Download or read book S is for Sleeping Bear Dunes written by Kathy-jo Wargin and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to explore the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which is located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Named for its famed dunes, this national part was designated the "Most Beautiful Place in America" in 2011 on ABC's Good Morning America show. Topics include the park's many natural features such as its dune formations, beaches, and forests, as well as its numerous cultural attractions, including an 1871 lighthouse.
Download or read book Sixties Sandstorm written by Brian C. Kalt and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1961, Senator Philip Hart of Michigan introduced legislation to add Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes and 77,000 surrounding acres to America's National Park system. The 1,600 people who lived in the proposed park area feared not only that the federal government would confiscate their homes, but that a wave of tourists would ensue and destroy their beloved and fragile lands. In response, they organized citizen action groups and fought a nine-year battle against the legislation. Sixties Sandstorm is not a book about dunes as much as it is a book about people and their government. It chronicles the public meetings, bills, protests, and congressional interactions that led to the signing of the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes Act in 1970. The Dunes park fight is a case study of the politics, the legislative process, citizen response to the expanded role of government in the 1960s, and the rise of the environmental movement in America during that decade. Since Hart's legislation was made law, millions of Americans have traveled to the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Lakeshore. Few imagine what the area would look like today if not for the efforts of people like Senator Hart. On the other hand, few appreciate the sacrifice of the landowners who-not always willingly-gave up their property in this place where, as one resident put it, "stars are closer to the earth than anywhere else in the world."
Download or read book The Legend of Sleeping Bear written by Kathy-jo Wargin and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Great Lakes Rocks written by Stephen E Kesler and published by University of MICHIGAN REGIONAL. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The geologic story of the Great Lakes region is one of the most remarkable of any place on Earth. Great Lakes Rocks takes readers on this fascinating journey through geologic history, beginning with an investigation of the surface features—the hills and valleys, waterfalls and caves, and the Great Lakes themselves—that we encounter on a daily basis. From there the book digs deeper into the past, and readers learn about the amazing techniques geologists have used to reconstruct the events that shaped this region millions and even billions of years before humans set foot on Earth. Throughout, the book gives special attention to the link between the region’s geology and its modern history, including the impacts of geology on settlement patterns as well as the development of industries and the present-day economy. Other discussed topics include natural hazards that are geologic in nature, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, and coastal erosion, as well as information on rocks, minerals, and ancient life seen in fossils. Written for nonspecialist readers, this book provides a detailed but easy-to-follow introduction to the geology of the Great Lakes region, and it is an ideal fit for introductory geology courses, including those aimed at nonscience majors.
Download or read book Picture Perfect Sleeping Bear written by Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lost in Michigan written by Mike Sonnenberg and published by Huron Photo. This book was released on 2017-10-15 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the popular Lost In Michigan website that was featured in the Detroit Free Press, It contains locations throughout Michigan, and tells their interesting story. There are over 50 stories and locations that you will find fascinating.
Download or read book A Nationalized Lakeshore written by Theodore J. Karamanski and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leland Report written by Jim Burnham and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 15 Years of the best photography from the creators of LelandReport.com, a photo-a-day diary from Leelanau County, Michigan
Download or read book The Trails of M 22 written by Jim DuFresne and published by . This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trails of M-22 covers 48 trails along Michigan's most scenic highway, including all the mainland trails in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It's a full-color guidebook with great maps that were produced by MichiganTrailMaps.com. Within the book a series of QR codes allows readers to download a larger, more detailed version of the maps on a smartphone or other mobile device or printed out as a PDF file. They will also have access to a georeferenced version of the maps that can be used on the Avenza app.
Download or read book Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Michigan written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore South Half Old Indian Trail to Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive written by Michael Neiger and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preview book at www.mibsar/preview/1.pdf -- This GPS-enabled, map-based guidebook contains 16 full-color annotated USGS topographic maps, 26 full-color annotated detail maps, and 83 full-color pictures detailing the southern half of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore's backcountry trails, campsites, beaches, sand dunes, overlooks, old growth, historic cabins and farms, shipwrecks, lighthouses, and other points of interest. SBDNL is located along the east shore of Lake Michigan, near Empire, Michigan, in Benzie and Leelanau Counties in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Download or read book Midwestern Landscape Architecture written by William H. Tishler and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generously illustrated, this collection profiles the bold innovators in turn-of-the-century landscape architecture who developed a new style of design celebrating the native midwestern landscape.
Download or read book Michigan Wildlife Viewing Guide written by Phil T. Seng and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michigan and the Great Lakes SeriesThe Michigan Wildlife Viewing Guide will lead you to 125 of the best locations in Michigan for viewing wildlife, from wolves and moose on Isle Royale to the thousands of migrating waterfowl along the shores of Lake Erie. The guide contains full-color photographs of these Michigan natural areas, along with maps and directions to each featured site. In addition, the guide explains where and when to look for wildlife, provides helpful viewing tips, and includes brief descriptions of ecological concepts critical to wildlife conservation in the Great Lakes State.Some sites listed in the guide are well-known around the world, such as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Others are relatively little known, such as Huron County Nature Center and Kitchel Dunes Preserve.Published in close cooperation with the National Heritage Program, Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 10 percent of the profit from the Michigan Wildlife Viewing Guide will go to the Michigan Nongame Wildlife Fund to help preserve habitat and ensure that the state's natural splendor will be protected.
Download or read book North Manitou Island written by Rita Hadra Rusco and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rita Hadra Rusco, a North Manitou Islander for nearly fifty years, has turned her love for the island into a warm story reflecting not only the island's history but the character, romance and determination of its people."--Back cover.
Download or read book Bear Bones written by Charles Cutter and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helen Lockwood's boat was found drifting off Sleeping Bear Dunes with no one aboard. A year later, her body was found in a shallow grave on South Manitou Island. She had been in court, fighting with the National Park Service, which was trying to take her family's four-hundred-acre cherry orchard for the new national park. Burr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of a major Detroit law firm, had kept the Park Service at bay for seven years. But now Helen's husband, Tommy, is arrested for her murder. It seems he had been trying to sell the orchards to the Park Service ever since Helen went missing. All of the evidence points to Tommy, but there's no shortage of suspects. A man at loose ends, Burr is a brilliant litigator who prefers sailboats and dogs over courtrooms and clients. He's not a criminal lawyer, but he's convinced there is a clue somewhere that will unlock the truth.
Download or read book Vintage Views of Leelanau County written by M. Christine Byron and published by Huron River Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vintage postcards, messages from yesterday, and photographs capture the splendor of one of Michigan's most beautiful counties.
Download or read book Oh G Nation written by Genevieve Brusilow and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 48 states. 41 national parks. 37,912 miles. A solo grand tour of America. For 9.5 months I traveled in Bertha, my '99 Subaru Forester, seeing everything I had been missing. I collected patches, pins and postcards and blogged and photographed my way across this beautiful country. I hope you enjoy the abridged version of my travels and it inspires you to never stop exploring! Adventure is out there!
