Memorials of a Half-century in Michigan and the Lake Region

Bela Hubbard

G.P. Putnams' sons, 1888 - History - 581 pages

Contents

• The two Peninsulas topography 5 Romance of Early: 15
• The Exploring Party 21 The RouteMackinac 23 Straits: 49
• quette: 59
• A MICHIGAN GEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION IN 1837 6390: 65
• A new Eldorado 93 Landlooking 95 Eligible SitesPaper: 105
• Introductory 109 The old Régime 110 Coloniza: 116
• Canadian Ponies 124 Orchards 125: 125
• French Homesteads 131 Windmills 135 Cos: 142
• Education 146 Language 149 Voy: 153
• Le Sieur de la SalleHis earlier Expeditions 158 First: 163
• New Schemes of La Salle 170 Discovery: 174
• Aboriginal population 179 Chippewas of Saginaw 181: 181
• POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT TOWARDS THE INDIANS 187198: 187
• General Character and Distribution of the Works: 201
• Modes of BurialEntombing 208 Monument Mounds: 213
• Part IIIAncient Gardenbeds of Michigan 241 Earliest: 247
• Origin and AgeConjectures 253 Later Inves: 254
• Pole and Line 265 Prosaic Modes 266 Seine Fishing: 268
• Lake and River Trade 275 The Fishing Season: 276
• Aquatic Birds 281 Gregarious Birds 285 Black: 294
• Turkey as our National Emblem 306 A Pigeon Roost: 307
• Birds as Insect Destroyers 313 The European: 319
• Predatory Animals 323 The Wolverine 325 Nut Collec: 341
• THE BEAVER 361367: 361
• Our Forests a Century ago 371 Results of Settlement: 373
• Results of Forest Removal 379 Old World Experiences: 380
• New World Experiences 382 Forest EconomyHome: 388
• Ash 395 Linden 396 Sycamore 397: 397
• Birch 399 Oak 400 Walnut 401 Chestnut: 412
• The Controlling ElementIsotherms 421 The Lake: 432
• Minimum Tendencies 437 Monthly Precipitation United: 440
• General Survey of our Seasons 442 ComparisonsCon: 448
• PERIODICAL CHANGES IN THE LAKE Levels Rain: 461
• Ordinary Features 485 Mild and Open Winters 487 Class: 499
• Winter Enjoyments: 505
• Characteristic Weather 511 Floods 513 Transitions: 518
• A Spring Morning 520 Gifts of Spring: 525
• Tropical Characters 532 Insect Life: 534
• A Typical Season 543 Compensations 545 Enjoy: 541
• ment of Summer 546 Cloudland 547 Sunsets 548: 548
• Autumnal Changes 575 ProgressTree Liveries 576: 576

Bibliographic information

• Title: Memorials of a Half-century in Michigan and the Lake Region
• Author: Bela Hubbard
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: G.P. Putnams' sons, 1888
• Original from: Princeton University
• Digitized: Sep 7, 2010
• ISBN: 072220146X, 9780722201466
• Length: 581 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)