Item #011: 100 Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks, The, Volume I
Cris Kohl
Includes Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron
Published 1998, Softcover, 266 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $21.95 |
Item #012: 100 Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks, The, Volume II
Cris Kohl
Includes Lake Michgan and Lake Superior
Published 1998, Softcover, 532 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $21.95 |
Item #191: A Desirable Station: Soldier Life at Fort Mackinac, 1867-1895
Phil Porter
Published 2003, Hardcover, 116 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $14.95 |
Item #091: A Muskrat Ramble
Susan Peterson Gately
A personal reminescence of life on Sterling Creek Marsh
Published 1999, Softcover, 73 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $6.50 |
Item #159: A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813
David Curtis Skaggs & Gerald T. Altoff
Perry's victory examined.
Published 1997, Hardcover, 244 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $34.95 |
Item #009: A Traveler's Guide to 116 Mighican Lighthouses
Penrose
A standard in lighthouse history.
Published 1999, Softcover, 122 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $14.95 |
Item #010: A Traveler's Guide to 116 Western Great Lakes Lighthouses
Penrose
A standard in lighthouse history.
Published 1995, Softcover, 163 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #158: Adventure Bound: Father and Daughter Circumnavigate the Greatest Lake in the World
Carl Behrend
Recreational boaters sail the dangerous Lake Superior.
Published 2003, Softcover, 170 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95 |
Item #037: Ahoy and Farewell (Revised Edition)
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit
A great revision of a great work with updated information and photographs.
Published 2001, Hardcover, 223 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $35.00 |
Item #036: Ahoy and Farewell II
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit
Another great work by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit. Impecable research and great photographs make for a quality purchase.
Published 1996, Softcover, 243 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $25.00 |
Item #001: Amongst My Best Men: Africans and the War of 1812
Gerald T. Altoff
Noted historian Gerald Altoff explores the previously neglected role of African Americans in the Battle of Lake Erie.
Published 1996, Softcover, 181 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $12.95 |
Item #106: Beginnings and Tales of the Lake Erie Islands, The
Jessie A. Martin
Tales and history of Lake Erie Islands explored in this book.
Published 1990, Hardcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $12.95 |
Item #160: Building of Perry's Fleet on Lake Erie, 1812-1813, The
Max Rosenberg
The building of Perry's fleet explored.
Published 1987, Softcover, 67 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $6.95 |
Item #200: Built on the Banks of the Kalamazoo - Saugatuck Maritime Series Book 1
Kit Lane
Local history of the southwestern corner of Michigan.
Published 1993, Softcover, 288 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.50 |
Item #042: Canadian Liberties on the Lakes
Skip Gillham
Another quality research project on a little discussed topic in maritime history.
Published 2005, Softcover, 47 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.00 |
Item #075: Cedarville Conspiracy, The: Indicting U.S. Steel
L. Stephen Cox
Controversial investigation into one of the best known wrecks on the Great Lakes.
Published 2005, Softcover, 249 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #216: Charles Vernon Gridley: A Naval Career
Maxwell P. Schoenfeld
Describes the naval career of Charles Vernon Gridley
Published 1983, Softcover, 124 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $4.50 |
Item #107: Charting the Inland Seas: A History of the U.S. Lake Survey
Arthur M. Woodford
Eighty illustrations with detailed history of the work of the U. S. Lake Survey makes for an important historical work.
Published 1991, Hardcover, 282 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #088: Chicora: Lost on Lake Michigan - Saugatuck Maritime Series Book 3
Kit Lane
The famous Chicora story is told with passion and interest.
Published 1996, Softcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.50 |
Item #033: Christmas Tree Ship, The: The Story of Captain Santa
Rochelle Pennington
Perfect gift for the pre school children during the holiday season.
Published 2002, Hardcover, 26 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $16.95 |
Item #204: Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery
Franz A. VonRiedel
An excellent pictoral and textual history of the variety of vessels in operation on the Great Lakes
Published 2005, Softcover, 158 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #100: Cooking and Fishing on Kelleys Island
Jessie A. Martin
Fishing stories blended with recipes.
Published 1982, Softcover - Spiral Bound, 197 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $11.50 |
Item #097: Cutting Across Time: Logging, Rafting and Milling the Forests of Lake Superior
Mary T. Bell
The timber trade and its transportation in the Lake Superior region is explored.
Published 1999, Hardcover, 96 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $29.95 |
Item #187: Cutwater: Speedboats and Launches from the Golden Era of Boating
Robert Bruce Duncan
Published over a decade ago, this work remains a classic for recreational classic boats.
Published 1993, Hardcover, 143 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $39.95 |
Item #205: Decsending from Duty (Novel)
J. Ryan Frenzel
In his novel, Fenzel depicts the re-commissioning of the vintage fleet submarine USS Silversides into a bloody campaign, the reason for which only Warren McCallum, former US President, knows.
