Sailing Directions for Lake Michigan, Green Bay, and Straits of MackinacCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 1894 - 168페이지 Sailing Directions for Lake Michigan, Green Bay, And Straits of Mackinac by United States United States Hydrographic Office, first published in 1894, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... Wind- sor Park , P. O. , Ill . ; Geo . P. Hummer , Manager , West Michigan Furniture Co. , Holland , Mich .; Charles Morton , Keeper U. S. Life Saving Station , Holland , Mich . ; W. B. O. Sands , President Pentwater Bedstead Co ...
... winds , the points from which they blow ; the directions of the currents , the points toward which they set . Distances are expressed in nautical miles ( the corresponding statute miles follow in parenthesis ) . It is well to remember ...
... wind into innumerable fantastic shapes , sometimes covered with stunted trees and scanty vegeta- tion , but most generally bare , and rising to heights of from 150 to 250 feet . The southwestern shore is generally low , with sand hills ...
... winds . Chicago , on the southwestern end of the lake , is , with its exterior break- water , an excellent harbor of refuge from northerly gales . Grand Haven , with an entrance width of 390 feet , is the best harbor along the east ...
... winds ( SW . ) during the winter and a slight prepon- derance of lake winds ( NE . ) in the summer , this being an average of 18 years observations . The mean annual rainfall in the country ( 11 ) CHAPTER III Ports, Chicago.