Tales Of Michigan Ii

Author : Constance M. Jerlecki
Publisher : Inland Expressions
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781939150103

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Tales of Michigan II by Constance M. Jerlecki Pdf

As with the previous volume of this series, Tales of Michigan II is a collection of fifteen stories from across the “Great Lakes State.” Chosen to give the reader an insight into Michigan’s rich and varied historical heritage, each of these tales relates a different aspect of the state’s past. Among others, stories in this book include: Ø A misunderstanding between a bridge tender and a lake freighter captain that resulted in a collision that severed the only land link between the upper portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula and the rest of the state. Ø A mistake made by the overworked operator of an interurban railway car that led to a fatal collision near Monroe. Ø The pioneering effort by Captain Curtis Boughton to open the hungry markets of Chicago to western Michigan fruit farmers. Ø The days when dog sled teams provided many remote communities located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with their only connection to the outside world during the long winter months. Ø The devastation left behind by a fire that erupted in downtown Alpena during the summer of 1872. Ø The tragic Easter Sunday crash of an airliner that investigators initially blamed on its crew until new information came to light nearly seven years later. Ø The tale of a gasoline tanker stranded in Lake Michigan that prompted a series of dangerous salvage efforts to remove its valuable cargo. Ø An international railway tunnel constructed below one the busiest waterways in the world.

Author : Jim Brandstatter
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1582618887

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Tales from Michigan Stadium by Jim Brandstatter Pdf

Welcome to Tales from Michigan Stadium--Volume II. Wolverine broadcaster Jim Brandstatter takes you back to one of the greatest college football venues in the nation for his second book about the memories this great stadium holds. Brandstatter takes a little different approach this time around, as he follows some of the great names in Michigan football history on the road. While Michigan Stadium is the launching pad, the entire country is the destination. From the legendary names of Yost and Kipke, to the modern day wonders such as Carr and Braylon Edwards, this volume of tales takes you into the locker room and into the huddle for the untold stories of Michigan football. The tales Brandstatter tells never appeared in the newspapers. They are the stories the actual participants tell when they gather for reunions. From the incredible efforts of the marching band, to the incredible efforts of some tailgaters, every aspect of the Michigan football experience is explored in Volume II. Grab a chair; sit down next to Bo, or Mo, or Rod or Steve, or Tai. Eavesdrop a little at the table of your choice. It's a reunion of some of Michigan's best, and you have been invited. The opportunity to get the inside story on your favorite play or player is just inside. Take your time, relax, and enjoy Tales from Michigan Stadium--Volume II.

Author : Constance M. Jerlecki
Publisher : Inland Expressions
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781939150004

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Tales of Michigan by Constance M. Jerlecki Pdf

Chosen to give the reader an insight into Michigan’s rich and varied historical heritage, each of these tales relates a different aspect of the state’s past. Among others, stories in this book include: The life of George N. Smith, a pioneering missionary, who, along with his family, endured years of hardship living with the Native Americans. A man with a common name, but an uncommon life. The story of Detroit’s once proud status as “Stove Capital of the World.” The fiery head-on collision of two passenger trains at Battle Creek caused when one of the crews ignored their instructions. The tale of William Bryce, a Union soldier that returned home following the Civil War only to succumb to injuries resulting from his experiences as a prisoner of the Confederacy. The struggle to build a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac that lasted nearly seventy-five years before the Mackinac Bridge was finally completed. A freighter’s crew that entered into a life-and-death struggle with the Storm of 1913, the most destructive storm to strike the Great Lakes in modern history.

Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780961740788

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Great Michigan Deer Tales: Book 2 by Richard P. Smith Pdf

More Great Deer Tales from Michigan totally different from Book 1. This book is the only one in the series that features all antler measurements from the monster bucks highlighted. Many of the photos are presented in color. Read about the current state record typical taken in Jackson County during 1996 and a number of bucks with Boone and Crockett nontypical racks, including one of the largest in the state, that were found dead. A chapter about a hunter who bagged his first buck after more than 20 years of trying, and it had huge antlers, will give hope to those who are still trying. Find out about some of the biggest bucks bagged by women in the state. Learn about trophy bucks with locked antlers. Read about a trophy rack recovered after almost 40 years and the end of a 70-year mystery surrounding a Boone and Crockett nontypical. You will find valuable information in this book regardless of where you hunt.

Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780971035515

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Great Michigan Deer Tales: Book 4 by Richard P. Smith Pdf

The fourth in a series of books that each contain a different collection of true stories about the biggest bucks bagged by hunters in Michigan, including some of World Record Proportions. The first two chapters in this book are about the highest scoring typical buck known taken in North America and one of the highest scoring 8-pointers. Whopper whitetails bagged in each region of the state are covered. Every chapter has at least one important lesson and some of them are loaded with important information for hunters. Read new information about the Rompola Buck, including a photo of the huge typical when it was alive. Other chapters are about Michigan's heaviest buck, one of the state's most successful big buck bowhunters who consistently scores from the ground and much, much more. Thanks to digital technology, this ebook has mostly color images as opposed to black and white photos in the print version. These tales will be inspirational for deer hunters everywhere, not just Michigan.