Published 2005, Softcover, 302 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $12.95 |
Item #147: Deep Water Sailors, Shallow Water Soldiers: Manning the United States Fleet on Lake Erie - 1813
Gerald T. Altoff
Altoff's work is considered by most to be the authoritative study on the Battle of Lake Erie.
Published 1993, Softcover, 203 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $10.95 |
Item #104: Deep-Sea Detectives: Maritime Mysteries and Forensic Science
Peter R. Limburg
World famous shipwreck explorers detail their experiences with shipwrecks on and off the Great Lakes.
Published 2004, Softcover, 277 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95 |
Item #203: Diver's Guide to Michigan
Steve Harrington
A comprehensive guide to shipwrecks in Michigan waters
Published 1990, Softcover, 300 Pages, Pictures: Black & White Photos & Drawings
Price: $24.95 |
Item #194: Diver's Guide to the Kitchen
Joan Forsberg
Recipes from famous divers of the Great Lakes
Published 2003, Softcover, 126 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $12.95 |
Item #137: Dodge Boats
Anthony S. Mollica, Jr.
With customary quality and great photographs, Mollica enlightens us on the famous Dodge Boats.
Published 2003, Hardcover, 127 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $29.95 |
Item #110: Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses: Ontario, Erie, and Huron
Bruce Roberts & Ray Jones
Traditional lighthouse history with great photographs.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 87 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $29.95 (Paperback Available: $19.95) |
Item #007: Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic
George W. Hilton
Hilton's investigation into the EASTLAND disaster sets the standard for this terrible tragedy on the lakes.
Published 1995, Softcover, 364 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $27.95 |
Item #193: Eight Steamboats: Sailing Through the Sixties
Patrick Livingstone
Great stories about life aboard lakeboats.
Published 2004, Softcover, 306 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #170: Erie Water West: A History of the Erie Canal 1792-1854
Ronald E. Shaw
History of the Erie Canal
Published 1990, Softcover, 442 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.00 |
Item #038: Erie Wrecks East (Second Edition)
Georgann & Michael Wachter
The Wachters have produced a solid compendium of information on eastern Lake Erie shipwrecks. Of particular note are locations and dive conditions of wrecks.
Published 2003, Softcover, 216 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #143: Erie Wrecks West
Georgann & Michael Wachter
The Wachters have produced a solid compendium of information on western Lake Erie shipwrecks. Of particular note are locations and dive conditions of wrecks.
Published 2001, Softcover, 218 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #066: Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume I
Kimm A. Stablefeldt
Covering Wrecks on the Lower Part of Lake Michigan
Published 1999, Softcover, 67 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95 |
Item #067: Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume II
Kimm A. Stablefeldt
Covering Wrecks on the Upper Part of Lake Michgan and Green Bay off the Coasts of Wisconsin and Michigan
Published 1999, Softcover, 75 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95 |
Item #068: Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Volume III
Kimm A. Stablefeldt
Covering Known Wrecks around Whitefish Point and the Surrounding Area
Published 1998, Softcover, 61 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95 |
Item #177: Faces of Lake Superior
Dixie Franklin, Drawings by Carol Sutherby
Personal histories of the people of the Lake Superior region.
Published 1991, Softcover, 155 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $13.95 |
Item #105: Ferry Steamers, The: The Story of the Detroit-Windsor Ferry Boats
William Oxford
The history of cross-river traffic in the Detroit region is explored.
Published 1992, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #206: Final Voyage
Skip Gillham
A pictoral record of lakers that have been scrapped overseas since the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Text is limited to photo captions.
Published 2006, Softcover, 153 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $30.00 |
Item #015: Fleet Histories Series, The: Volume III
John O. Greenwood
Includes The Reiss, Peavey, Gartland, Farrar, Western, Basset, and Foote Fleets
Published 1995, Hardcover, 158 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $26.95 |
Item #016: Fleet Histories Series, The: Volume IV
John O. Greenwood
Includes The American Interlake, Canda-Cuba, Glen Line, Glen Steamship, Glen Transportation, Great Lakes Transportation, Great Lakes Transit, George Hall Coal and Shipping, Inland Lines, Inland Navigation, Lakewood, Midland Navigation, Midland Towing, Morrow, Northern Navigation, Paisley, Progress, Valley Camp and Valley Camp of Canada Fleets
Published 1997, Hardcover, 165 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $26.95 |
Item #017: Fleet Histories Series, The: Volume V
John O. Greenwood
Includes the Nine Fleets of the Hutchinson Family, Central paper, Lake Ports Shipping & Navigation, Petoskey Transportation, and the McLouth Fleets
Published 1998, Hardcover, 183 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #018: Fleet Histories Series, The: Volume VI
John O. Greenwood
Includes the Cleveland-Cliffs, Detroit & Cleveland Navigation, Hagwood and Traverse City Fleets
Published 1998, Hardcover, 198 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $26.95 |
Item #019: Fleet Histories Series, The: Volume VII
John O. Greenwood
Includes the James Davidson, George Tomoinson, Lake Transit, Brown & Co., Canada Starch, Port Colborne & St. Lawrence Navigation, Coal Carriers, Bayswater and Jupiter Steamship Fleets
Published 1999, Hardcover, 189 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $28.95 |
Item #020: Fleet Histories Series, The: Volume X
John O. Greenwood
Includes the Misener, Soo River, Reoch, International-Harvester, Keystone, Lake Tankers, Lloyd Tankers, Merchants Mutual Line, Minto Trading, Masava Steamship, Western Navigation, Pine Ridge Coal and Spanish River/Abitibi Power Fleets
Published 2003, Hardcover, 238 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $35.00 |
Item #166: Ford Fleet, The, 1923-1989
Clare J. Snider & Michael W. R. Davis
Fleet history.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 192 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.00 |
Item #176: Georgian Bay
John de Visser & Judy Ross
Wonderful color photographs make this a great coffee table book for those in love with the Georgian Bay.
