CALCITE SCREENINGS DVD

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HARRY

TEACHER
PRINCIPAL
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

The book is based on 21 tape recordings that Grambau made between 1994 and his death in 1997.  Grambau was a native of Rogers City who earned a teaching degree at Michigan State College and returned to his hometown to teach.  In 1944, he was appointed high school principal and in 1950 he became Superintendent of Schools.  He held that position until his retirement in 1973.  An inveterate local historian, Grambau’s tapes recounted his memories of growing up in the Rogers City area and provide many unique insights into the history of the community.  To publish the book, Hopp and the staff of the Presque Isle County Historical Museum spent a year editing a transcript of the tapes and adding illustrations to the text.

BEFORE THE BABY BOOMERS

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Mayday!  Tragedy at Sea

By Jim Hopp

The Sinking of the SS Carl D. Bradley and SS Cedarville

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"The Wreck of the Carl D."
 Michael Schumacher

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BABY BOOMER II
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THE ORIGINAL BABY BOOMERS GUIDE
TO ROGERS CITY
The Way Things Were Before Urban Renewal

Photos and histories of most of the businesses, government buildings, and schools in Rogers City
 during the  years the “Baby Boomers” were growing up—1945 to the 1970’s. 
If you were in Rogers City during those years, it will bring back great memories . . . and make
you even more upset about Urban Renewal!
 A great gift!  151 pages.  185 photos.

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NOW IN A BOUND VERSION WITH THE
ORIGINAL NINA FERDELMAN LETTER!

Virgin Forest to Modern Homes

A History of Rogers City, Michigan, 1870-1947 

                Simply the best early history of Rogers City.  What makes it
remarkable is that it was written in 1947 by Mrs. Nina Ferdelman’s
7^th grade class.  Based on interviews of early  residents, the book
contains fascinating stories from the early history of our community. 
142 pages.  89 illustrations. 

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The Metz Fire of 1908

Nothing better captures the horrors of the Metz Fire than the words of Pastor
Ernest Thieme of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church:

“Sunday, I buried, at one funeral service, ten of the
members of our church who died in the fire.  It was a
strange worship service, which I conducted with a loudly
sobbing congregation alongside a church in ashes,
conducted over open graves.  I never experienced such
despair in my whole life.  At first, I could not even begin. 
I leaned against a lonely standing fence post and wept,
perhaps the first time since I was a child.”                                                            

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A Sailor’s Logbook 

A Season Aboard Great Lakes Freighters

Mark L. Thompson

Selected for the 2000 “Read Michigan” book list by the Michigan Historical Society.

 Thompson began his logbook after he reported for duty aboard the Calcite II at Fraser Shipyard
in Superior, Wisconsin, for the 1996 sailing season.  A Sailor’s Logbook is the first such book to chronicle a sailor’s life at the end of the twentieth century.  Not just a detailing of weather, cargo, and crew relations, A Sailor’s Logbook is also an account of the daily lives of a diverse group of crewmembers as they share their sailing knowledge, “sea stories,” and many of the memories that accompany the pictures.

                “Thompson’s book is a logbook following day-by-day activities during the 1996 freighter season on the Great Lakes.  During the season Thompson served on four boats, ranging from the 605-foot Calcite II to the 1,000-foot Edgar B. Speer.  It is a fascinating and colorful account of how the freighters work."

--The Observor and Eccentric

328 Pages, 60 Illustrations, Paperback

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Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes

Mark L. Thompson        

Named by the Michigan Department of History, Arts, and Libraries to their
 “50 Essential Books on Michigan History”

                “A gold mine of information for anyone interested in local history or the economics of the steel industry, even if they don’t know a canoe from a cruiser.  Thompson works the reader like a preacher at a revival, effortlessly mixing folksy anecdotes with the heavy stuff to get his point across.”

                                                                                                                                 Cleveland Plain Dealer

232 Pages, 97 Illustrations, Hardcover

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GRAVEYARD OF THE LAKES

Mark L. Thompson

                Recipient of an Award of Merit from the Michigan Historical Society

For the first time, a historian and seasoned mariner looks beyond the specific circumstances of individual shipwrecks in an effort to reach a clearer understanding of the economic, political, and psychological factors that have influenced the 25,000 wrecks on the Great Lakes over the past 300 years.  Thompson includes factual accounts of more than 100 shipwrecks and an eye-opening “common sense” post mortem on the
sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975.

                “Some of the stories are written so compellingly the reader shivers in the cold November air . . .”
--The Saginaw News

                “Mark Thompson sets out to construct an historically accurate well-rounded picture of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.  To explain the
 causes of these events he graphically blends aspects of history and human nature with a broad view of economics, politics,
and marine technical advance.”                                                                                                                               
Bradley A. Rogers, East Carolina University

384 pages, 64 Illustrations, Paperback

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QUEEN OF THE LAKES

Mark L. Thompson

--The Saginaw News

    “Queen of the Lakes” is an honorary title bestowed upon the longest ship sailing on the Great Lakes.  In one of the most comprehensive books ever written on the maritime history of the lakes, author Mark Thompson presents a vignette of each of the dozens of ships that have held that title.  “Queen of the Lakes” is perfect for coffee tables, lakefront cabins, of any boat lovers’ bookshelf.

                                                                                                                                 Macomb Daily

                “Both majestic and intimate . . . [Thompson’s] careful research and evident love of the ships give the text an authoritativeness and a tender attention to detail that is gripping.”

                                                                                                                                 Peninsula News

224 Pages, 98 Illustrations, Hardcover

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