Sunburns to Snowstorms - Softcover

Karl Bohnak; Jack Deo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977818918 ISBN 13: 9780977818914

Publisher: Cold Sky Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Sunburns to Snowstorms features Upper Michigan photographs from professionals and amateurs spanning a century and a half. Step back in time to view photos of the massive fires that destroyed the communities of Marquette and Ontonagon in the 19th century. Get a glimpse of what it was like to live through the storm against which all others are measured, the Blizzard of 1938. You'll see how residents dealt with the heavy winter snows and the spring floods as well as the Great Seiche that affected the Lake Superior region during mid June 1939. Sunburns to Snowstorms contains nearly 300 photos along with stories of locations and events surrounding the images It's an essential book for those who love the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

About this title

About the Author:

Karl Bohnak is chief meteorologist at Marquette's WLUC TV6. He has forecast Upper Michigan weather for thirty years. His first book, So Cold a Sky, was awarded the Michigan State Library's Notable Book award in 2007. Jack Deo opened a photography studio in Marquette in 1978. That year he also acquired the 110 year old Childs Art Gallery collection. Thus began a 40 year collecting passion which has grown into a treasure trove of thousands of historic photographs from across Upper Michigan.

Review:

"Karl Bohnak's integrity as a meteorlogist,his passion for weather history and his personable delivery present the "perfect storm' of education and entertainment that appeals to adults and children alike." ---Tom Friggins,Director,Michigan Iron Industry Museum

About this edition

• Publisher: Cold Sky Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0977818918
• ISBN 13: 9780977818914
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Judy Johnson
• Illustrator: Elizabeth Yelland