Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Photography, Pictorials, History, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest
| Author: | Wil O'Connell, Pat O'Connell | ISBN: | 9781439643099 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | April 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Wil O'Connell, Pat O'Connell |
| ISBN: | 9781439643099 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | April 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
From the Straits of Mackinac to the Detroit River, Images of America: Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan reveals intriguing stories of lighthouses and the people who depended on them. Readers will enjoy discovering what happened when a large ship fell 20 feet over one of the Soo Locks and the captain commented, �Good-bye Old World,� as well as of a persistent ghost that caused havoc with the Coast Guard. Which lighthouse was a construction miracle in 1874? And whatever happened to the lost lighthouses of the Detroit River? A collection of the mysteries, storms, fires, and heroics surrounding the lighthouses of eastern Michigan are waiting within.
From the Straits of Mackinac to the Detroit River, Images of America: Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan reveals intriguing stories of lighthouses and the people who depended on them. Readers will enjoy discovering what happened when a large ship fell 20 feet over one of the Soo Locks and the captain commented, �Good-bye Old World,� as well as of a persistent ghost that caused havoc with the Coast Guard. Which lighthouse was a construction miracle in 1874? And whatever happened to the lost lighthouses of the Detroit River? A collection of the mysteries, storms, fires, and heroics surrounding the lighthouses of eastern Michigan are waiting within.
