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Great Lakes Cruising Club List of Books of Interest to Members, 2010 EditionSorted by Category, then Author, then Alphabetical within Author

CATEGORY TITLE AUTHOR PUBLISHER NOTESHISTORY

Saga of the Great Lakes, The Coles Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto, 1980 Reprint of book originally published by J. H. Beers & Co., 1899Historic Lake Vessels in Color, Collector Photo Series #1

Marine Historical Society of Detroit From late ‘40s through early ‘60s; many rare photos

Those Army Engineers: History of the Chicago District

U. S. A. C. E., Chicago District

Lake Superior Agassiz, Louis & Cabot, J. Elliot Boston, Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850Steamer William A. Irvin, The: Queen of the Silver Stackers

Aho, Jody Avery Color Studios, 1995 Story of retired USS flagship bulk carrier now a museum ship at Duluth

Travels and Adventures in Canada and The Indian Territories

Alexander, Henry New York, I. Riley, 1809

Log of the North Shore Club, The: Paddle and Portage on the Hundred Trout Rivers of Lake Superior

Alexander, Kirkland B. New York and London, The Knickerbocker Press, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1911

Guys in bowlers & ties with Indian guides, traveling in Mackinaw boats and canoes from steamers; wilderness fishing; great photos

Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie Altoff, Gerard T. The Perry Group, 1999Great Lakes Sailing Ships Barkhausen, Henry N. Milwaukee, Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1947Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History Barry, James P. Boston Mills Press, 1995Old Forts of the Great Lakes: Sentinels of the Wilderness

Barry, James P. Thunder Bay Press, 1996

Ships of the Great Lakes Barry, James P. Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, OhioNorthern Ojibway and the Fur Trade, The: An Historical and Ecological Study

Bishop, C. A. Toronto, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974

By Water & Rail: A History of Lake County, Minnesota

Bishop, Hugh Lake Superior Port Cities, 2000 Personal accounts well-reported by a popular north shore writer

Indian Tribes of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Region of the Great Lakes, The: As Described by Nicolas Perrot, French Commandant in the Northwest

Blair, Emma Ellen (editor) 1996

Fishing the Great Lakes: An Environmental History

Bogue, Margaret Beattie University of Wisconsin Press, 2000

Around the Shores of Lake Superior: A Guide to Historic Sites

Bogue, Margaret Beattie & Palmer, Virginia A.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program, 1979

Ninety Fathoms Down: Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes

Bourrie, Mark 1995

Lore of the Lakes Bowen, Dana Thomas Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio Originally published in 1940 with reprintingsMemories of the Lakes Bowen, Dana Thomas Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio Originally published in 1946 with several reprintingsGreat Stories of the Great Lakes Boyer, Dwight Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio, 1966Ships and Men of the Great Lakes Boyer, Dwight Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio, 1977 Illustrated with photos and mapsStrange Adventures of the Great Lakes Boyer, Dwight Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio, 1974True Tales of the Great Lakes Boyer, Dwight Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, OhioSo Terrible a Storm Brown, Curt Voyageur Press, 2008 Casualties of 1905 Storm on Lake Superior Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries

Brown, Grant, Jr. University of Michigan Press, 2008

History of Brule’s Discoveries and Explorations Butterfield, C. W. Cleveland, 1898Francis Smith, The: Palace Steamer of the Upper Great Lakes, 1867-1896

Cameron, Scott L. Natural Heritage Books, 2005 Luxury sidewheeler

S.S. City of Midland 41 Chavez, Art Arcadia Publishing Flagship Car Ferry of Pere Marquette FleetSuperior: Under the Shadow of the Gods Chisholm, Barbara and Gutsche,

AndreaLynx Images, 1998 Accompanying video available; Canadian shore emphasis

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Tour of the American Lakes, etc. in 1830 Colton, Calvin London, 1833Manuscript Journal of Alexander Henry and David Thompson, 1799-1814

Coues, Elliott New York, Francis P. Harper, 1897

Here Was Vinland: The Great Lakes Region of America

Curran, James Watson Sault Ste. Marie, The Sault Daily Star, 1939

Great Lakes, The Curwood, James Oliver New York, 1909, reprinted in 1967Freshwater: A History and Narrative of the Great Lakes

Cuthbertson, George A. MacMillan Co., 1931 Description and illustrations, fur trade especially well covered

Six Fitzgerald Brothers, Lake Captains All Cutler, Elizabeth Fitzgerald & Hirthe, Walter

Wisconsin Marine Historical Society, 1983

Sagas of Superior, the Inland Sea Dean, Pauline Manitowadge, Ont., 1992, Great Spirit Writers North Superior—Canadian Events and PlacesTo Build a Canal: Sault Ste. Marie, 1853-1854 and After

Dickinson, John D.

Great Lakes, The: or Inland Seas of America; embracing a full description of lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario; rivers St. Mary, St. Clair, Detroit, Niagara, and St. Lawrence; commerce of the lakes, etc., etc. together with a guide to the upper Mississippi River, giving a description of cities, towns, etc. Forming altogether a complete guide for pleasure traveler and emigrant

Disturnell, John Philadelphia, W. B. Zieber, 1871

Sailing on the Great Lakes Disturnell, John Philadelphia, 1874Upper Lakes of North America Disturnell, John New York, 1857Schooners in Peril: True and Exciting Stories about Tall Ships on the Great Lakes

Donahue, James L. 1997

Engineers for the Public Good: History of the Buffalo District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Drescher, Nuala U. S. A. C. E., Buffalo District, 1982

Prehistoric Copper Mining in the Lake Superior Region

Drier, Roy & Octave Du Temple Privately published, 1961

Ghosts of the Bay: A Guide to the History of Georgian Bay

Floren, Russell & Gutsche, Andrea Lynx Images, 1994

USCG Mackinaw: An Illustrated History of a Great Lakes Queen

Fornes, Mike 2006

Summer on the lakes in 1843 Fuller, Margaret Nieuwkoop, B. De Graaf, 1972 Facsimile with introduction by Madeleine B. Stern. Originally published in 1844.

Abitibi Tugs Gillham, Skip & Longhust, Buck 2008 Pulpwood rafting, mostly Lake Nipigon and Lake SuperiorA. B. McLean & Sons Gillham, Skip & Longhurst, Buck 2009 Tug HistoryBeaconsfield, Mohawk and the Red Barges Gillham, Skip & Onchulenko, Gene 2009Final Voyage II: Ships Scrapped in Hamilton & Niagara

Gillham, Skip & Beaupre, Ron 2009

Liberties on the Lakes Gillham, Skip 2004 Gillham’s books are available from the author , 3700 King St., Vineland, ON Canada, LOR 2CO

Niagara’s Shipping Heritage: From 1828 to Port Weller Drydocks

Gillham, Skip 1999

Purvis Marine Limited Gillham, Skip & Longhurst, “Buck” 2006Shipbuilding in Niagara 1828-2008 Gillham, Skip 2008Ten Tales of the Great Lakes Gillham, Skip 1980Life on the Lakes Gilman, Dr. Chandler R. New York, George Dearborn, 1836 Two volumesNorwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes Gjerstet, Knut Norwegian-American History Association, 1928

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Lake Superior Copper and the Indians: Miscellaneous Studies of Great Lakes Prehistory

Griffen, James B. (editor) Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Michigan Press, 1961

North Channel and St. Mary’s River, The Gutsche, Andrea & Chisholm, Barbara

Lynx Images, Inc. Subtitle: “A Guide to the History”

Journal of Voyages and Travels in the Interior of North America, A

Harmon, Daniel W. New York, Allerton Book Co., 1905

Early Stories of the Great Lakes Harwood, H.S. Black Letter Press, 1976 Reprint of 1893 bookGreat Lakes, The Hatcher, Harlan Oxford University Press, 1944Lake Erie Hatcher, Harlan Bobbs-Merrill, 1945 One of the "American Lakes Series" from this publisherPictorial History of the Great Lakes, A Hatcher, Harlan & Walter, Erich A. Crown Publishers, New York, 1963Great Lakes Reader, The Havighurst, Walter Macmillan, 1966 An anthologyGreat Lakes Wooden Shipbuilding Era, The Inches, H. C. Great Lakes Historical Society, 1962Great Lakes—St. Lawrence Seaway: Deep Waterway to the Sea

Ireland, Tom G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, London, 1934 Original may still be in some libraries; Amazon shows that this book has been reprinted, but does not show date.