Published 1992, Hardcover, 120 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $36.00 |
Item #101: Georgian Bay: The Sixth Great Lake
James Barry
Barry makes a good case for the Georgian Bay and its wonderful history.
Published 1995, Softcover, 208 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95 |
Item #179: Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes
Dwight Boyer
Boyer's classic work is hardly dated at almost forty years old.
Published 1968, Softcover, 294 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #199: Ghost Ships, Gails & Forgotten Tales: True Adventures on the Lakes
Wes Oleszewski
Great Lakes mysteries and ghost stories.
Published 1995, Softcover, 212 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #117: Graveyard of the Lakes
Mark L. Thompson
Solid general history of Great Lakes shipwrecks.
Published 2000, Hardcover, 416 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $34.95 |
Item #063: Great Lakes and Great Ships: An Illustrated History for Children
John Mitchell & Tom Woodruff
Another great book to introduce children to Great Lakes history.
Published 1991, Hardcover, 48 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $18.95 |
Item #183: Great Lakes Bulk Carriers 1869-1985
John F. Devendorf
Devendorf 's history at a decade old is definitely a classic.
Published 1996, Softcover, 243 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $30.00 |
Item #156: Great Lakes Guide to Sunken Ships, The
Karl E. Heden
Listings of hundreds of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Published 1993, Softcover, 304 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $19.95 |
Item #182: Great Lakes Journey: A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast
William Ashworth
A recent exploration into the health and well being of America's freshwater.
Published 2000, Hardcover, 375 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #115: Great Lakes Lighthouses: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide, American & Canadian
Wes Oleszewski
U. S. and Canadian lightouses explored.
Published 1998, Softcover, 202 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #103: Great Lakes Maritime History: Bibliography and Sources of Information (First Edition)
Dr. Charles E. Feltner and Jeri Baron Feltner
A must have for those interested in serious research on the Great Lakes.
Published 1982, Softcover, 111 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $9.95 |
Item #060: Great Lakes Ships We Remember (Revised Edition)
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit
Another great work by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit. Impecable research and great photographs make for a quality purchase.
Published 1979, Hardcover, 406 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $38.95 |
Item #167: Great Lakes Ships We Remember II
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit
Another great work by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit. Impecable research and great photographs make for a quality purchase.
Published 1984, Hardcover, 426 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $38.95 |
Item #169: Great Lakes Ships We Remember III
The Marine Historical Society of Detroit
Another great work by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit. Impecable research and great photographs make for a quality purchase.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 414 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $38.95 |
Item #026: Great Stories of the Great Lakes: Thrilling Tales of Tragedy, Humor and Heroism
Dwight Boyer
Great general history of the Great Lakes.
Published 1966, Softcover, 242 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #152: Griffith: Smoke on the Water
Francis E. Reynolds
Reynolds retells the famous loss of the Griffith.
Published 1997, Softcover, 308 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $16.95 |
Item #122: Grosse Point Lighthouse, Evanston, Illinois, The: Landmark to Maritime History and Culture
Donald J. Terras
History of the Grosse Point Lighthouse explored in detail.
Published 1995, Hardcover, 112 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $35.00 |
Item #119: Guardian of the Great Lakes: The U.S. Paddle Frigate MICHIGAN
Bradley A. Rodgers
The first iron hulled ship in the US Navy serves on the Great Lakes and its history is explored here.
Published 1999, Softcover, 214 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $22.95 |
Item #123: Hackercraft
James P. Barry
The fascinating history of Hacker recreational craft is explored by Barry.
Published 2002, Hardcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $29.95 |
Item #021: Historic Christmas Tree Ship, The: A True Story of Faith, Hope and Love
Rochelle Pennington
Wonderful children's book on a great topic.
