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4) Michigan
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Michigan boasts many treasures with peaceful lakeside towns, classic resorts, forest, mountains, and waterfalls. This book tells you what you need to know to plan the perfect trip for you, including top beaches, hikes, and golf resorts ; where to spot wildlife, including elk, moose, and birds; scenic getaways to Mackinac Island and wine country; tips on the best places to view autumn colors; itineraries recommending how to spend your time everywhere...
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2008.
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English
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Here are 19 backroads drives around Lake Michigan, showing you the grand lake as never before in this richly illustrated exploration of the Great Lake's history, culture, ecology, and natural beauty. The big blue inland sea—the only Great Lake entirely within U.S. borders—appears here in all its natural diversity. These day trips take you to the ancient forests and vast sand dunes of Michigan and Wisconsin and on beautiful backroads
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[2015]
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English
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The host and producers of Under the Radar Michigan, a PBS television series, provide the travel destinations of their first 50 episodes. "If you're looking for great Michigan places to explore, vacation, eat, live, start a business or just relax, this book is for you. Chapter by chapter, we take you along on our first fifty episodes and discover great Michigan cities, interesting people, incredible restaurants, romantic spaces and great places to...
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2018.
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English
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"Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure"--
"When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government...
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[2021]
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English
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"Northern Michigan is a place, like all places, in change. Over the past half century, its landscape has been bulldozed, subdivided, and built upon. Climate change warms the water of the Great Lakes at an alarming rate€Lake Superior is now the fastest-warming large body of freshwater on the planet€creating increasingly frequent and severe storm events, altering aquatic and shoreline ecosystems, and contributing to further invasions by non-native...
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"Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals of the Great Lake State! This book by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch features comprehensive entries for 96 Michigan rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. Learn from the fascinating information about everything from Petoskey stone and copper to gold and agates. The easy-to-use format means you'll quickly find what you need to know and where to look. The authors' incredible, sharp, full-color photographs...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Discover a northern paradise in the breathtaking landscapes and unspoiled wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This book gives you what you need to experience it all: getaways ranging from a romantic weekend on Mackinac Island to week-long adventures exploring the lakes, forests, and mountains; advice on outdoor recreation, including the best hikes, camping spots, and waterfalls; tips for vacationing in every season, from scenic drives in summer...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"This book lists the locations and contact information for every winery, cidery, and meadery in Michigan. It also includes a brief description of options available to visitors, from outdoor seating, food, tours of the winery and production area, and types of wines, ciders, and meads they offer. A list of distilleries is also included. The book is divided into five sections of the state: southwest, northwest, upper peninsula, northeast, and southeast....
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"Ever since French explorers first cast their eyes on Lake Michigan, this huge inland sea has been the scene of thousands of shipwreck rescues and tragedies. As mishaps and disasters proliferated, a dedicated service of lifesavers arose. Braving perilousconditions, these servicemen pulled those aboard the merchant schooner Havanna from certain death. The intrepid St Joseph Lifesavers saved the crew and passengers of the City of Duluth. Sadly, not...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Under the Radar Michigan is an Emmy award winning PBS television series that features the cool people, places, and things that make Michigan an awesome place to live, work, and play. Chapter by chapter, we take you along fifty episodes and discover great Michigan cities, interesting people, incredible restaurants, romantic spaces, and great places to vacation with the whole family. In this (our third) book, we take on the challenge of charter fishing,...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Under the Radar Michigan" is an Emmy award winning PBS television series that features the cool people, places and things that make Michigan a great place to live, work and play. If you're looking for awesome Michigan places to explore, vacation, eat, live, start a business or just kick back and relax, this book is for you. In this, our second installment, chapter by chapter we take you along with us on our 'next' fifty episodes. Get ready to discover...
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"Best Tent Camping: Michigan presents 50 private, state park, and state forest campgrounds, organized into five distinct regions. Selections are based on location, topography, size, and overall appeal, and every site is rated for beauty, privacy, spaciousness, safety and security, and cleanliness-so you'll always know what to expect. The new full-color edition of this proven guidebook provides everything you need to know, with detailed maps of each...
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