Author : Frank Oppel
Publisher : Secaucus, N.J. : Castle
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015071188547

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Tales of the Great Lakes by Frank Oppel Pdf

With hundred of original illustrations, Tales of the Great Lakes encompasses the stories of the men who built the Midwest,

Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780971035522

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Great Michigan Deer Tales: Book 5 by Richard P. Smith Pdf

The fifth book in a series containing true stories about the biggest bucks bagged by hunters in Michigan.This book includes short stories from every region of the state about 28 more monster bucks taken by Michigan men and women with centerfire guns, muzzleloaders and bow and arrow, including some of state record proportions, that are sure to entertain, inspire and surprise you. Some of the chapters are about the highest scoring antlered doe taken in the state, a hunter who tagged two Boone & Crockett nontypicals, brothers who arrowed the same big buck minutes apart and much, much more. This eBook has mostly color photos versus all black and whites in the print version of this title. Regardless of where you hunt deer, you will enjoy these exceptional tales while you learn things that you can apply to your hunting.

Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780971035508

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Great Michigan Deer Tales: Book 3 by Richard P. Smith Pdf

The third in a series of books including true stories about the biggest bucks in terms of antler size and weight, bagged by hunters in Michigan. The digital version has mostly color photos as opposed to black and white photos in the printed book. Each book in the series has a different collection of short stores that can be read in any order. Two chapters in this book are devoted to unraveling the mystery behind a monster 12-pointer scoring more than the current world record typical whitetail that Mitch Rompola shot with bow and arrow during 1998. The book also includes chapters about a hunt on which a father and son bagged a huge buck when they were after a doe, a 14-year-old boy who bagged a Boone & Crockett qualifier as his first deer, brothers who successfully stalked a Booner with bow and arrow, a bowhunter who bagged a Booner on his first day of bowhunting and a remarkable story about a buck that was 8 years old. Even though these stories took place in Michigan, they will be valuable to deer hunters everywhere.

Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493027996

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Spooky Michigan by S. E. Schlosser Pdf

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Michigan. Set in Michigan's historic towns and sparsely populated backwoods, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. Michigan folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll hear otherworldly voices and things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.

Author : Marian Ury
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0520038649

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Tales of Times Now Past by Marian Ury Pdf

Author : Gregory Kelser,Steve Grinczel
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781596700512

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Gregory Kelser's Tales from Michigan State by Gregory Kelser,Steve Grinczel Pdf

Magic Johnson may be the enduring face of Michigan State basketball. Mateen Cleaves came to represent its heart while leading the Spartans to the 2000 national championship. Gregory Kelser, however, personifies the soul of the program. Kelser collaborated with Johnson to lead MSU to its first NCAA title in 1979. Here he discusses his role in the Spartans' victory over Indiana State and Larry Bird and how that game triggered college basketball's surge of popularity that continues to this day. He also provides insight and opinion on the successes, failures, players, personalities, and coaches who came before and after him at Michigan State, including Jud Heathcote, Tom Izzo, Scott Skiles, and Steve Smith.

Author : Sheryl James
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780472051748

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Michigan Legends by Sheryl James Pdf

A collection of stories drawn from Michigan’s rich folk heritage

Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Black bear hunting
ISBN : 0811702693

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Black Bear Hunting by Richard P. Smith Pdf

Tips and techniques to locate your black bear and information on the best weapons, gear, and methods to make your hunt successful.

Author : Charles Ferguson Barker
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0814330886

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Under Michigan by Charles Ferguson Barker Pdf

An exciting trip below the surface of Michigan's rocks and fossils. Most people recognize Michigan by its mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula and the Great Lakes embracing the state. Underneath the earth's surface, however, is equally distinctive evidence of an exciting history. Michigan rests on sedimentary rocks that reach down into the earth's crust more than fourteen thousand feet--a depth three-and-a-half times deeper than the Grand Canyon. Within these layers of rock rest all sorts of ancient fossils and minerals that date back to the eras when tropical seas spread across Michigan and hot volcanoes flung molten rock into its skies--long before mile-thick glaciers bulldozed over Michigan and plowed through ancient river valleys to form the Great Lakes. Under Michigan is the first book for young readers about the geologic history of the state and the structure scientists call the Michigan Basin. A fun and educational journey, Under Michigan explores Earth's geological past, taking readers far below the familiar sights of Michigan and nearby places to explain the creation of minerals and fossils and show where they can be found in the varying layers of rock. Readers will learn about the hard rock formations surrounding Michigan and also discover the tall mountain ridges hidden at the bottom of the Great Lakes. With beautiful illustrations by author Charles Ferguson Barker, a glossary of scientific terms, and charming page to keep field notes, Under Michigan is a wonderful resource for young explorers to use at home, in school, or on a trip across Michigan.

Author : Richard P. Smith
Publisher : Smith Publications
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780971035553

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Great Michigan Deer Tales: Book 6 by Richard P. Smith Pdf

Another new collection of true short stories about how, where, when and by whom Michigan's biggest bucks have been bagged, with one notable exception. That exception is a chapter about the highest scoring nontypical ever recorded for the state, which was found dead more than a month after hunting seasons ended. Other chapters are about state record muzzleloader and crossbow bucks, the highest scoring 8-point taken by a bowhunter, Leelanau County's best bucks and a unique nontypical taken by a hunter in the Upper Peninsula (UP). Still more chapters are about a father and son deer hunt for the books, the best year for Booners in the UP and much, much more. You won't want to miss the chapter about the Michigan hunter who has 31 bucks in state records, including a number of Boone and Crockett proportions. Great reading for deer hunters everywhere!