Product Description

Your personal, behind-the-scenes guide to Lake Michigan?s sandy shores in the heart of the country introduces a wondrous glacial legacy for you to study, enjoy, and protect. Located in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan, the 42-plus mile Crescent Coast includes the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, two state parks and two city harbors.

You will discover 9.4 contiguous miles of public beaches, geologic secrets hidden in the rocks, the birthplace of ecology, architecturally intriguing historical landmarks and ideas for environmental philanthropy.

The Glaciers' Treasure Trove includes tips for lodging, dining and outdoor activities. Spotting maps show blueberry patches, orchards, vineyards and country produce stands. Ideas for simple preparations help you enjoy local farm fresh fare.

You can get there easily by car or plane. From Chicago ride the South Shore Line.

This is the book you?ll want to take with you to discover the hidden treasures along these golden shores.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1553867 in Books
• Published on: 2003-05-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 156 pages

Review
This book is packed with information and colorful photos. Few nuances of the area are left uninvestigated. -- Chesterton/Valparaiso Post-Tribune, July 4, 2003

…an ecological human story of courage and perseverance…this story of preservation is well worth hearing… -- May Waldroup, Owner, Thunderbird Bookshop, Carmel, CA, June 2003

…dozens and dozens of her splendid photographs, maps…intimate glimpses of harbors, public beaches, specialty markets, orchards and vineyards… -- The Carmel Pine Cone, May 30, 2003

About the Author
Native daughter Jacqueline Widmar Stewart grew up in what is now the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. A Stanford-educated public interest lawyer, she has acted as counsel for an open space district, a water district and has served as an assistant city attorney. She also founded and ran a nonprofit educational foundation and served as staff writer for Sunset Magazine and Book Company.

Customer Reviews

Lake Michigan Magic
I really liked this book. I have been visiting the Indiana-Michigan shoreline on and off again since the 1950's. I never understood the area as a whole until I read this book. It is truly a first rate resource -whether you are planning a weekend excursion or the whole summer along this part of Lake Michigan. I especially liked the spiral binding and the easy to read maps. The colors are magnificent. It is just the right size to keep in your glove compartment. I ordered three copies and plan to pass them on to my friends.

Amazing publicaton:
Obviously a labor of love. A must have addition to the collection for the serious lover of "the dunes". Finely researched from an author who has been there, soon to become the definitive study of the area. Well written, glorious photgraphs, many by the author herself. It serves the first time visitor well, yet also enlightens the veteran repeat visitor or resident. A great gift idea.....

provides the key to a little-known treasure
This book opens up a midwestern treasure spot that is not well-known to most Americans but deserves to be: the sand dunes and beaches that are around the bottom of Lake Michagan. I lived in that area years ago and this book does a great job telling the story of why the place so special. The history is told and developers' mistakes are not ignored. But mostly the book is about the present and what's there now: good living amidst tremendous beauty.