By Cross and Anchor Jamison, James K. Paterson, N. J., St. Anthony Guild Press, 1946St. Lawrence Seaway, The: Fifty Years and Counting

Jenish, D’Arcy St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, 2009

A thorough and official account of Seaway history from inception; both English and French editions available

Schooner Passage: Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier

Karamanski, Theodore Wayne State University Press, 2001

Kitchi-Gammi Kohl, George Johann St. Paul, Minn., Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1985

Great Lakes Log Lamour, John Monroe, Mich., Lamour Printing Co., 1971A Summer in the Wilderness Lanman, Charles New York, D. Appleton, 1847Essayons: History of the Detroit District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Larson, John W. U. S. A. C. E., Detroit District, 1981

Boats on the Bays de Noc, Delta County, Michigan: 1860a to the 1960a

Lindquist, Dr. Charles Delta County Historical Society, 2009 Of special interest to cruising northern Green Bay

Pigboat—The Story of the Whalebacks Lydecker, Ryck Sweetwater Press, 1973 About the unusual bulk carriers built at Superior, Wis., where the retired whaleback Meteor is now a museum ship

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Ship Channel MacElwee, Roy S. & Ritter Alfred H. The Ronald Press Company, 1921 In which “the authors have endeavored to present conservatively the more important … advantages to be gained from opening the Great Lakes to ocean traffic”

Voyages from Montreal on River St. Laurence Through the Continent of North America, 1789 and 1793

MacKenzie, Alexander London, T. Codell Jr. and W. Davis, et al., 1801

Fate of the Griffon, The MacLean, Harrison John Chicago, Swallow Press, 1974Ships of Canada’s Marine Services, The Maginley, Charles D. Vanwell Publishing Ltd., 2004Warships of the Great Lakes 1754-1834 Malcomson, Robert U. S. Naval Institute, 2001Blue Water Boundary: Epic Highway of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence from Early Explorers to the Completion of the Seaway

Malkus, Alida New York, 1960 308 pages of historic borderwater exploration and commerce

History of the Great Lakes Mansfield, J. B. Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio Two-volume reprint of 1899 originalAhoy & Farewell II Marine Historical Society of Detroit Marine Historical Society of Detroit, 1996 1969-1994 compilation of wrecked, abandoned, retired & new

ships on Great Lakes; original Ahoy and Farewell covered 1955-69.

Great Lakes Engineering Works, The: The Shipyard and its Vessels

Marine Historical Society of Detroit Marine Historical Society of Detroit, 2008 500 pages, more than 1,000 photographs. GLEW had three shipyards and built more than 300 vessels

Historic Lake Vessels in Color Collector Photo Series #1

Marine Historical Society of Detroit Marine Historical Society of Detroit First of a series

Great Lakes Archeology Mason, Ronald J. New York, Academic Press, 1981Ships of Canada’s Marine Services, The Maginley, Charles D. Vanwell Publishing, Ltd., St. Catherines, ON Canadian Government vessels, civilian crewedSilver and Stone: Georgian Bay McIntyre, Lyle Boston Mills Press, 1996

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Sketches of a tour to the lakes, of the character and customs of the Chippeway Indians, and of incidents connected with the Treaty of Fond du Lac

McKenney, Thomas Loraine Barre Mass., Imprint Society, 1972 Reprint of 1827 edition

Master of the Inland Seas: Capt. Thomas Wilson and His Fleets

Meakin, Alexander C. Great Lakes Historical Society, 1988

Canvas and Steam on Quinte Waters Metcalfe, Willis Prince Edward County Historical Society, 1968Diary of Captain Soren Kristiansen, Lake Michigan Schooner Captain

Mid-Peninsula Library Cooperative, 1981

Our Inland Seas Mills, James C. A. C. McClurg, 1910Lake Superior Nute, Grace Lee University of Minnesota Press, 2000 Re-issue of 1944 American Lakes Series classicGuardians of the Eighth Sea: History of the U. S. Coast Guard on the Great Lakes

O’Brien, T. Michael U. S. Coast Guard, Ninth District, 1978

Ghost Ships, Gales and Forgotten Tales: True Adventures of the Great Lakes

Oleszewski, Wes Avery Color Studios, 1995

Triumphs and Tragedies of Great Lakes Ships Oleszewski, Wes Avery Color Studios, 1991Soo—Scenes in and about Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan in 1887

Osborn, Chase Black Letter Press, 1983

Technology in Transition: The “Soo” Ship Canal, 1889-1985

Passfiel International Specialized Book Service, 1989

Here Was Vinland: the Great Lakes Region of America

Penny, Charles W. Marquette Co. Historical Society, John M. Longyear Research Library

Account of Penny’s trip along Lake Superior south shore, accompanying state geologist Douglass Houghton in 1840

Indian Life in the Upper Great Lakes 11,000 BC to AD 1800

Quimby, George I. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1960

Building of Perry’s Fleet on Lake Erie 1812-1813, The

Rosenfeld, Max Pennsylvania Historical & Museums Commission, 1974

True Description of the Lake Superior Country, A St. John, John R. New York, William H. Graham, 1846Hiawatha Legends, The Schoolcraft, Henry R.Narrative Journals of Travels from Detroit Northwest through the Great Chain of American Lakes to the Sources of the Mississippi River in the Year 1820

Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

Schooners, Skiffs and Steamships Sivertson, Howard Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. 2001 Paintings and stories, Lake SuperiorSignal Victory, A: the Lake Erie Campaign 1812-1813

Skaggs, David Curtis et. al. Naval Institute Press, 2000

Steamboats on the Great Lakes: Two Centuries of Steamboat Travel Through Ontario’s Waterways

Smith, Maurice D. James Lorimer & Co., 2005 Starting with the Frontenac in 1816

Tales from the Great Lakes: Charles Jeremy Snider’s “Schooner Days”

Snider, C. H. J., Townsend, Robert B. (editor)

Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1995

Tarry Breeks & Velvet Garters: Sail on the Great Lakes of America, in War, Discovery, and the Fur Trade, under the Fleur-de-Lys

Snider, C. H. J. Toronto, Ryerson Press, 1958

Trip on the Great Lakes; description of a trip, summer, 1912, by a skiff traveler, who loves “outdoors”

Spears, Raymond Smiley 1913

Great Lakes Steam Vessels Stanton, Samuel Ward Meriden, Conn., Meriden Gravure Co, 1962 Excellent ink drawings by a giant among nautical historians

Keepers and Cutters Stonehouse, Frederick Avery Color Studios, 2000Women and the Lakes Stonehouse, Frederick Avery Color Studios, 2001 Subtitled "Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales"

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Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History Tanner, Helen Hornbeck (editor) University of Oklahoma Press, 1987Queen of the Lakes Thompson, Mark L. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1991 Vignettes of all vessels once honored with “Queen” statusSteamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes Thompson, Mark L. Wayne State University Press, 1991Ancient Mariner Recollects, An Thompson, Capt. Merwin Stone Typoprint Inc., Oxford, Ohio (undated) Autobiography of Great Lakes seafarer who started as a

deckhand in 1893, took first command at age 25Summer Holiday, A: a brief description of some of the most popular summer resorts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota and the routes by which they can be reached

Unknown author Rand McNally & Co., 1884

Great Lakes Ships We Remember Marine Historical Society of Detroit Freshwater Press, Cleveland, Ohio Revised Vol. I, 424 pages, 675 photosGreat Lakes Ships We Remember II Marine Historical Society of Detroit Freshwater Press, Cleveland, Ohio 446 pages, 500+ photos

Great Lakes Ships We Remember III Marine Historical Society of Detroit Freshwater Press, Cleveland, Ohio 432 pages, 500+ photos

Sharing Distant Shores: 1934-1984 Van Mell, Richard (editor) Great Lakes Cruising Club, Port Huron, Mich., 1984

50 year history of Great Lakes Cruising Club

People Named the Chippewa, The: Narrative Histories

Vizenor, Gerald Minneapolis, Minn., University of Minnesota Press, 1984

We Explore the Great Lakes Waldron, W. New York, 1923History of the Ojibway People Warren, William R. St. Paul, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1984Freighters of Manitowoc: The Story of Great Lakes Freighters Built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Wenstadt, Tom AuthorHouse, 2007 A detailed registry with photos

