Great Lakes Books

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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 11,707 ratings — published 2017
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The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,019 ratings — published 2003
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.51 — 12,153 ratings — published 2025
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Station Eleven Station Eleven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.07 — 630,819 ratings — published 2014
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Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1) Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.98 — 59,281 ratings — published 1998
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Safe from the Sea Safe from the Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,544 ratings — published 2009
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Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,284 ratings — published 2005
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A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter, #1) A Death in Door County (Monster Hunter, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.64 — 10,028 ratings — published 2022
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Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
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avg rating 4.30 — 207,458 ratings — published 2021
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A Superior Death (Anna Pigeon, #2) A Superior Death (Anna Pigeon, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.92 — 13,391 ratings — published 1994
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The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.19 — 316 ratings — published 2024
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I Cheerfully Refuse I Cheerfully Refuse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 27,089 ratings — published 2024
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Beach Read Beach Read (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,699,346 ratings — published 2020
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The Women of the Copper Country The Women of the Copper Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.10 — 9,796 ratings — published 2019
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A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach: One Woman's Trek of the Perimeter of Lake Michigan (A 1,000 MILE ADVENTURE #1) A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach: One Woman's Trek of the Perimeter of Lake Michigan (A 1,000 MILE ADVENTURE #1)
by (shelved 5 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.64 — 247 ratings — published 2010
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November's Fury: The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 November's Fury: The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.04 — 362 ratings — published 2013
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Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes Tallulah: Mermaid of the Great Lakes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.98 — 178 ratings — published 2015
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The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region (David Suzuki Institute) The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region (David Suzuki Institute)
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avg rating 4.03 — 111 ratings — published 2007
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The Night Watchman The Night Watchman (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.08 — 96,968 ratings — published 2020
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Virgil Wander Virgil Wander (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,125 ratings — published 2018
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Great Lakes: Shipwrecks & Survivals Great Lakes: Shipwrecks & Survivals (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.81 — 387 ratings — published 1960
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The Lighthouse Road (Eide Family, #1) The Lighthouse Road (Eide Family, #1)
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avg rating 3.74 — 2,172 ratings — published 2012
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A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Walk (A 1,000 MILE ADVENTURE #2) A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Walk (A 1,000 MILE ADVENTURE #2)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.02 — 63 ratings — published
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Death in the Dark Woods (Monster Hunter, #2) Death in the Dark Woods (Monster Hunter, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,096 ratings — published 2023
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The Haunting of Brynn Wilder The Haunting of Brynn Wilder (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,640 ratings — published 2020
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Trickster's Point (Cork O'Connor, #12) Trickster's Point (Cork O'Connor, #12)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.20 — 15,475 ratings — published 2012
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A Cold Day in Paradise (Alex McKnight, #1) A Cold Day in Paradise (Alex McKnight, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.78 — 11,650 ratings — published 1998
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Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.97 — 288 ratings — published 2015
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The Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes The Windward Shore: A Winter on the Great Lakes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.09 — 185 ratings — published 2011
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The Life We Bury (Joe Talbert, #1; Detective Max Rupert, #1) The Life We Bury (Joe Talbert, #1; Detective Max Rupert, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.09 — 216,583 ratings — published 2014
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Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes (Great Lakes Books) Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes (Great Lakes Books)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.93 — 28 ratings — published 2016
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.48 — 119,627 ratings — published 2010
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Paddle-to-the-Sea Paddle-to-the-Sea (Library Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.29 — 6,995 ratings — published 1941
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Tamarack County (Cork O'Connor, #13) Tamarack County (Cork O'Connor, #13)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.18 — 15,459 ratings — published 2013
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Thunder Bay (Cork O'Connor, #7) Thunder Bay (Cork O'Connor, #7)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,764 ratings — published 2007
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.20 — 467,979 ratings — published 2013
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The Great Lakes Water Wars The Great Lakes Water Wars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 352 ratings — published 2006
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Hex Around and Find Out (Moonshadow Cove #2) Hex Around and Find Out (Moonshadow Cove #2)
by (shelved 2 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.67 — 3,541 ratings — published 2025
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Along Lake Michigan: Shipwreck Stories of Life and Loss Along Lake Michigan: Shipwreck Stories of Life and Loss (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 55 ratings — published
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The Wrong Witch to Hex With (Moonshadow Cove, #1) The Wrong Witch to Hex With (Moonshadow Cove, #1)
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avg rating 3.51 — 4,903 ratings — published 2025
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Too Much Sea for Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota's North Shore and Isle Royale Too Much Sea for Their Decks: Shipwrecks of Minnesota's North Shore and Isle Royale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 59 ratings — published
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The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 1,041 ratings — published 2024
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Tom Lake Tom Lake (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 520,262 ratings — published 2023
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The Lake Michigan Mermaid: A Tale in Poems (Made in Michigan Writer Series) The Lake Michigan Mermaid: A Tale in Poems (Made in Michigan Writer Series)
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avg rating 3.74 — 133 ratings — published
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Great Lakes for Sale: From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps Great Lakes for Sale: From Whitecaps to Bottlecaps (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 3.52 — 23 ratings — published 2008
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Hello Beautiful Hello Beautiful (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.13 — 564,324 ratings — published 2023
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A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure (A 1000 MILE ADVENTURE #3) A 1,000 Mile Great Lakes Island Adventure (A 1000 MILE ADVENTURE #3)
by (shelved 2 times as great-lakes)
avg rating 4.05 — 41 ratings — published 2015
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Great Lakes Rocks: 4 Billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region Great Lakes Rocks: 4 Billion Years of Geologic History in the Great Lakes Region (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 28 ratings — published
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Great Birding in the Great Lakes: A Guide to the 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in the Great Lake States Great Birding in the Great Lakes: A Guide to the 50 Best Birdwatching Sites in the Great Lake States (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tragedies and Legacies from the Inland Seas Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tragedies and Legacies from the Inland Seas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 139 ratings — published
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Herman Melville
“They contain round archipelagoes of romantic isles, even as the Polynesian waters do; in large part, are shored by two great contrasting nations, as the Atlantic is; the furnish long maritime approaches to out numerous territorial colonies from the East, dotted all round their banks; here and there are frowned upon by batteries, and by the goat-like craggy guns of lofty Mackinaw; they have heard the fleet thunderings of naval victories; at intervals, they yield their beaches to wild barbarians, whose red painted faces flash from out their peltry wig-wams; for leagues and leagues are flanked by ancient and unentered forest, where the gaunt pines stand like serried lines of kings in Gothic genealogies; those same woods harboring wild Afric beasts of prey, and silken creatures whose exported furs give robes to Tartart Emperors; they mirror the paved capitals of Buffalo and Cleveland, as well as Winnebago villages; they float alike the full-rigged merchant ship, the armed cruiser of the State, the steamer, and the beech canoe; they are swept by Borean and dismasting blasts as direful as any that lash the salted wave; they know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew.”
Herman Melville, Moby Dick

Pierre Berton
“. . .(W)e are Canadians and not Americans because of a foolish war that scarcely anyone wanted or needed, but which, once launched, no one knew how to stop.”
Pierre Berton, The Invasion of Canada: 1812-1813

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