Published 2004, Softcover, 323 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95 |
Item #134: Illustrated Voyager, The
Howard Silvertson
Silverston's beautiful color illustrations make this work a wonderful coffe table book.
Published 1999, Hardcover, 72 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $24.95 |
Item #202: Images of America: Cleveland Flats
Matthew Lee Grabski
The northern portion of the Cuyahoga River is possibly one of the most intriguing parts of Cleveland. This fabulous pictoral history covers the history of the region from 1870 to 2005.
Published 2005, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #055: Images of America: Fairport Harbor
Fairport Harbor Historical Society
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2003, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.99 |
Item #049: Images of America: Lorain, Ohio
The Black River Historical Society
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 1999, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $18.99 |
Item #047: Images of America: Maritime Chicago
Theodore J. Karamanski & Deand Tank Sr.
Historical postcards are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2000, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $18.99 |
Item #050: Images of America: Michigan City Lighthouse: Guardians of Lake Michigan
Steven D. Elve
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2001, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.99 |
Item #051: Images of America: Put-in-Bay: The Construction of Perry's Monument
Jeff Kissell
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2001, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.99 |
Item #048: Images of America: S.S. Badger: The Michigan Car Ferry
Art Chavez
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2003, Softcover, 127 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.99 |
Item #211: Images of America: Sturgeon Bay
Ann Jenkins and Maggie Wier
An excellent pictoral history of Stureon Bay, including the beginnings, family life and recreation, and tourism.
Published 2006, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #052: Images of America: United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan
William D. Peterson
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2000, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $18.99 |
Item #073: Interrupted Journey: The Saga of the Steamer Atlantic
David R. Frew
The Lake Erie Quadrangle Shipwreck Series: Book 3 -- A two-century yarn that stretches from the North Sea to the bottom of Lake Erie
Published 2004, Softcover, 178 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $11.95 |
Item #140: Iron Fleet: The Great Lakes in World War II
George J. Joachim
The impact of WW II on the Great Lakes shipping industry is explored in this book.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 138 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #102: Keepers of Valor: Lakes of Vengeance - Lake Boats, Lifesavers, & Lighthouses
Wes Oleszewski
Twenty-seven stories of life-saving, shipwrecks and lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
Published 2000, Softcover, 252 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #207: Know Your Ships 2007
Roger LeLievre
The ultimate guide to Boats & Boatwatching on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway.
Published 2007, Softcover, 152 Pages, Pictures:
Price: $16.95 |
Item #184: Ladies of the Lakes
J. Clary
Clary's paintings of the Great passenger vessels make this a wonderful coffee table book.
Published 1981, Softcover, 191 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $24.95 |
Item #034: Lake Erie Coloring Book: Fun For Kids at Ohio's North Coast
Connie Smith Girard
Fun Activities to See, Do, and Learn; 24 Pages to Color; Created for Kids Who Love Lake Erie
Published 2002, Softcover, 24 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $6.00 |
Item #069: Lake Erie Islands: Sketches and Stories of the First Century after the Battle of Lake Erie
Michael Gora, Editor; Lake Erie Islands Historical Society
Life on Lake Erie Islands remembered.
Published 2004, Softcover, 437 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #126: Lake Erie Sojourn: An Autumn Tour of the Parks, Public Places, and History of the Lake Erie Shore
Jim Mollenkopf
Great tour of different areas open to the public on Lake Erie.
Published 19.95, Softcover, 127 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $10.95 |
Item #196: Lake Erie: A Pictoral History
Julie Macfie Sobol & Ken Sobol
Great photographs and quality research on marine history make this a great product on Lake Erie.
Published 2004, Hardcover, 224 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #070: Lake Michigan Passenger Steamers
George W. Hilton
Hilton's work on passenger steamers may be recent but it has become a standard in the field.
Published 2002, Hardcover, 364 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $75.00 |
Item #111: Lake Michigan's Railroad Car Ferries
Karl Zimmermann
Chessie's fleet, Annie's fleet and Chief Wahatam explored.
Published n/a, Softcover, 64 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $24.95 |
Item #035: Lake Rhymes: Folk Songs of the Great Lakes Region
Lee and Joann Murdock
A songbook and study guide with an 18-song companion CD
Published 2004, Softcover, 146 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $30.00 |
Item #109: Lake Shore Electric Railway, The
Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. & Robert S. Korach
Interconnections between electric railways and marine transportation explored in this work.
Published 2000, Hardcover, 297 Pages, Pictures: Black and White
Price: $59.95 |
Item #112: Lake Superior: The Ultimate Guide to the Region
Hugh E. Bishop
Travel guide to the Lake Superior region.
Published 2005, Softcover, 308 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #133: Lakers 1950-1959, The
Eric Hirsimaki
Vessel history included details on vessel machinery, great research tool.