Charting the Inland Seas: A History of the U. S. Lake Survey

Woodford, Arthur M. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, 1991

Ninety-five Years Young: The Story of the S. S. Keewatin, 1907 to the Present

Zimmerman, Bob & Cindy See www.keewatinmaritimemuseum.com

McDougall’s Great Lakes Whalebacks Zoss, Neel R. Arcadia Publishing, 2007 Many photos, some rareCRUISING

Cruising Guide to the Great Lakes and Their Connecting Waterways

Brazer, Marjorie Cahn Chicago, Contemporary Books, Inc., 1985

Sweet Water Sea, The: A Guide to Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay

Brazer, Marjorie Cahn Charlevoix, Mich., Peach Mountain Press, 1984

Superior Way—The Cruising Guide to Lake Superior

Dahl, Bonnie Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2008 (4th edition) Definitive guide to harbors; maps, GPS coordinates

Cruising Guide to Lake Erie Davis, F. L. Cruising Guides, Orchard Park, N.Y., 1989All the Way by Water Dean, Sidney W. N. Y., Funk, Inc., 1954 Mostly Lake Champlain & St. Lawrence to Lake OntarioUnited States Coast Pilot #6: Great Lakes Department of Commerce, NOAA,

NOSWashington, DC, Department of Defense, 1979

Port Pilot and Log Book Dwelle, Ron (editor) Chicago, Ill., Great Lakes Cruising Club Three loose-leaf binders describing Great Lakes harbors; charts and photos; updated annually; also available on CD ROM

Summer Studies Dwelle, Ron Xlibris Press, 2001 “Retro-Cruise” with a GLCC sailor/wordsmithBy Waterway to Gotham: An account of a two thousand mile voyage by skiff and outboard motor from Milwaukee to New York, through the Great Lakes, Trent Canal, St. Lawrence, Richelieu, Champlain, and Hudson

Freeman, Lewis R. New York, Dodd Mead & Co., 1926 An interesting old account

Well-Favored Passage Haughwout, Pixie & Folsom, Ralph Sea Fever Gear Publications, 2002 Expanded, updated version of Marjorie Cahn Brazer's 1975 classic guide to the North Channel

Handy Harbor Guide: The Bays and Waterways of the Great Lakes

Jenvey, Bruce 1998

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Sailing the Inland Seas: Further Adventures of Two Sunset Sailors

Keller, Paul Portland, Ore., Portside Publishing, 1994 A counterclockwise circumnavigation of the circle, from Florida, north, through the Lakes, and back south through the Tenn-Tom

Lake Erie Cruise Guide Lakeland Boating O’Meara-Brown Publications Ports O’ Call Series, frequently updatedLake Huron, Georgian Bay & North Channel Cruise Guide

Lakeland Boating O’Meara-Brown Publications Ports O’ Call Series, frequently updated

Lake Michigan Cruise Guide Lakeland Boating O’Meara-Brown Publications Ports O’ Call Series, frequently updatedLake Ontario Cruise Guide Lakeland Boating O’Meara-Brown Publications Ports O’ Call Series, frequently updatedLake Superior Cruise Guide Lakeland Boating O’Meara-Brown Publications Ports O’ Call Series, frequently updatedGeorgian Bay and the North Channel Ports: The Cruising Guides

Manley, Steve (editor)

Cruising Guide to the Northeast’s Inland Waterways, A

Marian, Thomas W. & Rumsey, W. J.

International Marine, 1995 Hudson River, N. Y. Canals, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Seaway

Cruising the Trent-Servern Canal, Georgian Bay and the North Channel

Skipper Bob 2000

Trent-Severn Waterway, The: A Traveller’s Companion

Theberge, Clifford & Elaine Samuel Stevens, Toronto & Sarasota, 1978

Summer Sail: Cruising Green Bay’s Historic Waters

Torinus, John B. Laramark Press, 1984

A Year in Paradise: How We Lived Our Dream Watterson, Stephen Wright Eagle Cliff Press, 2001 Clevelnd to Florida Keys and back on 30-foot sailboatCruising the Georgian Bay Wells, Kenneth McNeill Toronto, Kingswood House, 1958 Classic guide, much from author’s contributions to GLCC Log

Book in the 1950sCruising the North Channel Wells, Kenneth McNeill Toronto, Kingswood House, 1960 Classic guide, much from author’s contributions to GLCC Log

Book in the 1950sCruise of the Schooner Driftwood, The Williamson, Robert Toronto, Clarke Irwin & Co., 1962 Account of cruise from Toronto to FloridaGreat Lakes Waypoints: Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair

Whitaker, Dennis F. Great Lakes Waypoints, Ltd. “Nautical Address Books” series under same main title also includes references for Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, North Channel and St. Mary’s River, Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Winnebago & Illinois Waterway.

COMMERCEAhoy and Farewell The Marine Historical Society of Detroit; 1st edition

1969; 2nd edition 2002Pride of collectors

Ahoy and Farewell II The Marine Historical Society of Detroit, 1996 Pride of collectorsTrading and Shipping on the Great Lakes Coles Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto, 1980 Reprinted from “History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I” originally

published by J. H. Beers & Co. in 1899American Steamship Company: Leader on the Lakes

American Steamship Company, 2007 Commemorates company’s centennial

Upbound Downbound: The Story of the Soo Locks

Arbic, Bernie & Steinhaus, Nancy Priscilla Press, 2005

Railway Steamships of Ontario Ashdown, Dana Boston Mills, 1998Michigan State Ferries Les Bagley Arcadia Press, 2007 More than 200 b&w photos with captionsShips of the Great Lakes; 300 Years of Navigation

Barry, James P. Berkeley, Howell-North Books, 1973, reprinted in 1996

Ships of the St. Clair River Bawal, Raymond A., Jr. Inland Expressions, St. Clair, Mich., 2008River of Destiny: The St. Mary’s Bayliss, Joseph E. & Estelle L. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1955Freighters of Fortune: the Story of the Great Lakes

Beasley, Norman Harper & Brothers, 1930

Cutting Across Time: Logging, Rafting and Milling the Forests of Lake Superior

Bell, Mary T. Schroeder (Minn.) Area Historical Society, 1999

Remarkable History of Hudson’s Bay Company, The

Bryce, George New York, Burt Franklin, 1904, reprinted in 1968

Green Bay Workhorses: The Nau Tug Line Burridge, George N. Manitowoc Maritime Museum, 1991Northwest Company, The Campbell, Marjorie Toronto, MacMillan Co. of Canada, 1973

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S.S. Badger: The Lake Michigan Carferry Chavez, Arthur P. Arcadia Publishing, 2003S.S. City of Midland 41 Chavez, Arthur P. Arcadia Publishing, 2004 Queen of the Great Lakes Car FerriesShip Building and Boat Building in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin from the Beginning to 1985

Christianson, Capt. Raymond Carl Raymond Christianson, 1989

Passage to the Sea: The Story of Canada Steamship Lines

Collard, Edgar Andrew Toronto, Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1991 Big (430 pages)—not just CSL, but much history of lakes shipping, 1845 through 1980s

Davidson’s Goliaths Cooper, David J. & Jensen, John O. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1995Great Lakes, The; the vessels that plough them: their owners, their sailors, and their cargoes; together with a brief history of our inland seas

Curwood, James Oliver New York, James Pugliese, 1967 Reprint of 1909 original

Twilight of the Great Lakes Steamers: The Last Steam Powered Freighters on the Great Lakes

Bawal, Raymond A., Jr. Inland Expressions, 209

Ships of the Great Lakes Buehr, Walter New York, G. P. Putnam’s & Sons, 1956 Post WW II commercial shipping details, before 1000-footersNorthwest Company, The Davidson, Gordon C. New York, Russell and Russell, 1918, reprinted in

1967 Ford Fleet 1923-1989, The Davis, Michael & Snider, Clare Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio, 1994 Detailed history of Ford Motor Company’s vessel operationsGreat Lakes Bulk Carriers, 1869-1985 Devendorf, John F. J. F. Devendorf, Niles, Michigan, 1996Salties 2000-2001 Eakins, NormanRed Stacks Over the Horizon Elliott, James L. Eerdmans, 1967 History of Goodrich Transportation CompanyBy Paddle, Sail & Steam: the A. Neff Fleets Fisher, Marcella Neff M. N. Fisher, 1991Frederickson’s History of the Ann Arbor Auto and Train Ferries Complete with Pictures

