocean-friendly dishes. |
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| Beavers can build a winter lodge in only two nights. |
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Müller-Schwarze, Dietland and Lixing Sun. The Beaver: Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer. Ithaca, N.Y: Comstock Pub. Associates, 2003.
Anyone who has witnessed the work of a beaver has seen how quickly this animal can dramatically shape the landscape. This book combines natural and social history to examine the significance of beavers and answer questions about their fascinating behavior. |
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| Other Reading Lists You Might Enjoy |
| Great Lakes travel narratives, history & tourism |
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| Exploring the world's waters |
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| Native Americans and the environment - Past, present and future |
