Description
Symbols of safety, reassurance, and guidance, lighthouses hold a special fascination for many of us. At the Great Lakes, lighthouses-“northern lights”-helped to open the region to settlement and supported the expansion of commercial trade. To at the moment, the continue to light the way in which for thousands of recreational boaters.
In this definitive guide to the lighthouses of the Great Lakes, Charles Hyde describes the histories of a couple of hundred and sixty individual lighthouses that also exist in Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, and the straits of Mackinac.
Featuring more than 2 hundred color photographs, The Northern Lights captures the sweetness, history, and significance of lighthouses At the Great Lakes, and illuminates the wealthy maritime history of the region.