Frederickson, Arthur C. and Lucy F. Frankfort, Mich., Gulls Nest Publishing, 1994

Branch Lines & Socanav Tankers of the Great Lakes

Gillham, Skip 2001

Canadian Liberties on the Great Lakes Gillham, Skip Glenaden Press, 2005 47 pages; many photosCanadian Tankers of the Great Lakes, Vol. 4 Gillham, Skip 2003Fjell Line: Great Lakes Pioneers Gillham, Skip 2008Hall Corporation Tankers of the Great Lakes Gillham, Skip 2002Hindman Transportation Gillham, Skip 2007 Gillham’s books are available from the author at 3750 King St.,

Vineland, ON Canada, LOR 2COImperial Oil Tankers of the Great Lakes Gillham, Skip Glenaden Press, 2000Last Boats on the Turkey Trail, The Gillham, Skip 2008Liberties on the Lakes Gillham, Skip 2004Postwar Ships of Canada Steamship Lines Gillham, Skip 2007Ships of Collingwood, The Gillham, Skip 1992; Revised edition 2001Ships of Midland, The Gillham, Skip & Sweeting, Vern 2004Ships of the Misener Fleet Gillham, Skip 2005Ships of the Keystone Fleet Gillham, Skip 2006Ships of Upper Lakes Shipping, The Gillham, Skip 2007Where Two Worlds Meet: The Great Lakes Fur Trade

Gilman, Carolyn & Mortenson, Eric Minnesota Historical Society, 1982

Public Ports for Indiana Gray, Ralph D. Indiana Historical Bureau, 1998 Great Lakes and Ohio River shipping in IndianaWelland Canals, The Greenwald, Michelle et. al. Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, 1979Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume I Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Mack, Becker, Jenkins, England, Seither & Midland fleets, 70

photosFleet Histories Series, The, Volume II Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio United Steamship, Thompson, Forest City, Nicholson-Universal,

Gotham, Northwest Johnson, Browning & McCarthy fleets, 100+ photos

Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume III Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Reiss, Peavey, Gartland, Farrar, Western, Bassett & Foote fleets, 120+ photos

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Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume IV Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio The five fleets of James Paisley and the 14 fleets of James Playfair, 140+ photos

Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume V Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Hutchinson, Central Paper, Lake Ports Shipping, McLouth, & Petosky Cement fleets, 120+ photos

Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume VI Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland-Cliffs, Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Co., Hawgood and Traverse City fleets, 200+ photos

Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume VII Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio James Davidson, George Tomlinson, Lake Transit, Brown & Co., Canada Starch, port Colborne & St. Lawrence Navigation, Coal Carriers, Bayswater and Jupiter Steamship fleets, 200+ photos

Fleet Histories Series, The, Volume VIII Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Shenango Furnace, Cleveland Tankers, Lakeland Tankers, Diamond Steamship, Hindman Transportation, Lakehead Transportation, Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping, and Great Lakes Steamship Co. fleets

Greenwood’s and Dill’s Lakeboats Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Newly updated edition issued April 15 annuallyGreenwood’s Guide to Great Lakes Shipping Harbor House Publishers Updated Annually Namesakes 1900-1909 Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 522 vessels, 529 pagesNamesakes 1910-1919 Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 500 vessels, 507 pagesNamesakes 1920-1929 Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 371 vessels, 377 pagesNamesakes 1930-1955 Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 750 vessels, 493 pagesNamesakes 1956-1980 Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 613 vessels, 627 pagesNamesakes 2000 Greenwood, John O. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 177 vessels operating on the Great Lakes as of 2000Century of Iron and Men, A: History of Cleveland-Cliffs Company

Hatcher, Harlan Bobbs-Merrill, 1950

Long Ships Passing, The Havighurst, Walter The Macmillan Co., New York, 1942Vein of Iron Havighurst, Walter Cleveland, Ohio, The World Publishing Company,

1958History of the merchant ore company Pickands-Mather (now merged with Cleveland Cliffs), former owner of the Interlake fleet

Great Lakes Car Ferries, The Hilton, George W. Howell-North, 1962Lakers, The Hirsimaki, Eric N. Olmstead, Ohio, Mileposts Publishing Co.,

1987Excellent photos and vessel specs

Schooner Passage-Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier

Karamanski, Theodore J. 19th and early 20th century

Silver Stackers, The Kruse, Richard J. Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 2001 Complete photo/narrative account of US Steel Great Lakes operations beginning with the Pittsburgh Steamship Co.

Great Lakes Shipping Ports and Cargoes Lapinski, Patrick D. Iconografix, Inc, Hudson, Wis. 2009 Ports and Cargo Handling, many color and B&W photosKnow Your Ships – Guide to Boats and Boatwatching, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway

Lelievre, Roger A. Issued Annually

Cargo Carriers of the Great Lakes: the Saga of the Great Lakes Fleet—North America’s Fresh Water Merchant Marine

LesStrang, Jacques Boyne City, Mich., Harbor House, 1985

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence System: The World’s Richest Economic Region Served by the World’s Most Efficient Trade Route

LesStrang, Jacques

Eight Steamboats: Sailing Through the Sixties Livingston, Patrick & Shine, Neal Wayne State University, 2004 A colorful memoirPurvis Brothers Fisheries: A Family Tradition Longhurst, Buck Gore Bay & Western Manitoulin Museum, 2009 Many rare photosYankcanuck Steamships Limited Longhurst, Buck & Gillham, Skip Glenaden Press, 2005St. Clair Shipping: Marine Highway Mann, Alan Looking Back Press, 2006 250 photosPre-Seaway Salties McCormick, Daniel C. & Gillham,

Skip2008 1850-1958 , when only these small vessels could enter the

Great LakesCommercial Fishery of the Canadian Great Lakes, The

McCullough, A. B. Environment Canada, 1989

Story of the Great Lakes Towing Company, The Meakin, Alexander C. Great Lakes Historical Society, 1984

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Tin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company

Miller, Al Wayne State University Press, 1999 About U. S. Steel Great Lakes Fleet

Our Inland Seas, Their Shipping and Commerce for Three Centuries

Mills, James Cooke Chicago, 1910

Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930

Mills, John M. Providence, R. I., The Steamship Historical Society of America, 1979

Steamboats on the Fox River Mitchell, D. C. Castle-Pierce Press, 1986Moran’s Shoreside Companion for Great Lakes Ships

Great Lakes vessels currently operating; cross-referenced by former names

Carryore, Nipigon, Labrador Fleets Onchulenko, Gene & Gillham, Skip 2008Ships of the Paterson Fleet, The Onchulenko, Gene & Gillham, Skip St. Catherine’s, Ont., Riverbank Traders, 1996 Riverbank offers other specialized titles on Great Lakes ships

and shippingThe Ships of Kingston Ouderkirk, Gerry and Gillham, Skip 2007Ferry Steamers, The: Detroit-Windsor Ferry Boats

Oxford, William Boston Mills, 1992

End of an Era: the Last of the Great Lakes Steamboats

Plowden, David W.W. Norton, 1992

Good Years, The: Commercial Fishing Industry on Lake Erie

Prothero, Frank Nan-Sea Publications, 1980

Roen Steamship Company: The Way It Was 1909-1976

Purves, John H. John H. Purves, 1983 A thorough account of the early years, plus emphasis on some of the company’s accident and salvage work

Coal to Canada: A History of the Ontario Car Ferry Co.

