Lighthouses of Lake Superior's North Shore: The Historic Beacons of Minnesota, Isle Royale and Ontario
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Lighthouses of Lake Superior's North Shore: The Historic Beacons of Minnesota, Isle Royale and Ontario
By (Author) Elle Andra-Warner
North Shore Press,U.S.
North Shore Press,U.S.
23rd February 2021
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of the Americas
Local history
Photography and photographs
Places and peoples: general and pictorial works
Physical Properties
Paperback
218
Width 152mm, Height 228mm
Description
This full-color guide presents photographs and history of 41 lighthouses and navigational beacons between Duluth, Minnesota, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Lighthouses of Lake Superiors North Shore is the first comprehensive guide to the lighthouses and navigational beacons from Duluth, Minnesota, to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Noted author and Lake Superior historian Elle Andra-Warner of Thunder Bay, Ontario, spent several years researching the North Shores maritime history to create this well organized and highly readable addition to anyones Lake Superior library.
Amply illustrated with color photography of nearly every lighthouse, as well as rarely seen historical photos, the book includes chapters for 41 lighthouses located in Minnesota, on Michigans Isle Royale and in Ontario. Discover the lighthouses you can visit, from locations in state and national parks to remote wilderness islands. Learn about the storms and shipwrecks that led to their construction, the lonely lives of the light keepers and the role the lighthouses play in present-day maritime navigation. Included are stories of famed lights such as Minnesotas Split Rock Lighthouse, Isle Royales Rock of Ages and Ontarios former Lighthouse of Doom.
Lighthouse lovers will find Lighthouses of Lake Superiors North Shore to be a treasure trove of photos and information, while tales told by Andra-Warner will captivate anyone who loves the big lake.
Author Bio
Elle Andra-Warner was born in a castle in Europe, while in a post-war Estonian displaced-persons camp. She lived for a time in England, then came to Canada with her parents in the 1950s. Her family settled on the Lake Superior shoreline in Port Arthur, Ontario (now part of the city of Thunder Bay). The sounds and sights of Great Lakes shipping were an everyday part of her Canadian childhood. She is the author of several books, including Edmund Fitzgerald: The Legendary Great Lakes Shipwreck.
