Lake

Lake

Author: Bruce Mueller

Publisher:

Published: 2006-07-19

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780996943710

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This book, along with the other Rock Picker's Guides, was developed for anyone who has walked along a Great Lakes beach, picked up a rock and wondered what it was. This new guide to Lake Huron provides specific information on the types of rocks, fossils and minerals a collector may come across while traversing the shores.


Lake Superior Rock Picker's Guide

Lake Superior Rock Picker's Guide

Author: Kevin Gauthier

Publisher:

Published: 2007-07-17

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780996943727

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This book, along with the other Rock Picker's Guides, was developed for anyone who has walked along a Great Lakes beach, picked up a rock and wondered what it was. This new guide to Lake Huron provides specific information on the types of rocks, fossils and minerals a collector may come across while traversing the shores.


Lake Michigan Rock Picker's Guide

Lake Michigan Rock Picker's Guide

Author: Bruce Mueller

Publisher: Petoskey Co-Pub

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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Bruce Mueller is the rock expert who brought you the very popular Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones. Bookstores all along Lake Michigan loved that book, but they also expressed many requests for a rock identification guide for Lake Michigan. Here it is. Mueller researched the entire shoreline of Lake Michigan to write this guide to Lake Michigan rocks. This is the perfect guidebook for any-one or any family who walks the beach and wonders, What is this?


Michigan Rocks & Minerals

Michigan Rocks & Minerals

Author: Dan R. Lynch

Publisher: Adventure Publications

Published: 2010-07-19

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 1591936667

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Get this must-have guide for Michigan, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals. Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the Great Lake State! With this famous field guide by Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch, field identification is simple and informative. The book features comprehensive entries for 96 rocks and minerals, from common rocks to rare finds. That means you’re more likely to identify what you’ve found. The authors know rocks and took their own full-color photographs to depict the detail needed for identification—no more guessing from line drawings. The field guide’s easy-to-use format helps you to quickly find what you need to know and where to look. Inside you’ll find: 96 specimens: Only Michigan rocks and minerals Quick Identification Guide: Identify rocks and minerals by color and common characteristics Range/occurrence maps: See where each specimen is commonly found Professional photos: Crisp, stunning images Michigan Rocks & Minerals includes beautiful photography, relevant information, and the authors’ expert insights. With this book in hand, identifying and collecting is fun and informative!


The Cedarville Conspiracy

The Cedarville Conspiracy

Author: L. Stephen Cox

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780472030637

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The first Great Lakes history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion surrounding the tragedy of the freighter Cedarville


Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples

Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples

Author: Harriet Kuhnlein

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-10-28

Total Pages: 745

ISBN-13: 1000092321

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First published in 1991, Traditional Plant Foods of Canadian Indigenous Peoples details the nutritional properties, botanical characteristics and ethnic uses of a wide variety of traditional plant foods used by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. Comprehensive and detailed, this volume explores both the technical use of plants and their cultural connections. It will be of interest to scholars from a variety of backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples with their specific cultural worldviews; nutritionists and other health professionals who work with Indigenous Peoples and other rural people; other biologists, ethnologists, and organizations that address understanding of the resources of the natural world; and academic audiences from a variety of disciplines.


Backpacker Hidden Gems

Backpacker Hidden Gems

Author: Maren Horjus

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-06-15

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1493033875

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Nothing against the Bright Angel Trail, the Narrows, the Presidential Traverse, or Half Dome, which are all certainly worth of their popularity, but hikers don’t need another resource pointing them toward those conga lines. It’s time we rewrite the backpacker’s life list. Enter Backpacker Hidden Gems. For the first time ever, here is a collection of Mother Nature’s best kept secret hikes, chockful of life-list worthy views, campsites, waterfalls, wildlife, and more. This book spills every secret and pulls back the curtain to reveal the top 100 trips across the country, with information on how to reach them, when to go, and what you’ll see. With color topographic maps and over 200 gorgeous photographs to complete the package, this book is the perfect keepsake for anyone looking to expand his hiking horizons.


The Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones

The Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones

Author: Bruce Mueller

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9780472030286

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The Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones is the authoritative guide for everyone who visits northern Michigan and can't wait to comb the beautiful beaches in search of Michigan's official state stone, the Petoskey. This book dispels myths about the Petoskey and reveals the true facts of this ancient fossilized coral. Instructive pictures and maps keep Petoskey fans on track every step of the way while guiding them to the best places to find the stone, including those favored by local Petoskey stone hunters and collectors. Once you've found a piece of the prized Michigan fossil, The Complete Guide to Petoskey Stones leads you through the many methods of polishing that bring this beautiful stone to life.