Rafuse, Ted Steampower Publishing, 2000

U.S. Freighters of the Great Lakes Reaume, Earl Joey, Jr. Border Publishing Co., 2001Illustrated Voyageur, The Sivertson, Howard Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. Paintings and stories of the fur tradePassing Years, The Toronto Harbour Commission Toronto Harbour Commission, 1985 Port history at sesquicentennial, 1834-1985Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery

Von Riedel, Franz Iconografix, 2005

Tugboats of the Great Lakes Von Riedel, Franz Iconografix, 2007W. Watts and Sons, Boat Builders Watts, Peter & Marsh, Tracy Mackinaw Productions, 1997Freighters of Manitowoc: The Story of Great Lakes Freight Carrying Vessels Built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Wenstadt, Tom AuthorHouse, 2007

Freshwater Whales: A History of the American Shipbuilding Company and its Predecessors

Wright, Richard J. Kent State University Press, 1969

Off watch: today and yesterday on the Great Lakes

Young, Anna G. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1957

SPECIAL PLACESCity of the Rapids: Sault Ste. Marie’s Heritage Arbic, Bernie Priscilla Press, 2003Silver Islet: Striking It Rich in Lake Superior Barr, Elinor Natural Heritage/ Natural History Inc., 1988 Thorough account of an unusual enterprise, illustrated Journal of Beaver Island History Beaver Island Historical Society 1988Upper Great Lakes places of significance in the life of Father Jacques Marquette

Beeson, Lewis St. Ignace, Mich., 1966

Minnesota’s North Shore Blacklock, Craig Blacklock Nature Photography, 2007 DVD includedLake Superior: The Ultimate Guide to the Lake Region

Bishop, Hugh E. Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2005

By Water and Rail: History of Lake County, Minnesota

Bishop, Hugh E. Lake Superior Port Cities, 2001

National Parks on the Great Lakes Breen, Raymond L. & Thompson, Ron

Eastern National, 1998

Lake Superior Country in History and in Story Burnham, Guy M. Browzer Books, 1974 (reprint of 1929 edtion) Bayfield, Chequamegon Bay, Apostle Islands area of Wisconsin

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Northeastern Georgian Bay and Its People Campbell, William A. Journal Printing, Sudbury, 1986Discovering Beaver Island Cashman, Bill & Jeff Paradise Bay Press, 1999Grand Island Story, The Castle, Beatrice Hanscom The Marquette County Historical Society, 1974 Marquette County, Michigan’s John M. Longyear Research

Library has an extensive collection of volumes, maps, manuscripts, some dating back to the earliest voyageurs

Lake Superior’s North Shore and Isle Royale Crowley, Kate and Link, MikeWashington Island Eaton, Conan Bryant Eaton Publishing, 1970Cuyahoga, The Ellis, William Donohue Landfall Press, 1975Bruce Beckons, The (The Story of Lake Huron’s Great Peninsula)

Fox, William Sherwood University of Toronto Press

Put-in-Bay Frohman, Charles E. Ohio Historical Society, 1971Isle Royale: A Photographic History Gale, Thomas & Kendra Houghton, Mich., Isle Royale Natural History

Association, 1995Chequamegon Country, The, 1659-1976 Harris, Walt Walter Harris, 1976Honoring Our Detroit River: Caring for Our Home Hartig, Dr. John H. Wayne State University Press, 2003Schooner Days in Door County Hirthe, Walter M. & Mary K. Voyageur Press, 1986Madeline Island and the Chequamegon Region Holzheuter, John O. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1986This Ontonagon Country Jamieson, James K. Ontonagon Herald Press, 1948Highways and Byways of the Great Lakes Johnson, Clifton Macmillan, 1910 Early account of ports on the Great LakesViews of Mackinac Island Kachadurian, Thomas Sleeping Bear Press, 2000Island Heritage: A guided Tour to Lake Erie’s Bass Islands

Ligibel, Ted Ohio State University Press, 1987

Edge of the Arrowhead, The Lydecker, Ryck Minneapolis, Minnesota Marine Advisory Services, Office of Sea Grant, 1976

Yonder Our Island MacDonald, J. E. Cliffe Printing, 1979 History of Cockburn Island in the North ChannelHome Port Erie: Voices of Silent Images MacDonald, Robert J. & Frew,

DavidErie County Historical Society, 1996

St. Clair River: Canadian Shoreline Mann, Alan Looking Back Press, Many historic photosFour Islands: A history of Detroit, Rock, St. Martin’s, and Washington Islands

McDonald, Raymond E. Wolfsong Publications, 1984 History of Islands in Green Bay

Mackinac Connection: The Insider’s Guide to Mackinac Island

McVeigh, Amy Mackinac Publishing, 1998

Wolves of Isle Royale, The Mech, L. David Washington, D. C., U. S. Government Printing Office, U. S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, 1966

Keweenaw Waterway, The Monette, Clarence J. Lake Linden, Mich., 1980Apostle Islands: Official National Park Handbook Naitional Park Service, U.S.

Department of InteriorNPS Division of Publications, Washington, DC 1988

Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale Oikarinen, Peter Houghton, Mich., Isle Royale Natural History Association, 1979

Mackinac Island: Its History in Pictures Peterson, Eugene T. Mackinac Island State Park Commission, 1973The Wolves of Isle Royale—A Broken Balance Peterson, Rolf O. Minoqua, Wis., Willow Creek Press, 1995Over and Back: Picture History of Transportation to Washington Island (Wis.)

Purington, Dick Independent Printing, 1990

Most Superior Land, A: Life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Pyle, Susan Newhof (editor) Lansing, TwoPeninsula Press, 1983 Vol. IV of Michigan Heritage Series

Most Frequently-Asked Questions about the Welland Canal

Richie, Margie Welland Canal Foundation Avaiable from the Welland Canal Foundation, 63 Church St., St. Catherines, ON, L2R 3C4

LaPointe: Village Outpost Ross, Hamilton Nelson Edwards Brothers, 1960Once Upon an Isle: the Story of Fishing Families on Isle Royale

Sivertson, Howard Wisconsin Folk Museum, 1992 40 paintings and reminiscence of Sivertson’s boyhood and family tales, now available through Lake Superior Magazine

Driftwood: Stories Picked Up Along the Shore Sivertson, Howard Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2008 43 paintings and tales of Lake Superior shore

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Tales of the Old North Shore Sivertson, Howard Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 1996 Another Sivertson treasureOur “Downriver” River: Nautical History and Tales of the Lower Detroit River

Smith, Rockne Self Published, 1997

Silver Under the Sea: The Story of the Silver Islet Mine Near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Strickland, Helen Moore Cobalt, Ont., Highway Book Shop, 1979

Old Macinaw, or, The fortress of the Lakes and its surroundings

Strickland, William Peter Philadelphia, James Challen & Son, 1860

Exploring Wisconsin’s North Coast Strzok, David Strzok, David, 1992Visitor’s Guide to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Strzok, David Strzok, David, 1981

Steamboat Era in the Muskokas, The Tatley, Richaard Boston Mills Press, 1983 Two volumesSouth Manitou Island (From Pioneer Community to National Park)

Vent, Myron W. Goodway Press, Inc, 1973

SHIPWRECKSFresh Water Fury Barcus, Frank Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1960Wrecks and Rescues of the Great Lakes Barry, James P. Freshwater Press, Inc. , Cleveland, OhioNight the Fitz Went Down, The Bishop, Hugh E. Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. 2000 Captain Dudley Paquette’s perspective on Fitzgerald sinkingShipwrecks of the Lakes Bowen, Dana Thomas Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Originally published in 1962 with reprintingsGhost Ships of the Great Lakes Boyer, Dwight Freshwater Press, Inc. , Cleveland, Ohio, 1968White Hurricane: A Great Lakes November Gale & America’s Deadliest Maritime Disasters

Brown, David G. 2001

By Fire, Storm and Ice: Underwater Archaeology in the Apostle Islands

Cooper, David J., et. al. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1991

The Cedarville Conspiracy: Indicting U.S. Steel Cox, L. Stephen University of Michigan Press, 2005Wild Gales and Tattered Sails: Shipwrecks of Northwestern Lake Michigan

Crevier, Paul J., Jr. P. J. Crevier, 1997

Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior’s North Shore: A Diver’s Guide

Daniel, Stephen B. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008 Detailed descriptions; hundreds of photos

Terrifying Steamboat Stories: True Tales of Shipwreck, Death & Disaster on the Great Lakes

Donohue, James A & M/Altwerger & Mandel Publishing Co., 1991

In the Belly of the Whale Engman, Elmer Duluth, Minn., Innerspace, 1976Shipwreck Guide to the Western Half of Lake Superior

Engman, Elmer Duluth, Minn., Innerspace, 1976

Sea Disasters Eastlake, Keith Brown Packaging Partworks, 1999Shipwrecks of the Straits of Mackinac Feltner, Charles E. & Jeri Baron Seajay Publications, 1991Ships and Shipwrecks of Door County, Wisconsin

Frederickson, Arthur C. & Lucy F. Door County Publishing Company, 1961 Two volumes

Shipwrecks Off Keweenaw Frimodig, Mac (D. M.) Lansing, Mich., Fort Wilkins Natural History Association and Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1974

