Lake Superior
Secrets
Photographs & reflections by Bruce Montagne
Breezes traveling across its large expanse cool the skin. The scream of a bald eagle as it sweeps a salmon from Agawa Bay slices the fog. The fragrance of untouched places permeates the boreal forest. August blueberries are bittersweet.
Photographer Bruce Montagne finds a dimension of the lake rarely observed, the intangible one. The journey has been long and unpredictable. What started as a simple excursion to the region became a quest to unravel its hidden themes, the secrets of Lake Superior.
The resulting images flow
from quiet and contemplative to breathtaking and grand. Montagne invites all
of us to discover Lake Superior through this intimate experience.
Visit Author: www.whisperwood.net
ISBN 1-58726-293-2
Retail $39.95
10.5 x 10.5 hardcover
144 pages
Islands:
Great Lakes' Stories
by Gerry Volgenau
Most people are stunned to learn that the Great Lakes have some 35,000 islands, including the world's largest freshwater island. This book takes readers to 18 intriguing and accessible locations around the Great Lakes and helps them explore a wide range of activities, from wilderness hiking, kayaking, fishing and horseback riding to relaxing at plush resorts and dining at world-class restaurants. This book will make a visitor feel like an islander.
In Islands: Great Lakes Stories meet Jesse Strang, the islander who declared himself king and ruled for many years; walk with the ghosts who haunt many of Mackinac's legendary houses; spot South Bay Bessie, the Lake Erie monster, who has been seen by many modern-day boat captains; discover the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a Dodge family heir; and see the islands that actually showed up on the world's most accurate maps-but never existed at all!
Visit Author: www.penandcompass.com
Hardcover 5.5 x 8.5"
292 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-128-6
$22.95
Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio
Photography by Ed Wargin
The many moods of Michigan's majestic sentinels are brought to life by the amazing images in Ed Wargin's Legends of Light. Wargin, one of the regions most talented photographers, has been busy shooting Michigan lighthouses, trying to capture each in a manner that exudes the unique character of our most popular lakeshore monuments. By land, air, and sea he takes you on a personal tour of his favorite locations-from the remote and rarely seen to the most heavily visited tourist sites. From summer's gentle sunshine to winter's bitter fury, each page of this book shows the reader why millions of people visit our lighthouses each year. Let Wargin's book help you plan a trip or take you to places of which you can only dream.
Hardcover 10 x 11
224 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-251-7
$39.95
If
I Am Found Dead:
Michigan Voices from the Civil War
Davis Lee Poremba, Editor
In If I Am Found Dead, the words of four soldiers from Michigan, all too aware of their mortality during wartime, describe life in the camps and on the battlefields after the men enlisted.
As men go off to war, their thoughts turn to recording the mundane and terrifying times, whether it be in a diary chronicling the days or in letters home to family and friends. The writings of four Michigan soldiers from disparate backgrounds have been compiled and transcribed by David Poremba, affording the reader intimate views of military life in Civil War times. These words, often recorded just before and shortly after intense battles, shed new light on the life of a soldier, the leadership of officers, and the plight of the residents inhabiting the towns, villages, and the countryside where the war was waged.
One of the men featured in this
book did not survive the conflict, and of those who did, one became a notorious
criminal and was tried for murder on three occasions. Another invented a brand
of ginger ale that is still famous throughout the region today, and the other
returned to his career in the grocery business and lived a relatively normal
life.
Hardcover 7 x 10
264 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-283-5
$26.95
Available 4/01/06
Traverse City
From Farmstead to Lakeshore
by Thomas Kachadurian
Traverse city resident and acclaimed photographer Tom Kachadurian captures the heartbeat of Northern Michigan’s most popular destination. From the serenity of rolling hiking trails to the bustle of the beach and Grand Traverse Bay, the images in Traverse City conjure fond memories. This book takes you on a journey down the Boardman River; helps you discover the secrets of Mission Point; makes a stop at the Cherry Festival; gives stunning views of the Lake Michigan shoreline; and reveals hidden hiking trails, beautiful flowers, and vast forestlands.
Hardcover 8.25 x 9.5
72 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-302-5
$26.95
Available 5/01/06
Lake Michigan:
A Photographic Portfolio
Photography by Ed Wargin
The images in Lake Michigan: A Photographic Portfolio take you to the "Big Lake's" most popular and most exclusive locations. They highlight the many faces of the shoreline, dunes, and woodlands that make it one of nature's true wonders. Each image is captured in Wargin's distinctive style. From Wisconsin to western Michigan, Illinois to the Upper Peninsula and down to Indiana, Lake Michigan has something for everyone.
Hardcover 10.625 x 9.25
168 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-252-5
$34.95
Available 5/01/07
Seasons on the Au Sable
by Rusty Gates
In Seasons on the Au Sable, Rusty Gates imparts his substantial knowledge of how to fly fish this blue-ribbon trout fishery. And he should know. The Gates Au Sable Lodge is nestled along the banks of the Holy Water, and his legendary fly shop is a cast away from the Main Branch. His book begins with the most important month of the year, April, the season opener! It follows the progression of seasonal insect hatches that occur in northern Michigan, many unique to the Au Sable. Along with Rusty's stories and personal reflections on the river, the book includes practical advice, such as which flies to use, the best time of day to fish, what impact weather may have on hatches and fish activity, and, most importantly, the wisdom instilled in him at an early age by his father Cal. Gates graciously shares this wisdom with generation after generation of anglers who worship these waters.
Hardcover 6 x 9
216 pages
ISBN 13: 978-1-58726-452-8
ISBN 10: 1-58726-452-8
$24.95
Available 4/20/07
Shipwreck Hunters: Deep, Dark & Deadly in the Great Lakes
by Gerry Volgenau
Danny Fader was one of the best wreck divers in the Great Lakes. He was called "the human fish." Other parts of his life had gone to hell, but underwater he was a star among stars, a member of David Trotter's crack team of wreck hunters, one of the world's best. Year after year, the Trotter team regularly discovered and dove on more lost ships than almost any team anywhere. That was a plus. The minus was that virtually all these wrecks lay in the nightmarish waters of the Great Lakes, some of the deepest, darkest, coldest, and most dangerous in the world.
On October 16, 1994, a youthful looking 48 year old, Danny Fader made the last dive of his life. It went bad. Very bad. He fully expected to die. What he didn't expect was redemption.
Hardcover 5.5 x 8.5
200 pages
ISBN 13: 978-1-58726-430-6
$24.95
Available 6/01/07
From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries
by Sharon Kegerreis & Lorri Hathaway
It’s time to take another look at Michigan wine. Fifty wineries stretching throughout every corner of our mitten state and into the Upper Peninsula are producing very dry to very sweet wines, many of which are beating wines from renowned wine regions such as California and New York, in national and international competitions, year after year. The authors traveled Michigan to meet the hard-working winemakers and sipped the offerings in the vineyards and tasting rooms. Not only for the wine connoisseur, this book is the perfect way to discover the unique wineries and wines using insider information and travel information.
Hardcover 10.5 x 8.5
168 pages
ISBN: 978-1-58726-460-3
$34.95
Available 9/1/2007
