Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present [Paperback]

Wayne S. Sapulski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2001

Starting at the northern tip of Lake Michigan and moving clockwise around the lake, this beautiful and comprehensive guide will facilitate visiting the glorious beacons of the Great Lakes.

Descriptions of each light's history are enhanced by rare historical pictures and stunning color photographs of the lighthouses as they appear today.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Sapulski's photos, combined with the excellent historical summaries, make this book a must-have for friends of Great Lakes lighthouses. -- Great Laker Magazine, Fall 2001

About the Author

Wayne Sapulski is the only photographer to capture all 352 remaining Great Lakes lighthouses on film, a feat that took eight years, countless harrowing moments, and several cases of poison ivy. As a licensed navigation officer and avid historian, he has a unique perspective on the role and development of Great Lakes lighthouses. Wayne owns one of the largest collections of archival prints dedicated to Great Lakes lighthouses and combines these antique images with color photographs to create this striking site review.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Wilderness Adventure Books (September 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0923568476
• ISBN-13: 978-0923568474
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,525,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Yet, October 21, 2001

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DJW (Findlay, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present (Paperback)

I own almost every book ever written about Great Lakes lighthouses and this is the best one yet. It has a brief history of all the present Lake Michigan lighthouses, along with color pictures and directions to get there. In addition, many lighthouses are shown in historical pictures from the National Archives, US Coast Guard files, or the authors own postcard collection. Long-gone lighthouse are also remembered and pictured when possible. I hope this is a first in series covering all the Great Lakes. If you have this book, you don't need any other about Lake Michigan lighthouses.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Lake Michigan Lighthouse Book Ever, Period., October 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present (Paperback)

There has never been a more complete, well written, accurate
and better illustrated book on Lake Michigan lighthouses.

Pictures of existing and long-gone lighthouses are beautiful,
and frankly my wife and I can't put it down.

This is a must have.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lighthouses of Lake Michigan, June 8, 2002

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d kraemer (Kaukauna, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present (Paperback)

This book is fantastic. It gives you great information about the history of each of the lighthouses around Lake Michigan and reasons why some may have changed over the years. The pictures are great! It is also one of the few books that I have come across that is so complete. I also like how he included the status of each light and how to access it. I hope the author does another book like this about Lake Superior.