Ships in Trouble: The Great Lakes 1850-1930 Gillham, SkipShipwrecks of the Great Lakes Hancock, Paul (editor) Thunder Bay Press, 2001 Chronological, illustratedDiver’s Guide to Michigan Harrington, Steve Maritime Press, 1990Diver’s Guide to Wisconsin Harrington, Steve Maritime Press, 1991Gales of November Hemming, Robert J. Freshwater Press, inc. Cleveland, Ohio The sinking of the Edmund FitzgeraldShips Gone Missing Hemming, Robert J. Freshwater Press, Inc. Cleveland, OhioEastland: Legacy of the Titanic Hilton, George W. Stanford University Press, 1996Above and Below: Lighthouses and Shipwrecks of Isle Royale

Holden, Thom Houghton, Mich., Isle Royale Natural History Association, 1985

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Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario

Johnson, Kathy & Lashbrook, Greg Pisces Books, 1991

29 Missing: The True & Tragic Story of the Disappearance of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

Kanter, Andrew Michigan State University Press, 1998 Appealing to children and young adults

“Unholy” Apostles, The: Tales of Chequamegon Shipwrecks

Keller, James M. Bayfield, Wis., Apostle Islands Press, 1984

One Hundred Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks, The Kohl, Cris Seawolf Communications, West Chicago, IL, 1998Shipwreck Tales: the St. Clair River Kohl, Cris C. Kohl, Chatham, ON, 1987CHICORA: Lost on Lake Michigan Lane, Kit Pavilion PressLake Michigan Shipwrecks, South Haven to Grand Haven

Lane, Kit Pavilion Press, 1997

Shipwrecks of Isle Royale National Park: The Archeological Survey

Lenihan, Daniel J. (editor) Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 1994 & 1997 Adapted from National Park Service’s Submerged Cultural Resources Center for Professional Papers No. 8

Fitzgerald’s Storm MacInnis, Joseph Thunder Bay Press, 1997Shipwrecks of Lake Superior Marshall, Jim (editor) Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. References, maps, photos; Revised and updated 2005Fate of the Griffon, The McLean, Harrison John Griffin Press, Ltd., 1974Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships Neuschel, Fred Uniiversity of Michigan Press, 2007Ice Water Museum Oleszewski, Wes Avery Color Studios, 1993Mysteries and Histories of the Great Lakes Oleszewski, Wes Avery Color Studios, 1998Sounds of Disaster: Great Lakes Shipwrecks Oleszewski, Wes 1993Stormy Seas: Triumphs and Tragedies of Great Lakes Ships

Oleszewski, Wes 1991 Overlooked true stores; Olleszewski’s first book

Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivals Ratigan, William Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., 1960

Pewabic—Deadly Waters Reynolds, Francis E. Sarge Publications, 1998Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Schumaker, Michael Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005

Wrecks and Disasters Shipley, Robert Vanwell Publishing, 1992Rescue from Grampa Woo Skelton, Joan Natural Heritage, 1998Explore Great Lakes Shipwrecks Stabelfeldt, Kimm A 1992 A Series of 3 VolumesDangerous Coast: Pictured Rocks Shipwrecks Stonehouse, Frederick & Fountain,

Daniel R.Avery Color Studios, Au Train, Mich. 1997

Isle Royale Shipwrecks Stonehouse, Frederick 1997Keweenaw Shipwrecks Stonehouse, Frederick Au Train, Mich., Avery Color Studios, 1988Lake Superior’s ‘Shipwreck Coast’: A Survey of Maritime Accidents from Whitefish Bay’s Point Iroquois to Grand Marais, Michigan

Stonehouse, Frederick Au Train, Mich., Avery Color Studios, 1986

Marquette Shipwrecks Stonehouse, Frederick Marquette, Mich., Harboridge Press, 1974Munising Shipwrecks Stonehouse, Frederick Au Train, Mich., Avery Color Studios, 1983Shipwreck of the Mesquite: Death of a Coast Guard Cutter

Stonehouse, Frederick 1991

Short Guide to the Shipwrecks of Thunder Bay, A


Went Missing Stonehouse, Frederick Au Train, Mich., Avery Color Studios, 1984

Wreck Ashore: the United States Life-Saving Service on the Great Lakes

Stonehouse, Frederick Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. 1994 Illustrated account of the Lake’s earliest heroes

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, The Stonehouse, Frederick Au Train, Mich., Avery Color Studios, 1982 (3rd edition)

Shipwreck! A Comprehensive Directory of Over 3,700 Shipwrecks on the Great Lakes

Swayze, David D. Boyne City, Mich., Harbor House Pub. 1992

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Graveyards of the Lakes Thompson, Mark L. 2000Erie Wrecks Wachter, Georgann & Michael Corporate Impact Press, 1997Erie Wrecks East Wachter, Georgann & Michael Corporate Impact Press, 2000Erie Wrecks West Wachter, Georgann & Michael Corporate Impact Press, 2001Shipwrecked: vessels that met tragedy on Northern Lake Superior

Wrigley, Ronald Cobalt, Ont., Highway Book Shop, 1985

Lake Superior Shipwrecks Wolff, Dr. Julius F. Jr. Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc. 1989 revision Comprehensive chronology, illustratedLIGHTHOUSESNorthern Lights: Lighthouse of Canada Baird, David Toronto, Lynx Images, Inc., 1999 Includes ocean coasts, but 36 lighthouses on Great Lakes in

OntarioLighthouses of the Great Lakes: Your Ultimate Guide to the Region’s Historic Lighthouses

Berger, Todd L. & Dempster, Daniel E.

Voyageur Press, 2002

Women Who Kept the Lights: An Illustrated History of Female Lighthouse Keepers

Clifford, Mary Louise & J. Candace Cypress Communications, 2001 (2nd edition)

Instructions to Light-Keepers Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers 1989Alone in the Night: Lighthouses of Georgian Bay, Manitoulin Island and the North Channel

Gutsche, Andrea et al Lynx Images, 1996

Ghostly Lights: Great Lakes Lighthouse Tales of Terror

Hivert-Carthew, Annick Wilderness Adventure Books, 1998

Northern Lights, The: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes

Hyde, Charles K. Two Peninsulas Press, 1995

Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Jones, Ray The Globe Pequot Press, 2007 Includes many Great Lakes LighthousesPinpoint Guide to Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses: Eastern Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York

Jones, Ray & Roberts, Bruce 1998

Keepers of the Lights: Keepers and Their Families of Door County, Wisconsin

Karges, Steven William Claxton, Ltd. 2000

Living at a Lighthouse: Oral Histories from the Great Lakes

Kozma, LuAnne Gaykowski (editor) Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, 1987

Keepers of Valour, Lakes of Vengeance: Lakeboats, Lifesavers & Lighthouses


Lighthouse Adventures, Heroes, Haunts & Havoc on the Great Lakes


Great Lakes Lighthouses, American & Canadian Oleszewski, Wes & Sapulski, Wayne

Avery Color Studios, 1998 A comprehensive directory & photo collection

Traveler’s Guide to 116 Western Great Lakes Lighthouses, A

Penrose, Laurie 1995

Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses Roberts, Bruce & Jones, RayWestern Great Lakes Lighthouses: Michigan & Superior

Roberts, Bruce 2001 Paperback

Great Lakes Lighthouses: Ontario to Superior Roberts, Bruce & Jones, Ray Globe Pequot Press, 1994Lighthouses of Lake Michigan, Past and Present Sapulski, Wayne S. Wilderness Adventure Books, 2001Lighthouse Keepers and Coast Guard Cutters: Heroic Lighthouse Keepers and Coast Guard Cutters Named After Them

Stonehouse, Frederick Avery Color Studios, 2000

Great Lakes Lighthouse Tales Stonehouse, Frederick et. al. Avery Color Studios, 1998Shaganash: Lake Superior Lighthouse Strathbogey, James II Thunder Bay, Ont., Porphry Press, 1988 A charming tale, but not to be used for navigationLighthouse Families Shelton-Roberts, Cheryl & Roberts,

BruceCrane Hill Publishers, 1997

Lighthouse Keepers and Coast Guard Cutters Stonehouse, Frederick

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Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio

