Author: Don Davenport
Publisher: Contemporary Books
ISBN: 9781566260916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Outdoor enthusiasts and families will find abundant opportunities to learn about nature in these guides to wild things and wild places. Each title highlights more than 50 unspoiled state and national parks, forests, and reserves. It includes all the information needed to enjoy these national treasures.
Natural Wonders of Wisconsin
Author: Don Davenport
Publisher: Contemporary Books
ISBN: 9781566260916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Outdoor enthusiasts and families will find abundant opportunities to learn about nature in these guides to wild things and wild places. Each title highlights more than 50 unspoiled state and national parks, forests, and reserves. It includes all the information needed to enjoy these national treasures.
Publisher: Contemporary Books
ISBN: 9781566260916
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Outdoor enthusiasts and families will find abundant opportunities to learn about nature in these guides to wild things and wild places. Each title highlights more than 50 unspoiled state and national parks, forests, and reserves. It includes all the information needed to enjoy these national treasures.
Wisconsin Underground
Author: Doris Green
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9780915024858
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Details and gives directions to more than 20 accessible caves, including some in northeastern Iowa; descriptions of lead and zinc mines in Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and copper and iron mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; includes a guide to railroad tunnels and other underground spaces that were created for specific purposes, including beer and wine storage, human escape routes, and lead shot production.
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
ISBN: 9780915024858
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Details and gives directions to more than 20 accessible caves, including some in northeastern Iowa; descriptions of lead and zinc mines in Wisconsin and northern Illinois, and copper and iron mines in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; includes a guide to railroad tunnels and other underground spaces that were created for specific purposes, including beer and wine storage, human escape routes, and lead shot production.
Natural Wonders of Wisconsin
Author: Don Davenport
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
The North Country Trail
Author: Ron Strickland
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472051849
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Forty premier hikes through the scenic beauty of America’s rugged northern heartlands
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472051849
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Forty premier hikes through the scenic beauty of America’s rugged northern heartlands
Natural Wonders of Wisconsin
Author: Don Davenport
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Garden tours, Ice Age geology, fishing, camping, photo-hunting for moose.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Garden tours, Ice Age geology, fishing, camping, photo-hunting for moose.
Good Night Wisconsin
Author: Adam Gamble
Publisher: Good Night Books
ISBN: 1602191328
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
From cheesemakers to Cheeseheads, this adorable board book is certain to be a hit with young readers of Wisconsin. Children will delight in a personal tour of this great state that includes Madison, Milwaukee County Zoo, Door County, Great Lakes, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Art Museum, Lambeau Field, the Mississippi River, Milwaukee Brewers, cranberry bogs, dairy farms, and more.
Publisher: Good Night Books
ISBN: 1602191328
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
From cheesemakers to Cheeseheads, this adorable board book is certain to be a hit with young readers of Wisconsin. Children will delight in a personal tour of this great state that includes Madison, Milwaukee County Zoo, Door County, Great Lakes, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Art Museum, Lambeau Field, the Mississippi River, Milwaukee Brewers, cranberry bogs, dairy farms, and more.
Explorer's Guide Wisconsin
Author: Mollie Boutell-Butler
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581578253
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
With city sophistication and small-town charm, Wisconsin offers much more than cheese! From Milwaukee’s ethnic festivals to Green Bay Packers games to spectacular scenic drives through Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest; from the boisterous water parks of the Dells to the tranquil beauty of cranberry marshes in autumn, author Mollie Boutell-Butler introduces you to a friendly and interesting state with an abundance of traditions and attractions. No other guidebook on Wisconsin is as comprehensive, none as passionate about all the riches nestled between Lakes Michigan and Superior. In these pages you’ll find detailed information on lodging and dining options—including where to find native dishes like kringle and booyah—in places where tourists congregate and places where they don’t; you’ll go up the coastline to the lighthouses, cherry orchards, and antiques markets of Door County; stroll through the offbeat shops and restaurants of Madison; and head inland, where over 1,200 miles of bicycle paths weave among 15,000 glacial lakes. There’s a greater variety of amusements in the Badger State than you ever imagined. Helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, gay-friendly establishments, wi-fi hotspots, family-friendly activities, and lodgings that welcome pets. Regional and city maps cover everything from Green Bay to the expansive forests and Native American reservations of the Northwoods. An alphabetical What’s Where section provides essential facts and figures and simplifies trip planning and getting around. All the information you need to have a great time in Wisconsin is right here!