Published 1991, Hardcover, 224 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $39.95 |
Item #149: Lanterns and Lifeboats: A History of Thunder Bay Island
Stephen D. Tongue
Life on Thundar Bay Island explored with stories of fishing, lighthouses and shipwrecks.
Published 2004, Softcover, 126 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #153: Late, Great Lakes, The: An Environmental History
William Ashworth
The role of ecological change on Lake Erie is explored in detail.
Published 1987, Softcover, 274 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $19.95 |
Item #039: Liberties on the Lakes
Skip Gillham
The history of former liberty ships utilized on the Great Lakes is a little known topic that Gilham covers thoroughly.
Published 2004, Softcover, 80 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $21.00 |
Item #154: Life on the Great Lakes: A Wheelsman's Story
Fred W. Dutton; Edited by William Donohue Ellis
Wheelsman Dutton tells his story on the Lakes.
Published 1991, Softcover, 173 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95 |
Item #022: Light on Chantry Island, The
Mary Weeks-Mifflin & Ray Mifflin
History of life on Chantry Island, with its lighthouse.
Published 1951, Softcover, 60 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $9.95 |
Item #201: Lighthouse Keepers & Coast Guard Cutters
Ligthouses
This work is an exploration of the lives of lighthouse keepers and those who worked the cutters on and off the Great Lakes.
Published 2000, Softcover, 267 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95 |
Item #192: Lighthouses & Keepers: The U.S. Lighthouse Service and its Legacy
Dennis L. Noble
General history of lighthouses and lifesaving.
Published 1997, Hardcover, 238 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $34.95 |
Item #124: Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: Your Guide to the Region's Historic Lighthouses
Todd R. Berger & Daniel E. Dempster
A Pictoral Discovery Guide
Published 2002, Hardcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $29.95 |
Item #013: Light-Houses of the United States in 1874, The
Charles Nordhoff
Reprint of an ninetheenth century history of U. S. Lighthouses with wonderful pen and ink drawings.
Published 1993, Softcover, 64 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $6.95 |
Item #150: Long Ships Passing, The: The Story of the Great Lakes
Walter Harvinghurst
Although this work does not have photographs, quality research and wonderful prose make it a must for serious readers of Great Lakes history.
Published 1975, Softcover, 360 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $15.95 |
Item #139: Lonz of Middle Bass
Henry M. Barr; Revised edition edited by Michael Gora
History of the Lonz Winery in Western Lake Erie explored.
Published 2004, Softcover, 163 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #029: Lore of the Lakes
Dana T. Bowen
Bowen is one of the finest early historians of Great Lakes maritime history who specialize in the narrative approach.
Published 1945, Softcover, 314 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #081: Ludington's Carferries: The Rise, Decline, and Rebirth of a Great Lakes Fleet
The Ludington Daily News
Once again, a small but important element of Great Lakes history is explored in detail by dedicated researchers and writers.
Published 1997, Hardcover, 127 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $39.95 |
Item #065: Lure of the Lakes: A Taste of the Great Lakes
George P. Wakefield
George Wakefield remembers his life and those of friends and family that experienced the Great Lakes.
Published 2001, Softcover, 86 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #173: Lyman Boats: Legends on the Lakes, America's Lapstrake Classics
Tom Koroknay
Lyman boats, great research, great photographs! Tom Koroknay is recogized as the premier Lyman historian.
Published 2004, Hardcover, 148 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $34.95 |
Item #132: Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
William H. Burt
A great tour of mammalian life around the Great Lakes.
Published 1972, Softcover, 246 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #145: Marblehead Lighthouse, The: Lake Erie's Eternal Flame
Betty Neidecker
The Grand Dame of Lake Erie Lighthouse reveals her secrets.
Published 1995, Softcover, 100 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #190: Marshes of Southwestern Lake Erie, The
Louis W. Campbell & Claire Gavin
A wonderful exploration of the flora and fauna of this particular area of Lake Erie.
Published 1995, Softcover, 233 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $24.95 |
Item #006: Memories of the Lakes
Dana T. Bowen
One of three books written by Bowen, this work represents one of the early attempts by Bowen to weave good historical research with compelling narative.
Published 1946, Softcover, 292 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #215: Michigan Ore Lines, The
Eric Hirsimaki
This work covers the Chicago & Northwestern System's role in the iron ore trade from 1965-1986.
Published 2002, Softcover, Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $12.95 |
Item #057: Mighty Fitz: Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Michael Schumacher
The most recent effort to explore the tragic loss of this mighty vessel.
Published 2005, Hardcover, 243 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $24.95 |
Item #098: Mighty Mac: The Official Picture History of the Mackinac Bridge
Lawrence A. Rubin
Official publication of the history of the Mackinac Bridge.
