Author: David E. Bonior
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Keywords: mackinac, walking
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-06-20
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0472087975
ISBN-13: 9780472087976

According to his wife, U. S. Representative David E. Bonior is a contemplative man who has had some pretty "harebrained" ideas. It was just such an idea that led Bonior and his wife Judy to walk the 325 miles from their home in Mount Clemens--a suburb of Detroit--to the quaint coastal sidewalks of Mackinaw City, the Lower Peninsula’s northernmost point. Walking to Mackinac chronicles the Boniors’ three-week journey to connect with the people and the history of their home state, to explore Michigan at human pace, and to appreciate it more fully.The Boniors plotted their own course,

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Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Petoskey
Keywords: photographic, michigan, mackinac, seasons
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-06-16
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0472114441
ISBN-13: 9780472114443

Mackinac Island is known for its lilacs, fudge shops, Victorian homes, and the Grand Hotel. But most visitors only enjoy the pleasures of this magical island during the summer months. Seasons of Mackinac shows the island in all four seasons, through the bustling summers, stunning fall colors, isolated winters, and blossoming springs. Culled from over 20,000 color images, Seasons of Mackinac displays 150 of the most memorable views of the island. This is the finest keepsake for all visitors to Michigan’s famous destination.

Author: Mike Fornes
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, bridge, mackinac
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-08-29
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738550698
ISBN-13: 9780738550695

On November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the Mackinac Bridge. That was the culmination of 70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge acrossthe Straits of Mackinac, of discouraging attempts for legislative and congressional approval, of efforts to raise the funds, and finally of a three-year construction program necessary for the world’s longest and costliest (to date) suspension bridge.Michigan’s greatest symbol is expertly maintained, fully funded, and amazingly resilient to the many forces and factors of man and nature that have failed to seriously affect its status as the