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Fall 2008 

Domino's Farms


Domino's Farms
Bertie Bonnell

The fascinating story of the tenacity and talent that transformed a Michigan farmstead into America's most innovative office park

13 x 9.5. 256 pgs. 250 color photographs. 2008
Cloth   978-0-9817612-6-8   $35.00T   Forthcoming


Mackinac Island


Mackinac Island

Photographs by Terry W. Phipps

The perfect gift for any tourist who visits these special areas in Michigan

6 x 6. 32 pgs. 50 color illustrations. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-11681-2   $14.95T   Available


Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries


Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan
The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries

Grant Brown, Jr.

An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan

6 x 9. 296 pgs. 144 B&W photographs. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-07049-7   $65.00S   Available
Paper   978-0-472-05049-9   $24.95T   Available


Pictured Rocks: National Lakeshore


Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore

Photographs by Terry W. Phipps

The perfect gift for any tourist who visits these special areas in Michigan

6 x 6. 32 pgs. 65 color illustrations. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-11677-5   $14.95T   Available

Point Betsie: Lightkeeping and Lifesaving on Northeastern Lake Michigan


Point Betsie
Lightkeeping and Lifesaving on Northeastern Lake Michigan

Jonathan P. Hawley

An illustrated history of the famed Point Betsie Lighthouse

7 x 10. 264 pgs. 61 B&W photographs. 2008
Paper   978-0-472-03318-8   $30.00T   Available


Sleeping Bear Dunes


Sleeping Bear Dunes

Photographs by Terry W. Phipps

The perfect gift for any tourist who visits this special area in Michigan

6 x 6. 32 pgs. 65 color illustrations. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-11676-8   $14.95T   Available


The Toledo War:
The First Michigan-Ohio Rivalry


The Toledo War
The First Michigan-Ohio Rivalry

Don Faber

How a thin strip of land between the state of Ohio and Michigan started a war

6 x 9. 224 pgs. 16 B&W photographs. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-07054-1   $55.00S   Forthcoming
Paper   978-0-472-07054-1   $55.00S   Forthcoming


When Evil Came to Good Hart

When Evil Came to Good Hart

Mardi Link

6 x 9. 21 B&W photographs. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-11666-9   $60.00T   Available
Paper   978-0-472-03315-7   $22.95T   Available


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Traveling Michigan 

Above West Michigan:
Aerial Photography of West Michigan


Above West Michigan
Aerial Photography of West Michigan

Marge Beaver

11.5 x 11. 128 pgs. 127 color photographs. 2007
Cloth   978-0-472-11640-9   $45.00T   Available


Backpacking in Michigan


Backpacking in Michigan

Jim DuFresne

The complete and indispensible illustrated guide to long walks, overnight hikes, and wilderness treks in Michigan

6 x 9. 350 pgs. 65 B&W photographs, 72 maps. 2007
Paper   978-0-472-03268-6   $18.95T   Available


The Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones


The Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones

Bruce Mueller and William H. Wilde

The number-one guide to Michigan's official state stone

5.5 x 8.5. 80 pgs. 60 B&W illustrations. 2004
Paper   978-0-472-03028-6   $12.95T   Available


Explore Michigan - Mackinac


Explore Michigan-Mackinac

George Cantor

Comprehensive, at-a-glance travel and activity guides to some of Michigan's best-known destinations

5.5 x 8.5. 80 pgs. 20 B&W photographs. 2005
Paper   978-0-472-03111-5   $10.95T   Available


Michigan Family Field Trips: Fun Sites for Kids


Michigan Family Field Trips
Fun Sites for Kids

Ellyce Field

An essential, user-friendly guide to planning family adventures in the Great Lakes State

8.5 x 5.5. 144 pgs. 10 line drawings. 2008
Paper   978-0-472-03271-6   $14.95T   Available


