Great Lakes Lighthouses: America and Canada - Softcover

Oleszewski, Wes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0932212980 ISBN 13: 9780932212986

Publisher: Avery Color Studios, 1998

About this title

From the Publisher:

The only directory/guidebook to all Cdn & US Grt Lks Lights
Over 300 lights pictured, historical data, descriptions, and directions to visit if applicable. Also interesting stories about the lights and the Great Lakes are sprinkled throughout the book. A must for anyone interested in lighthouses.

From the Author:

Up-close views of remote Great Lakes lightstations
They are called "lakes", but they are really inland seas, alternately turbulent and serene. Counting both American and Canadian sites, there are approximately 345 lights of historic and/or photographic interest remaining on the Great Lakes. As of this writing I have personally visited 333 of these sites, many so remote that knowledge of their existence is not common even by people residing in this region and thus, they are seldom seen in photos...especially good, clean up-close views under fair weather conditions...which is what I strive for and which usually necessitates several visits to some sites as the Great Lakes, beautiful as they are, have never been known for their good weather. All of these lights (plus many others that no longer exist) were established because they were NECESSARY aids to navigation and played an important role as such in augmenting the safety of men and ships at a time when waterborne transportation was the only commercially viable mode of transportation available. Most of these sites remain lighted today, some are inactive, but all are important links to the maritime heritage of the Great Lakes. Our book is meant to be a portable, comprehensive guide for the interested traveller. To keep the price of the book down, my color photos were reduced in size and reproduced in black and white. But in this format the greatest number of readers will come to appreciate how many lighthouses still exist on the Great Lakes and the many hazards to shipping that navigators still have to contend with here. Enjoy the tour!

About this edition

• Publisher: Avery Color Studios
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0932212980
• ISBN 13: 9780932212986
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202