Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia
By: Larry and Patricia Wright
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Published: November 1, 2006
Place of publication: Ontario, Canada
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781550463996
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: United States - Midwest - General; Travel; Description And Travel; Photography Of Specific Subjects; Travel - United States; Special Interest - General; Lighthouses - Great Lakes (North America) - History; Lighthouses - Great Lakes (North America) - Pictorial works; Travel / United States / Midwest / East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI); North America; Pictorials
Description: The lighthouses of the five Great Lakes -- a comprehensive collection with full-color photographs. This comprehensive, full-color encyclopedia features more than 650 lighthouses located on all five of the Great Lakes. These lakes may appear easy to navigate, but swift currents, hidden reefs and shoals, shifting sandbars, uncharted passages and fierce, fast-moving storms made early navigation a mariner's nightmare. Thousands of sailors' lives were lost before the network of lighthouses was established, and tales of tragedy and triumph abound. All manner of stone, brick and wooden lighthouses were erected to light the night and guide the captains of schooners, steamers, brigs, barks and sloops. Too many of these noble structures have now fallen into disrepair or have been torn down in the name of progress, but hundreds survive as monuments to an exciting period in history and points of pilgrimage for millions of maritime enthusiasts. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia includes lighthouses in both the United States and Canada. For each there is a description of its history and construction material. For many that are either open to the public or accessible through state or provincial parks, points of access are given.