Published 1958, Softcover, 133 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95 |
Item #114: Mysteries & Histories: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
Wes Oleszewski
Good general history of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.
Published 1997, Softcover, 295 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $13.95 |
Item #003: Namesakes 1900-1909: An Era Begins
John O. Greenwood
A standard in vessel name history, Greenwood's research is impecable making this a must read for commercial shipping history.
Published 1987, Hardcover, 529 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $26.95 |
Item #004: Namesakes 1920-1929
John O. Greenwood
A standard in vessel name history, Greenwood's research is impecable making this a must read for commercial shipping history.
Published 1984, Hardcover, 377 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $26.95 |
Item #005: Namesakes 1956-1980
John O. Greenwood
A standard in vessel name history, Greenwood's research is impecable making this a must read for commercial shipping history.
Published 1993, Hardcover, 613 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #141: Night the FITZ Went Down, The
Hugh E. Bishop
Capt. Dudley J. Paquette was on the lake that night. He knows why the EDMUND FITZGERALD couldn't survive the harrowing storm.
Published 2000, Softcover, 176 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #129: Ninety-Five Years Young: The Story of the S.S. KEEWATIN, 1907-Present
Cindy & Bob Zimmerman
A wonderful history of this venerable old boat now a museum ship in Saugatuk.
Published 2002, Softcover, 156 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #094: Not to be Forgotten Times: Huron, A Great Lakes Port
Kathy Muehlhauser Moore
History of Huron Ohio is explored.
Published 2003, Softcover, 58 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $20.00 |
Item #076: Old Forts of the Great Lakes: Sentinels in the Wilderness
James P. Barry
Barry's impecable research makes this a must have for the military history buff.
Published 1994, Softcover, 167 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #090: Old Sailor Bill
Bill Herdter
Personal history of the author's life on the Lakes from the 1920's to the 1980's.
Published n/a, Softcover, 21 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $4.70 |
Item #093: Once Upon a Time: The Story of Fishing Families of Isle Royale
Howard Silvertson
Stories about the families who fished the waters of Isle Royale, wonderful color illustrations.
Published 1992, Hardcover, 109 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $20.95 |
Item #031: Paddle-to-the-Sea
Holling Clancy Holling
Children's maritime adventure.
Published 1969, Softcover, 28 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $11.95 |
Item #087: Pewabic: Deadly Waters
Francis E. Reynolds
Interesting investigation into this vessel less and efforts to salvage her cargo.
Published 1997, Softcover, 159 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $11.95 |
Item #056: Postcard History Series: Lake Erie Ports & Boats in Vintage Postcards
Sally Sue Witten
Historical postcards and photographs are used to investigate this topic.
Published 2001, Softcover, 128 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.99 |
Item #175: Pulp & Paper Fleet: A History of the Quebec and Ontario Transportation Company
Al Sykes & Skip Gillham
Another work that explores previously overlooked histories of critical fleets.
Published 1988, Softcover, 90 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $11.95 |
Item #077: Queen of the Lakes
Mark L. Thompson
Published 1994, Hardcover, 220 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $35.95 |
Item #174: Railway Steamships of Ontario
Dana Ashdown
Railway steamship history is a standard.
Published 1988, Hardcover, 288 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $26.00 |
Item #128: Red Stacks Over the Horizon: The Story of the Goodrich Steamboat Line
James L. Elliot
History of the Gooderich passenger fleet explored in detail.
Published 1967, Softcover, 314 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.00 |
Item #025: Ships and Men of the Great Lakes
Dwight Boyer
Great general history of the Great Lakes.
Published 1977, Softcover, 208 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #186: Ships of Collingwood, The
Skip Gillham
Collingwood Ontario's shipbuilding history examined in another great Gilham work.
Published 2001, Softcover, 227 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #041: Ships of Midland, The
Vern Sweeting & Skip Gillham
The history of the vessels of Midland is explored with the expected level of research typical for Gilham
Published 2004, Softcover, 106 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $32.00 |
Item #135: Ships of the Great Lakes
James P. Barry
Great general history of the Great Lakes.
Published 1996, Softcover, 272 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #195: Ships of the Great Lakes Cookbook: Discover Their Culinary Legends
P. K. McKenna
Recipes from various Great Lakes Freighters, e.g.: S.S. Courtney Burton, M/V Paul Tregurtha, and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw
Published 2001, Softcover, 449 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $18.95 |
Item #178: Ships of the Great Lakes on Postcards
Bob Welnetz
Postcard reproductions tell an interesting story.
Published n/a, Softcover, 78 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $5.00 |
Item #214: Ships of the Great Lakes on Postcards, Volume Two
Bob Welnetz
Postcard reproductions tell an interesting story.
