More than two dozen lighthouses are featured in this beautiful little guidebook. It offers not only history and travel information but also a full-color souvenir of the state.
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A winning combination of practical travel information, stunning color photographs, and rich maritime history makes Lighthouses of Wisconsin your essential guide to maritime beacons in the Badger State. From Kenosha North Pierhead Light on Lake Michigan to Sand Island Light on Lake Superior, the twenty-eight lights included here are presented in geographic order, making it easy for you to move from your armchair to the driver’s seat and back again. Take this handy little guide with you on your travels, and keep it as a picture-perfect souvenir of your trip to coastal Wisconsin.
Inside you’ll find:
• a detailed description of each lighthouse
• complete travel information, including driving directions and GPS coordinates
• fascinating historical facts
• quick summaries of key information, such as date established, height of tower, and type of lens
• more than sixty beautiful full-color photographs
• a glossary of terms
• helpful icons indicating historic interest, scenic quality, accessibility, and amenities
• complete travel information, including driving directions and GPS coordinates
• fascinating historical facts
• quick summaries of key information, such as date established, height of tower, and type of lens
• more than sixty beautiful full-color photographs
• a glossary of terms
• helpful icons indicating historic interest, scenic quality, accessibility, and amenities
About the Author
Bruce Roberts's photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, including Life and Sports Illustrated, and in hundreds of books, many of them about lighthouses. He was director of photography at Southern Living magazine for many years. His work is also on display in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution. He lives in Morehead City, North Carolina.
Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of fourteen best-selling books about lighthouses. He has served as an editor at Time-Life Books, as founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, as writing coach at Southern Living magazine, and as founding publisher of Country Roads Press. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.
Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of fourteen best-selling books about lighthouses. He has served as an editor at Time-Life Books, as founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, as writing coach at Southern Living magazine, and as founding publisher of Country Roads Press. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.
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This book is great! It helped us to plan our vacation to see as many lighthouses as possible. We haven't gone yet, but the book helped us to know where to start and when. Some lighthouses aren't open all year to the public.
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excellent book of some of the WI lighthouses, does cover them all, but great photos and location info for the ones it does.
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The Ojibwa and other ancient mariners who braved America's inland seas often turned their eyes to the sky for guidance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pierhead light, breakwater light, skeleton tower, navigational lights, light station, light tower, modern optic, old lighthouse, focal plane, lighthouse beacon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay, Apostle Islands, Michigan Island, Active Characteristic, Great Lakes, Coast Guard, Lake Michigan, Baileys Harbor, Door County, Lake Superior, Modern Status, Port Washington, Lighthouse Service, Sand Island, Cana Island, United States, Outer Island, Civil War, Eagle Bluff Light, Rick Polad, The Lighthouse People, Two Rivers, Devils Island, Chief of Interpretation New!
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The Ojibwa and other ancient mariners who braved America's inland seas often turned their eyes to the sky for guidance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pierhead light, breakwater light, skeleton tower, navigational lights, light station, light tower, modern optic, old lighthouse, focal plane, lighthouse beacon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Green Bay, Sturgeon Bay, Apostle Islands, Michigan Island, Active Characteristic, Great Lakes, Coast Guard, Lake Michigan, Baileys Harbor, Door County, Lake Superior, Modern Status, Port Washington, Lighthouse Service, Sand Island, Cana Island, United States, Outer Island, Civil War, Eagle Bluff Light, Rick Polad, The Lighthouse People, Two Rivers, Devils Island, Chief of Interpretation New!
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- Sturgeon Bay (WI) (Images of America) by Maggie Weir on 4 pages
- Gulf Coast Lighthouses (Lighthouse Series) by Ray Jones in Back Matter
- Pacific Northwest Lighthouses (Lighthouse Series) by Ray Jones in Back Matter
- American Lighthouses (Lighthouse Series) by Ray Jones in Back Matter
- Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses (Lighthouse Series) by Ray Jones in Back Matter
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