Wargin, Ed Ann Arbor Media Group LLC, 2005

Bright Lights, Dark Nights: Great Lakes Lighthouses

Wright, Larry & Patricia Boston Mills Press, 1999

Bonfires & Beacons: Great Lakes Lighthouses Wright, Larry & Patricia Boston Mills Press, 1996Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Wright, Larry & Patricia Boston Mills Press, 2006 Comprehensive. 650 Lighthouses.,GENERAL INTERESTTales of the Great Lakes (Anthology) Castle Books, 1986 Articles from Scribner’s magazineGreat Lakes, The: An Environmental Atlas & Resource Book

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada; 3rd Edition, 1995

Tales of the Great Lakes: Stories from Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin

Seacaucus, N.J., Castle Publishing Reprint of a collection of magazine and newspaper articles, 1890-1910

Boats, Ships and a Raft: Memories and Reflections

Anderson, David C. Hanfors Press, Decorah, Iowa, 2009 Stories, memories, discussion of Great Lakes issues; historical photos

Great Lakes Journey: A New Look at America’s Fresh Water Coast

Ashworth, William 2000

Late Great Lakes, The: an Environmental History Ashworth, WilliamSteamboating Barone, Ryan Publish America, 2007 A memoirFate of the Lakes, The Barry, James P. Baker Book House, 1972Georgian Bay: the Sixth Great Lake Barry, James P. Seaway Ships Annual Beauchamp, Rene Rene Beauchamp, 9041 Bellerive, Montreal, QC

Canada, H1L 3S5Published annually, press run limited to 150 copies

Voices for the Watershed: Environmental Issues in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Drainage Basin

Beck, Gregor Gilpin & Litteljohn, Bruce

McGill—Queens University Press, 2001

Lake Superior: The Ultimate Guide to the Region Bishop, Hugh Lake Superior Magazine, 2005 History, maps, attractionsHaunted Lake Superior Bishop, Hugh, Hayden, Paul &

LeMay, KonnieLake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2003

Lake Superior Images, The Blacklock, Craig Blacklock Nature Photography, 2nd edition, 1998 Stunning photographyGreat Lakes Solo: Exploring the Great Lakes Coastline from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Boundary Waters of Minnesota

Blocksma, Mary IUniverse.com 6,000 mile adventure by a woman alone along coastal highways

Around the Shores of Lake Michigan Bogue, Margaret Beattie University of Wisconsin Press, 1985Captain’s Chair, The Brandow, Jay Michael www.JayBrandow.com, 2004Call of the North Wind: Voyages & Adventures on Lake Superior

Bree, Marlin Marlor Press, 1996

In the Teeth of the Northeaster: A Solo Voyage on Lake Superior

Bree, Marlin Marlor Press

Wake of the Green Storm Bree, Marlin Marlor Press, 2001Fully-Accredited Ocean, A: Essays on the Great Lakes

Brehm, Victoria 1998

Women’s Great Lakes Reader, The Brehm, Victoria Ladyslipper, 2001 (2nd edition)Wild Shore: Exploring Lake Superior by Kayak Breining, Greg University of Minnesota Press, 2000Great Lakes Guidebook, The Cantor, George Ann Arbor, The University of Michigan Press,

1978-1980Three volumes in paperback

North to Lake Superior: Journal of Charles W. Penny 1840

Carter, James L. & Rankin, Ernest H.

Marquette County, 1970 Account of the historic Douglass Houghton expedition

Exploring Superior Country: The Nature Guide to Lake Superior

Charles, Craig 1992

Great Lakes, The Chester, Carole New York, Gallery Books, 1985 Photo, art bookLadies of the Lakes Clary, James Thunder Bay Press, 1994Knife Island: Circling a Year in a Herring Skiff Dahl, Stephen Nodin Press, Minneapolis, Minn., 2009 One year of a gillnetter’s life on Lake Superior

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Chippewas of Lake Superior, The Danzinger, Edmund J. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1978The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas

Dennis, Jerry Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin’s Press, 2003 & 2004 (paperback edition)

Georgian Bay De Visser, John & Ross, Judy 1994Indian Rock Paintings of the Great Lakes Dewdney, Selwyn H. University of Toronto Press, 1962Life on the Great Lakes: A Wheelsman’s Story Dutton, Fred W. Wayne State University Press, 1991The Arteries of Commerce Fay, Christopher W. XLibris Corporation, 1999 FictionUSCG Mackinaw: An Illustrated History of a Great Lakes Queen

Fornes, Mike Mike Fornes, Box 305, Mackinaw City, Mich, 49701, 2006

Debt of Conscience Giangrande, Lorenzo First Books Library, 2002Final Voyages: Lakers Scrapped Far From Home

Gillham, Skip Self-publlished

Great Lakes Triangle, The Gourley, Jay Greenwich, Conn., Fawcett Publications, 1977The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region

Grady, Wayne Greystone Books Division of Douglas & McIntyre, Ltd., Vancouver, BC, 2007

Undaunted: The Story of a United States Navy Tug and her Crew in World War II

Grahlfs, F. Lincoln Grahifs, F. Lincoln, 2002

Songquest: The Journals of Great Lakes Folklorist Ivan H. Walton

Grimm, Joe (editor) Wayne State University Press, 2005

Mysterious Islands: Forgotten Tales of the Great Lakes

Gutsche, Andrea & Bisaillon, Cindy 1999

Deckhand: Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes Haydamacker, Nelson “Mickey” with Alan D. Miller

University of Michigan Press, 2009 First-hand account of deckhand’s experiences; 32 color photos

Flotsam, Jetsam and Lagan Hall, Captain Ernie Cambridge, Md., Cornell Maritime Press, 1965 Nautical smorgasbord with enough Great Lakes content to qualify for this list. Lagan rhymes with wagon.

Lake Effect: A Deckhand’s Journey on the Great Lakes Freighters

Hill, Richard Gale Force Press, 2008 Life on the ore carriers in the 1970s

Wooden Boats and Iron Men: The History of Commercial Fishing in Northern Lake Michigan and Door County 1850-2005

Jensen, Trygvie www.woodenboatsandironmen.com

By Canoe and Moccasin: Some Native Place Names of the Great Lakes

Johnston, Basil Lakefield, Ont., Waapoone Publishing, 1986

Native Americans of the Great Lakes Kallen, Stuart A. 2000Great Lakes Ecosystem of North America, The Katz, Sharon 1998Five Sisters, The: 299 Things Every Great Lakes Buff Should Know: Plus an Album of Historic Sites and Sights

Keefe, Bill Action Research, Oak Park, Ill., 1994 Reference Publications, Inc./Action Research Institute

Voices from the Sweetwater Seas: a Great Lakes Anthology

Keefe, William F. (editor) Action Research Institute, 1997

Faces of the Great Lakes, The King, B. A. & Ela, Jonathan Sierra Club Books, 1977 Excellent text for a coffee table book; Preface by Sigurd OlsonDining on Inland Seas: Nautical China from the Great Lakes Region of North America

Krummes, Daniel C. Nautical Works Press, 1997 For collectors of china used in laker galleys and dining rooms

Buckets and Belts: Evolution of the Great Lakes Self-Unloader

Lafferety, William & van Heest, Valerie

In-Depth Editions, 2009 Over 100 years of self un-loading Great Lakes vessels, since 1902 conversion of the Hennepen

Lake Huron Landon, Fred New York, The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1944Reflections in a Tarnished Mirror: the use and abuse of the Great Lakes

Legault, Jim (photos); Sisulak, Mary Ellen (illustrations)

Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Golden Glow Publishing, 1978

Superior: The Haunted Shore Litteljohn, Bruce & Drew, Wayland Gage Publishing Co.,1975; Paperback: Macmillan of Canada 1983

Excellent Canadian coastline photos and text

Eight Steamboats: Sailing Through the Sixties Livingston, Patrick Wayne State University, Michigan Publishing Co. An engaging memoir

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Summer Dreams: The Story of Bob-Lo Island Livingston, Patrick Wayne State University Press, 2008 Story of an amusement park that operated south of Detroit for nearly 100 years

Song of Hiawatha, The Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth Reprint available from Lake Superior Magazine Frederic Remington illustrationsLake Superior Country, The Longstreth, T. Morris New York, The Century Company, 1924Lake Superior: Story and Spirit Mahan, John and Ann Gaylord, Mich., Sweetwater Visions, 1998“Ne-sa-je-won” as the Ottawas say; a tale of the waters that run down from Lake Superior to the sea