The Michigan Roadside Naturalist


The Michigan Roadside Naturalist

J. Alan Holman and Margaret B. Holman

A captivating guide to the natural wonders of the Great Lakes State and a handy reference in our Michigan series

6 x 9. 344 pgs. 38 drawings, 84 B&W photographs, 3 tables, 8 maps. 2003
Cloth   978-0-472-09675-6   $52.50S   Available
Paper   978-0-472-06675-9   $24.95T   Available


Saugatuck and Douglas


Saugatuck and Douglas
Hand-Altered Polaroid Photographs

Cynthia Davis

A photography book with a painter's soul. Celebrated artist Cynthia Davis captures the spirit of Saugatuck and Douglas with her unique vision

6 x 6. 56 pgs. 52 color photographs. 2004
Cloth   978-0-472-11440-5   $16.95T   Available


Traveling Through Time

Traveling Through Time
A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers, Revised Edition

Laura Rose Ashlee, editor

The definitive illustrated guide to nearly 1,500 of Michigan's historic sites, updated and revised

5.5 x 9.25. 544 pgs. 87 color and B&W illustrations. 2005
Paper   978-0-472-03066-8   $22.95T   Available


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Best Sellers 

100 Edible Mushrooms


100 Edible Mushrooms

Michael Kuo

A fully illustrated and user-friendly reference book that tells where and when to find edible mushrooms&with delicious recipes for each

7 x 10. 344 pgs. 269 color photographs. 2007
Paper   978-0-472-03126-9   $24.95T   Available


Everyday Leadership


Everyday Leadership
Getting Results in Business, Politics, and Life

Daniel Granholm Mulhern

A down-to-earth, behind-the-scenes account that goes beyond the usual self-improvement book to put a human face on the role of leadership in our lives

6 x 9. 216 pgs. 14 boxed text. 2007
Cloth   978-0-472-09972-6   $50.00S   Available
Paper   978-0-472-06972-9   $22.95T   Available


Great Lakes for Sale:
From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps


Great Lakes for Sale
From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps

Dave Dempsey

A must-read book from a renowned environmental writer about one of our most precious natural resources

6 x 9. 128 pgs. 16 illustration section. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-11649-2   $22.95T   Available

Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships


Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships

Fred Neuschel

The real life stories behind one of the most popular tales of the Great Lakes—the 1912 sinking of the Rouse Simmons

6 x 9. 288 pgs. 16 B&W illustrations, 1 map. 2007
Cloth   978-0-472-11623-2   $24.95T   Available

Looking for Hickories:
The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest


Looking for Hickories
The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest

Tom Springer

A masterfully written collection that establishes a new voice for the spirit of the upper Midwest and Michigan and offers a fresh look at the landscape as well as the everyday lives of the people who make up the region's small communities

6 x 9. 168 pgs. 11 B&W illustrations. 2008
Cloth   978-0-472-07023-7   $42.50S   Available
Paper   978-0-472-05023-9   $19.95T   Available

Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated


Michigan Trees, Revised and Updated
A Guide to the Trees of the Great Lakes Region

Burton V. Barnes and Warren H. Wagner, Jr.

The number-one book for tree identification in Michigan and the Great Lakes

6 x 9. 456 pgs. 125 drawings, 7 tables, 3 maps. 2004
Cloth   978-0-472-11352-1   $55.00S   Available
Paper   978-0-472-08921-5   $19.95T   Available


Northern Michigan Almanac


Northern Michigan Almanac

Ron Jolly

A huge compendium of fascinating and little-known facts about Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula

7 x 10. 606 pgs. 200 B&W photographs and numerous tables. 2005
Paper   978-0-472-03088-0   $27.95T   Available


TV Land-Detroit


TV Land-Detroit

Gordon Castelnero

A reminiscence and recreation of the golden years of Detroit TV, based on interviews with and comments from the people who were there and made it happen

6 x 9. 344 pgs. 65 B&W photographs. 2006
Paper   978-0-472-03124-5   $22.95T   Available


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