Author: Julia J. Hyde Keith
Publisher:
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Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Our Little Island Grosse Ile
Author: Julia J. Hyde Keith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Grosse Ile
Author:
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738550503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Grosse Ile Township today is made up of a dozen islands in the Detroit River. The largest island was given the name Grosse Ile by early French explorers who found it being used by the Native American tribes as a fishing and hunting ground. In 1776, Detroit merchants William and Alexander Macomb purchased Grosse Ile from the Potawatomi Indians and, to help establish their ownership rights, built a home and a gristmill and secured tenant farmers to till the land. Later acreage was sold off and settlement began in earnest, although it remained largely an agricultural community. The railroad came to Grosse Ile in the 1880s and attracted both visitors and new residents. Hotels sprang up to accommodate summer visitors who were drawn to Grosse Ile by its healthful climate, natural beauty, and opportunities for outdoor recreation. Today Grosse Ile is home to more than 11,000 residents who have come here to enjoy many of those same unique qualities--all in close proximity to a large metropolitan area.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738550503
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Grosse Ile Township today is made up of a dozen islands in the Detroit River. The largest island was given the name Grosse Ile by early French explorers who found it being used by the Native American tribes as a fishing and hunting ground. In 1776, Detroit merchants William and Alexander Macomb purchased Grosse Ile from the Potawatomi Indians and, to help establish their ownership rights, built a home and a gristmill and secured tenant farmers to till the land. Later acreage was sold off and settlement began in earnest, although it remained largely an agricultural community. The railroad came to Grosse Ile in the 1880s and attracted both visitors and new residents. Hotels sprang up to accommodate summer visitors who were drawn to Grosse Ile by its healthful climate, natural beauty, and opportunities for outdoor recreation. Today Grosse Ile is home to more than 11,000 residents who have come here to enjoy many of those same unique qualities--all in close proximity to a large metropolitan area.
Weird Michigan
Author: Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402739079
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Explores ghosts and haunted places, local legends, cursed roads, crazy characters, and unusual roadside attractions found in Michigan.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402739079
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Explores ghosts and haunted places, local legends, cursed roads, crazy characters, and unusual roadside attractions found in Michigan.
Island of Hope and Sorrow
Author: Anne Renaud
Publisher: Lobster Press
ISBN: 9781897073544
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"The story of the tiny island, located fifty kilometers downstream from the port of Quebec, which served as a quarantine station for more than four million people en route to Canada between 1832 and 1937."
Publisher: Lobster Press
ISBN: 9781897073544
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"The story of the tiny island, located fifty kilometers downstream from the port of Quebec, which served as a quarantine station for more than four million people en route to Canada between 1832 and 1937."
The Deep Roots
Author: Isabella E. Swan
Publisher:
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Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
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The Treaty Tree and Memorial Tablet, Grosse Ile
Author: Women's Improvement Association of Grosse Ile
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grosse Ile (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Michigan Dairy Farmer; a Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Dairy Interests of Michigan
Author: G. H. Brownell
Publisher:
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Category : Dairying
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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Publisher:
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Category : Dairying
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Irish History For Dummies
Author: Mike Cronin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119997283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
A rip-roaring ride through the history of the Emerald Isle Ireland’s story is an amazingly dramatic and intense one – and today the influence of Irish culture can be felt around the globe. This book helps you find out why, taking you on a rollercoaster journey through the highs and lows of Ireland’s past including invasions, battles, executions, religious divide, uprisings, emigration – and Riverdance! Mike Cronin is a lecturer at the Centre for Irish Programmes, Boston College, Dublin. He has written 5 books on Irish history. Discover: When and how Ireland became Celtic Ireland and Britain’s complex relationship The evolution of Irish culture How Irish emigration has affected the world Northern Ireland’s rocky road to peace
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119997283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
A rip-roaring ride through the history of the Emerald Isle Ireland’s story is an amazingly dramatic and intense one – and today the influence of Irish culture can be felt around the globe. This book helps you find out why, taking you on a rollercoaster journey through the highs and lows of Ireland’s past including invasions, battles, executions, religious divide, uprisings, emigration – and Riverdance! Mike Cronin is a lecturer at the Centre for Irish Programmes, Boston College, Dublin. He has written 5 books on Irish history. Discover: When and how Ireland became Celtic Ireland and Britain’s complex relationship The evolution of Irish culture How Irish emigration has affected the world Northern Ireland’s rocky road to peace
Excelsior Amusement Park: Playland of the Twin Cities
Author: Greg Van Gompel
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his "Picnic Wonderland." Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137936
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his "Picnic Wonderland." Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.
Bulletin
Author: U.S. Lake Survey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes (North America)
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description