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Great West seriesDamm, Peter L.
Summary: Stories of a young boy's journey to adulthood in small town rural Upper Midwest in the 1950s and 60s. A funny, poignant, moving and beautifully written memoir about the challenges, mischief, fears and lessons of growing up as the youngest of five brothers and one sister, Catholic education, the natural world, trying to understand religious and adult mysteries, honor, family, truth and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Audiobooks, Call number: CD BK 921 DammRobertson, Joanne
Summary: "This is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother (Nokomis) Josephine Mandamin and her great love for Nibi (Water). Nokomis walks to raise awareness of our need to protect Nibi for future generations, and for all life on the planet. She, along with other women, men, and youth, have walked around all of the Great Lakes from the four salt waters - or oceans - all the way to Lake Superior. The...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RobertsonCleland, Charles E.
Summary: For many thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, Michigan's native peoples, the Anishnabeg, thrived in the forests and along the shores of the Great Lakes. Theirs were cultures in delicate social balance and in economic harmony with the natural order. Rites of Conquest details the struggles of Michigan Indians - the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, and their neighbors - to maintain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Michigan Press 1992
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2008
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 917.704 McCVolgenau, Gerry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ann Arbor Media Group 2005
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 917.722 VolKadar, Wayne Louis.
Summary: Examination and thorough research into many "cold" case throughout the Great Lakes region. Crimes of all kinds, murders, rapes, robberies and other such heinous acts. Who knows, maybe you the reader may have a clue that helps solve a case.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2013
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 364.152 KadarHeasley, Lynne
Summary: "This book takes readers on journeys through the Great Lakes, alongside fish and fishers, scuba divers and scientists, toxic pollutants and threatened communities, oil pipelines and invasive species, Indigenous peoples and federal agencies, in order to grapple with the legacies and alternative futures that come from their abundance of natural wealth"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2021
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 577.7 HeasleyWargin, Ed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2000
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 977.22 WarOleszewski, Wes
Summary: "Those who had yet to be born when World War II raged cannot imagine the fear, anger, suffering and sacrifice experienced by those who witnessed and fought in that conflict. Not only was freedom threatened, but the very fabric of human civilization was in danger. In order to preserve their very existence, free people had to mobilize and fight the evil that threatened to envelope the world. When...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 977.4 OleszewskiRosenstock, Barb
Summary: "A picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of these waters, and how they've become a national treasure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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Contents: The freshwater seas -- Foundation stones -- The Boreal Forest -- The Great Lakes--St. Lawrence Forest -- The Carolinian Forest -- Life in the margins -- Water world -- Invasions -- The future of the Great Lakes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 508.77 GradBarry, James P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 1994
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 355.7 BarStonehouse, Frederick.
Summary: "For many centuries wood was the preferred material for ships, both salt and freshwater. Masts, cabins, decks and hulls were all made from it. It was strong, resilient, easy to work with and inexpensive. Properly used and maintained, a wooden ship could last for many years. But it was no guarantee of safety... Stress of storm, collision, poor navigation, bad luck and human folly all played...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2009
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 917.704 StoneMorrison, Eliza
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MorriDempsey, Dave
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 2008
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 333.916 DempsMcCormac, Jim
Summary: This guide features over 400 species of plants and animals in the Great Lakes region. It includes extensive natural history, including animal behavior, ecology and range of species and native uses. There are color maps of the Great Lake States-NY, PA, OH, IN, MI, IL, MN and WI-showing parks and natural areas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 508.7722 McCormMcDonnell, Michael A.
Summary: "In Masters of Empire, the historian Michael A. McDonnell reveals the pivotal role played by the native peoples of the Great Lakes in the history of North America. Though less well known than the Iroquois or Sioux, the Anishinaabeg, who lived across Lakes Michigan and Huron, were equally influential. Masters of Empire charts the story of one group, the Odawa, who settled at the straits between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 977.401 McDonnStonehouse, Frederick.
Summary: Presents a collection of legendary tales and ghost stories that focus on the Great Lakes Region.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 1997
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 133.109 StoneEllis, William Donohue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weathervane Books 1974
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 977 EllBurt, William Henry
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Michigan Press 1957
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MC 599 BurTekiela, Stan
Summary: "With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don't grow in Michigan. Learn about all 105 species found in the state, organized by leaf type and attachment. Just look at a tree's leaves, then go to the correct section to learn...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Publications 2020