Martin, Helen M. Cleveland, Ohio, William Feather Company, 1939

Sail the Inland Sea: A Tale of Two Voyages MacDonald, Bill Thunder Bay, Ont., Porphry Press, 1993 Account of two fresh water trips on commercial vessels; many photos

Lake Superior Journal: Jim Marshall’s Views from the Bridge

Marshall, Jim Lake Superior Port Cities, 1999 The late publisher of Lake Superior Magazine tells of his experiences on the Big Lake

Ashore After Fifty Years McGrath, Ray I. Border Publishing Co., 1996Superior: Journeys on an Inland Sea McGuffin, Gary and Joan Kayaking, excellent photosShips of the Great Lakes Cookbook McKenna, Paula Creative Characters Publishing Group, 2001Sea Stories Metz, Captain Richard The Write Word, 2004Collision Under the Bridge Michaels, Jon Paul & Michaels,

BrentBullhead Publishing, 2008 The 1972 collision between the steamers Sidney E. Smith, Jr.

and Parker Evans near the Blue Water bridgeLake Rhymes: Folk Songs of the Great Lakes Region

Murdock, Lee and Joann Depot Recordings Publications, 2004 Includes CD

Armour—A Lake Superior Fisherman Oikarainen, Peter Manitou Books, 1991Distant Shores: Photographs from Lake Superior & Lake Michigan

Olsenius, Richard Excellent photos; accompanying music available

Sailor Girl Olson, Sheree-Lee The Porcupine’s Quill, Inc., 2008 A fictional coming-of-age story of a Canadian girl

Tales of the Great Lakes Oppel, Frank 1999Stories of the Great Lakes Parsons, Earl Canton, O., Rob-Roy Graphic Arts, 1963Erhardt N. Peters ‘Spirit of the Lakes’ Petersen, David K. 2004 300 photos from the Golden Age of Car Ferries on the LakesIcebreaker Mackinaw Planisek, Sandra L. Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association,

2006Well-illustrated; profits go to Mackinaw’s restoration

Lake Ontario Pound, Arthur Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1945 American Lake SeriesLake Michigan Quaife, Milo M. Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1944 American Lake SeriesGuardian of the Great Lakes: the U.S. Paddle Frigate Michigan

Rodgers, Bradley A. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996

Enduring Great Lakes, The Rousmaniere, John New York, Norton, 1979Long Blue Edge of Ontario, The Scharfenberg, Doris Grand Rapids, Mich., Wm. B. Eerdmans

Publishing Co.,1984Long Blue Edge of Summer, The Scharfenberg, Doris Grand Rapids, Mich., Wm. B. Eerdmans

Publishing Co., 1982 Ida’s Ride Schiesser, Trish Old Lieutenant Press, 1999 FictionPaddle Wheelers Shipley, Robert Vanwell Publishing, 1991Propellers Shipley, Robert Vanwell Publishing, 1992Schooners Shipley, Robert Vanwell Publishing, 1991Winds Over Lake Huron Sinclair, Capt. Robert A. Exposition Press, 1977Schooners, Skiffs and Steamships: Stories Along Lake Superior’s Water Trails

Sivertson, Howard Lake Superior Port Cities, 2001 39 color paintings with companion stories and history

Sweetwater Sea Saga Soetebier, Virginia M. McDonald and Woodward Publishing Co. 1991 Lore and experiences gleaned from over 40 years sailing Lake Superior

Great Lakes Adventure, A: The Journey Begins Spicuzza, Edward Self Published, 2008 A photographic journalInsider’s Guide to the Lake Superior Region, The Stanish, Susan and Blixt, Janet Insider’s Guide, 1996Superior: Portrait of a Living Lake Steinhacker, Charles & Karlen, Arno New York, Harper & Row, not dated, circa 1970 One of the earlier coffee table books about Lake Superior;

excerpts from early writing.

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Haunted Lake Erie Stonehouse, Frederick Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2007Haunted Lake Huron Stonehouse, Frederick Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2007Haunted Lake Michigan Stonehouse, Frederick Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2006Haunted Lakes, The Stonehouse, Frederick Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 1997 Ghost Stories and SuperstitionsHaunted Lakes, The II Stonehouse, Frederick Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 2000 Sequel Women and the Lakes: Untold Great Lakes Maritime Tales


Great Lakes Marine Paintings of the Nineteenth Century

Sweeney, J. Gray Muskegon Museum of Art, 1983

Ojibwa, The Tanner, Helen Hornbeck New York, Chelsea House Publishing, 1992A Sailor’s Logbook Thompson, Mark L. Wayne State University Press, 1999Hangdog Reef: Poems Sailing the Great Lakes Tudor, Stephen Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1989 Verse by a late GLCC memberHaul-out: New and Selected Poems Tudor, Stephen Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1996 More verse by a late GLCC memberLure of the Lakes: A Taste of the Great Lakes Wakefield, George P. 2001Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors Walton, Ivan & Grimm, Joe Great Lakes Books, 2002Fresh Water Seas: The Great Lakes Crisis Weller, Phil Between the Lines Publishing, 1990Reflections: Stories of the Great Lakes Wiening, Paul G. St. Catherines, Ont., Stonehouse Publications,

1990Real Shanty Days, The Wilke, Wendell Self Published, 1999-2008 Fish Tug History around Algoma, with subsequent Volumes II

and IIISmithsonian Guide to Historic America, The: The Great Lakes States Ohio-Indiana-Illinois-Michigan-Wisconsin-Minnesota

Winckler, Suzanne New York, Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1989 Up to the Smithsonian standard

Centennial: Steaming Through the American Century

Winters, Chris Running Light Press, 2008 Life aboard the oldest operational freighter, the St. Mary’s Challenger

Captain’s Wife, The—A Story of the Great Lakes Wright, Mary Eileen Peanut Butter Publishing, 1999CHILDREN’SLake Erie Beckett, Harry Rourke Book Co., 1999Lake Huron Beckett, Harry Rourke Book Co., 1999Lake Michigan Beckett, Harry Rourke Book Co., 1999Lake Ontario Beckett, Harry Rourke Book Co., 1999Lake Superior Beckett, Harry Rourke Book Co., 1999Waterways to the Great Lakes Beckett, Harry Rourke Book Co., 1999Mail by the Pail Bergel, Colin 2000Paddle-to-the-Sea Holling, Holling Clancy Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1941; reprinted

2001Ages 9-12. Indian boy’s journey engages and teaches young minds.

Storm Codes Maurer, Tracy Nelson Windward Publishing, 2007 Illustrated by Christina RodriiquezGreat Lakes and Great Ships, An Illustrated History for Children

Mitchell, John & Woodruff, Tom Suttons Bay, Mich., Sutton’s Bay, 1991

The Gulls of the Edmund Fitzgerald Seymour, Tres Orchard Books, 1996 Ages 4-8Icebound: The Adventures of Young George Sheldon and the SS Michigan

van Heest, Valerie In-Depth Editions, 2008 Adults will enjoy this book, too. A true story, illustrated.

GEOLOGYMichigan Gold: Mining in the Upper Peninsula Fountain, Daniel R. Lake Superior Port Cities, Inc., 1992 Mining in Michigan wasn’t just iron and copperGeology of the Great Lakes Hough, Jack Luin University of Illinois Press, 1958

Geology of the Lake Superior Region Laberge, Gene L. Phoenix, Geoscience Press, 1994Ne-saw-je-won, as the Ottawas say: A Tale of the waters that run down from Lake Superior to the Sea

Martin, Helen M. M. D. Harbaugh, Cleveland, Ohio, 1939 Publication of a treatise commissioned by M. A. Hanna Company, The Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Pickands, Mather and Company, and Oglebay Norton Company

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Talking Rocks: Geology and 10,000 Years of Native American Tradition in the Lake Superior Region

Morton, R. L. & Gawboy, Carl 1999 An engaging reconciliation of the Indian land ethic and the eco-system and geology of the Pays d’en Haut

Geology and Scenery, North Shore of Lake Superior

Pye, E.G. Toronto, Ont., Department of Mines, 1969

Origin of the Great Lakes Basins Shepard, Francis P. Washington, 1938‘ Geology and Scenery, North Shore of Lake

Huron RegionRichardson, J. A. & Card, K. D. Toronto, Ont., Ministry of Natural Resources, 1972

Superior North Shore, The: A Natural History of Lake Superior’s Northern Lands and Waters

Waters, Thomas F. University of Minnesota Press, 1999

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