Great Lakes Lighthouses: American and Canadian (Paperback)

by Wes Oleszewski (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 202 pages
• Publisher: Avery Color Studios; 1 edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932212980
• ISBN-13: 978-0932212986
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #435,505 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for Great Lake Lighthouse Buffs, March 4, 2002

By	David Lindamood (Cadillac, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is almost a bible to me while traveling the Great Lakes Region. It features over 300 lighthouses of both the American and Canadian side of the lakes. The lighthouses are indexed by lake, making a trip to an area, easy to plan and execute. Each lighthouse has a photo (if available), brief description and most importantly to me, access availability and directons.

With the access availability to each lighthouse, (boat, car, private or public), weekend trips are planned to visit each lighthouse in the area. A checkoff box is also printed, to mark off each lighthouse you have visited.

This is a very useful guide to these historic sites, both operational and non-operational, and a valuable reference book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book written like I would have written it., November 15, 1998

By	Karl R. Josker (Derby, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a lighthouse enthusiast, I find many recent lighthouse books lacking in what I would call useful information for someone who would actually like to visit them. This book, however, provides all necessary information for the visitor. Many times before I have visited a lighthouse, not knowing that there was another close by. It won't happen again, as this book is complete in its' listings. Especially appreciated is its check list/dating feature. From one lighthouse enthusiast to any others, I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He'll leave the lighthouse on for you..., October 19, 2004

By	Patricia L. Grove (Rothschild, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was like a bible to me a few weeks ago when I hunted for 6 lighthouses in the Duluth area. This is not a coffee- table picture book, but more of a dictionary. There's small pictures, brief descriptions, and directions to every house on the Great Lakes! My only concern is that the book is from 1998. So in the case of one of the "endangered" lighthouses, I'd say double-check to make sure it's still there before driving a long ways to see it. Also, a few that are marked "private" are now bed and breakfasts which may have a little more access than a guy's backyard. But these are minor compared to how valuable this book is when exploring our beautiful Great Lakes shorelines.