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581578253
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
With city sophistication and small-town charm, Wisconsin offers much more than cheese! From Milwaukee’s ethnic festivals to Green Bay Packers games to spectacular scenic drives through Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest; from the boisterous water parks of the Dells to the tranquil beauty of cranberry marshes in autumn, author Mollie Boutell-Butler introduces you to a friendly and interesting state with an abundance of traditions and attractions. No other guidebook on Wisconsin is as comprehensive, none as passionate about all the riches nestled between Lakes Michigan and Superior. In these pages you’ll find detailed information on lodging and dining options—including where to find native dishes like kringle and booyah—in places where tourists congregate and places where they don’t; you’ll go up the coastline to the lighthouses, cherry orchards, and antiques markets of Door County; stroll through the offbeat shops and restaurants of Madison; and head inland, where over 1,200 miles of bicycle paths weave among 15,000 glacial lakes. There’s a greater variety of amusements in the Badger State than you ever imagined. Helpful icons make it easy to locate places of extra value, gay-friendly establishments, wi-fi hotspots, family-friendly activities, and lodgings that welcome pets. Regional and city maps cover everything from Green Bay to the expansive forests and Native American reservations of the Northwoods. An alphabetical What’s Where section provides essential facts and figures and simplifies trip planning and getting around. All the information you need to have a great time in Wisconsin is right here!
Lake Michigan Backroads
Author:
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780760329801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A richly illustrated exploration of the Great Lake's history, culture, ecology, and natural beauty.
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 9780760329801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
A richly illustrated exploration of the Great Lake's history, culture, ecology, and natural beauty.
Author:
Publisher: Youguide International BV
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Publisher: Youguide International BV
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Wisconsin's Natural Communities
Author: Randy Hoffman
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299170837
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Cattails grow in a marsh, pitcher plants grow in a bog, jewelweed grows in a swamp, right? Do sandhill cranes live among sandy hills? Frogs live near lakes and ponds, but can they live on prairies, too? What is a pine barrens, an oak opening, a calcareous fen? Wisconsin’s Natural Communities is an invitation to discover, explore, and understand Wisconsin’s richly varied natural environment, from your backyard or neighborhood park to stunning public preserves.Part 1 of the book explains thirty-three distinct types of natural communities in Wisconsin—their characteristic trees, beetles, fish, lichens, butterflies, reptiles, mammals, wildflowers—and the effects of geology, climate, and historical events on these habitats. Part 2 describes and maps fifty natural areas on public lands that are outstanding examples of these many different natural communities: Crex Meadows, Horicon Marsh, Black River Forest, Maribel Caves, Whitefish Dunes, the Blue Hills, Avoca Prairie, the Moquah Barrens and Chequamegon Bay, the Ridges Sanctuary, Cadiz Springs, Devil’s Lake, and many others. Intended for anyone who has a love for the natural world, this book is also an excellent introduction for students. And, it provides landowners, public officials, and other stewards of our environment with the knowledge to recognize natural communities and manage them for future generations.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299170837
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Cattails grow in a marsh, pitcher plants grow in a bog, jewelweed grows in a swamp, right? Do sandhill cranes live among sandy hills? Frogs live near lakes and ponds, but can they live on prairies, too? What is a pine barrens, an oak opening, a calcareous fen? Wisconsin’s Natural Communities is an invitation to discover, explore, and understand Wisconsin’s richly varied natural environment, from your backyard or neighborhood park to stunning public preserves.Part 1 of the book explains thirty-three distinct types of natural communities in Wisconsin—their characteristic trees, beetles, fish, lichens, butterflies, reptiles, mammals, wildflowers—and the effects of geology, climate, and historical events on these habitats. Part 2 describes and maps fifty natural areas on public lands that are outstanding examples of these many different natural communities: Crex Meadows, Horicon Marsh, Black River Forest, Maribel Caves, Whitefish Dunes, the Blue Hills, Avoca Prairie, the Moquah Barrens and Chequamegon Bay, the Ridges Sanctuary, Cadiz Springs, Devil’s Lake, and many others. Intended for anyone who has a love for the natural world, this book is also an excellent introduction for students. And, it provides landowners, public officials, and other stewards of our environment with the knowledge to recognize natural communities and manage them for future generations.