Great Lakes
New book paddles through history on canoe
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Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims’s “Canoes: A Natural History in North America” explores the rich history of the vessel and the people involved.
Art
Great Lakes writer tackles tale of survival 50 years after Lake Huron shipwreck
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Sailor survives shipwreck, November storm and lifelong guilt.
Water
Review: “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World”
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Israel is a major player in the global water business whether in Asia, Africa, or the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Art
Flight Paths traces hope and heartbreak for New York’s birds
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Journalist follows researchers into the field to document the challenges facing six species of birds.
Art
When POWs logged Michigan’s North Woods
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Retired Northern Michigan University professor uses fiction to explore life at the real but little known-UP WWII prison camps now rapidly fading from view.
Echo
Book explores Michigan’s shadow villages and ghost towns
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Retired librarian resurrects their past, tells their stories.
Land
World Trade Center architect’s Detroit vision
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John Gallagher chronicles architect Minoru Yamasaki from his humble beginnings and through his quest for a unique style that produced the New York City landmark and a more modest impact on Detroit’s environment.
Recreation
Another 1,000 miles of adventure
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Battle Creek resident and Michigan native Loreen Nienwenhuis is in the middle of a third 1,000 miler within the Great Lakes basin.
Energy
Chasing clouds
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Review: This character-rich tale is deep with history, context and lessons for environmental battles elsewhere.
Recreation
Hiker built writing career one step at a time
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Great Lakes Echo recently caught up with Jim DuFresne, author of numerous travel and outdoor guidebooks for Michigan and elsewhere.