Published 1977, Softcover, 80 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $5.00 |
Item #040: Ships of the Misener Fleet, The
Skip Gillham
The history of the Meisner fleet is explored with the expected level of research by Gilham
Published 2005, Softcover, 176 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $30.00 |
Item #142: Ships of the Patterson Fleet, The
Gene Onchulenko & Skip Gillham
The rich history of the Patterson Fleet explored in another Gilham classic.
Published n/a, Softcover, 141 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #002: Shipwreck Tales of the Great Lakes
Cris Kohl
Kohl blends history, diving and archaelogy to explain the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks.
Published 2004, Softcover, 286 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $21.95 |
Item #163: Shipwreck! A Comprehensive Directory of over 3,700 Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes
David D. Swayze
Includes: The most dangerous spot on the Lakes, Largest freighters lost, The most dangerous decade, and Treasure ships
Published 1992, Softcover, 260 Pages, Pictures: None
Price: $21.95 |
Item #092: Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park: The Archaeolgical Survey
Daniel J. Leniham
Includes The America, Congdon, Cox, Emperor, Glenlyon, Kamloops, and Monarch
Published 1994, Softcover, 210 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $34.95 |
Item #131: Shipwrecks of Lake Huron: The Great Sweetwater Sea
Jack Parker
Including the Michigan-Huron-Mackinac Straits Area
Published 1987, Softcover, 100 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $18.95 |
Item #189: Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan
Benjamin J. Shelak
Historical investigation into Lake Michigan shipwrecks.
Published 2003, Softcover, 220 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #095: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior
James R. Marshall, Editor
Including the Complete Story EDMUND FITZGERALD
Published 1997, Softcover, 100 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $19.95 |
Item #028: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes
Dana T. Bowen
Bowen's work on shipwrecks blends solid historical research with great storytelling.
Published 1971, Hardcover, 368 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #188: Shipwrecks of the Straits of Mackinac
Dr. Charles E. Feltner and Jeri Baron Feltner
Feltner's deliver with the stories and research on this trouble spot on the Great Lakes.
Published 1991, Softcover, 337 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95 |
Item #148: Six Fitzgerald Brothers - Lake Captains All
Elizabeth F. Cutler and Walter M. Hirthe
Biographical study of the Fitzgerald family and their role in Great Lakes history.
Published 1983, Hardcover, 262 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $20.00 |
Item #181: Sole Survivor: Dennis Hale's Own Story
Pat & Jim Stayer
Haunting is the only way to describe Dennis Hale's experiences on the Daniel J. Morrell on that fateful night.
Published 1996, Softcover, 143 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #210: Songquest
Joe Grimm
Grimm chronicles the tradition of Great Lakes sailors through the journals of Great lakes Folklorist Ivan H. Walton.
Published 2005, Softcover, 256 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $27.95 |
Item #116: Steamboats In Ice, 1872
James Donahue
More true stories about shipwrecks and other historical events during one incredible year on the Great Lakes
Published 1995, Softcover, 195 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.00 |
Item #218: Steamer Edmund Fitzgerald: The Mystique and its Evolution
Thomas O. Murphy
Mr. Murphy was the lead attorney in all matters on behalf of the Fitzgerald involving its 1975 sinking. In his fascinating work, his analysis attempts to dispel the numerous speculations and inaccuracies which have been promoted over the years.
Published 2001, Softcover, 85 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $12.95 |
Item #086: Steamer William A. Irvin, The: Queen of the Silver Stackers
Jody Aho
Specific vessel history
Published 1995, Softcover, 88 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $9.95 |
Item #027: Strange Adventures of the Great Lakes
Dwight Boyer
Great general history of the Great Lakes.
Published 1974, Softcover, 248 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #171: Superior: Journey on an Inland Sea
Gary & Joanie McGuffin
The author's circumnavigation of Lake Superior is detailed with incredible color photography.
Published 1996, Hardcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $40.00 |
Item #185: Superstitions of the Sea: A Digest of Beliefs, Customs, and Mystery
J. Clary
General history of maritime life.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 360 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $40.00 |
Item #146: Surgeon of the Lakes: The Diary of Dr. Usher Parsons, 1812-1814
John C. Frederiksen, Ph.D.
Fascinating look into the life of a navy surgeon in the early 19th century.
Published 2000, Softcover, 114 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $10.95 |
Item #085: Sweetwater Sea Saga
Virginia M. Soetebier
The Author describes her forty year experience sailing on on Lake Superior.
Published 1991, Softcover, 119 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #080: That Others Might Live: The U.S. Life-Saving Service, 1878-1915
Dennis L. Noble
The history of the life-saving service is explored on and off the Great Lakes.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 177 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $32.95 |
Item #108: Tin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company
Al Miller
One of the great fleets to operate on the Great Lakes is explored in this work.
Published 19.99, Hardcover, 349 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $35.95 |
Item #084: Titanic: The Great Lakes Connections
Cris Kohl
Kohl makes a credible effort to explore connections between the Great Lakes and the famous Titanic.
