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Lake effect : along Superior's shores / Erika Alin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alin, Erika G.
- Series:
- Outdoor Essays & Reflections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Superior, Lake, Region.
- Natural history.
- Landscapes--Superior, Lake, Region.
- Landscapes.
- Superior, Lake, Region--Description and travel.
- Superior, Lake, Region.
- Superior, Lake, Region--History, Local.
- Superior, Lake, Region--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (158 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Lake Effect, writer Erika Alin explores both the natural and the human landscapes of Lake Superior, meditating on the rich geological, historical, and cultural events that have shaped the region. Alin's engaging essays reveal a profound sensitivity to the natural world and a penetrating historical imagination.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Map of Lake Superior; Wild River; The Gulls of Kitchi Gammi; Crosby's Paradox; Bicknell's Geranium; No Bar River; The Heritage of Landscapes; Harebells; The Group of Seven at Coldwell; Louis Agassiz on the Eastern Shore; In the Shade of Pines; Orion; On the Porcupine Coast; The Mission of Saint Esprit; Gathering Instincts; The Brule River; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-144).
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-9459-1
- OCLC:
- 191935628
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