Published 2000, Softcover, 318 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $16.95 |
Item #180: Treacherous Waters: Kingston's Shipwrecks
Cris Kohn
Kingston Ontario's shipwrecks examined from a historical and diving perspective.
Published 1997, Softcover, 248 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $17.95 |
Item #008: True Tales of Ghosts and Gales
Wes Oleszewski
A perfect book for the Halloween season for those interested in myth and legend regarding the Great Lakes.
Published 2003, Softcover, 188 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95 |
Item #217: True Tales of the Great Lakes
Dwight Boyer
Great Stories on Great Lakes History over two hundred years.
Published 1971, Softcover, 337 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #058: U. S. Freighters of the Great Lakes
Earl J. Reaume, Jr.
Great general shipping history.
Published 2000, Softcover, 251 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $30.00 |
Item #212: USCG Mackinaw
Mike Fornes
An excellent illustrated history of the long history of the famed icebreaker, from its construction to decommission.
Published 2005, Softcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $25.00 |
Item #078: Vermilion In Season
Barbara K. Swasey & Diana Szambecki
Fantastic photographs of a small lakeside port town on Lake Erie.
Published 1994, Hardcover, 80 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $24.95 |
Item #079: Vermilion Off Season
Barbara K. Swasey & Diana Szambecki
Fantastic photographs of a small lakeside port town on Lake Erie.
Published 1997, Hardcover, 66 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $24.95 |
Item #213: Victory
Tom Ervin
Author Tom Ervin captures his experience on board the J105 VENOM when he sailed in the 2005 Bayview Mackinac Race, as well as other stories
Published 2006, Softcover, 195 Pages, Pictures: Color
Price: $14.15 |
Item #082: Warships of the Great Lakes, 1754-1834
Robert Malcomson
This work has become the standard for military shipbuilding and vessel history on the early Great Lakes.
Published 2001, Hardcover, 160 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $45.00 |
Item #197: Waters of Repose: The Lake Erie Quadrangle
Dave Stone & David Frew
This work explores the famous Lake Erie quadrangle off Long Point that serves as the final resting place for hundreds maybe thousands of shipwrecks.
Published 1993, Hardcover, 285 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $29.95 |
Item #155: Waves Still Roll, The, Volume III: Little Sable Point Light Station Journals 1916 to 1922
J. Arthur Hunter
The daily journal of Lighthouse keeper for Little Sable Point Light Station, 1916-1921
Published n/a, Softcover, 147 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $14.95 |
Item #151: Where the Boats Are
J. A. Baumhofer
Follow the author through Lake Superior port towns to find out where the boats are.
Published 2002, Softcover, 80 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $12.95 |
Item #113: White Hurricane: A Great Lakes November Gale and America's Deadliest Maritime Disaster
David G. Brown
Interesting investigation into the perfect storm of 1913.
Published 2002, Softcover, 250 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $12.95 |
Item #198: Widow of the Waves
Bev Jamison
Explores the roll of women on the Great Lakes.
Published 1994, Softcover, 134 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $15.95 |
Item #125: Wild Gales and Tattered Sails
Paul J. Creviere, Jr.
The shipwrecks of northwestern Lake Michigan from Two Creeks, Wisconsin to Dutch Johns Point, Michigan and all of the Bay of Green Bay
Published n/a, Softcover, 387 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $24.95 |
Item #083: Wish You Were Here: An Album of Vintage Mackinac Postcards
Steven C. Brisson
Wonferful postcards tell the story of this well known vacation spot on the Great Lakes.
Published 2002, Hardcover, 141 Pages, Pictures: Black & White and Color
Price: $18.95 |
Item #157: Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepers, Second Edition
Mary Louise Clifford & J. Candace Clifford
Woman's work in lighthouse history is explored.
Published 2001, Softcover, 241 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $22.95 |
Item #071: Women's Great Lakes Reader, The
Victoria Brehm
Wonderful resource on the role of woman on the Great Lakes.
Published 2000, Softcover, 389 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $19.95 |
Item #044: Wreck of the Steamer F. H. Prince: An Archaeological Investigation in lake Erie at Kelleys Island, Ohio
Linda L. Pansing & Charles E. Herdendorf
Published by The Great Lakes Historical Society, Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center. Technical Report No. 3
Published 2005, Softcover, 83 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $7.99 |
Item #096: Wrecks and Rescues of the Great Lake: A Photograhic History
James P. Barry
Surveys of shipwrecks and rescues on the Great Lakes
Published 1994, Softcover, 110 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $18.95 |
Item #219: Yankcanuck Steamship Limited
Buck Longhurst & Skip Gillham
This work chronicles the ships of Yankccanuck Steamships Ltd. And Captain Manzzutti.
Published 2005, Softcover, 60 Pages, Pictures: Black & White
Price: $20.00 |
