Mackinac Bridge (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0099F9NVY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 347 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Mike Fornes has covered the Mackinac Bridge for more than 20 years for several media outlets in northern Michigan, including radio and television stations and the Cheboygan Daily Tribune. Fornes has compiled the best photographs from Michigan Department of Transportation files and private collections in this stunning look at “a symphony of metal and stone.” . He has given more than 1,500 tours of the Mackinac Bridge from motorcoaches, cruise boats, and shore-based presentations
The "miracle bridge" at the Straits of Mackinac truly allows a view that epitomizes the state motto of Michigan, Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice, or "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.". On November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the Mackinac Bridge. That was the culmination of 70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge acrossthe Straits of Mackinac, of discouraging attempts for legislative and congressional approval, of efforts to raise the funds, and finally of a three-year construction program necessary for the world's longest and costliest (to date) suspension bridge.Michigan's greatest symbol is expertly maintained, fully funded, and amazingly resilient to the many forces and factors of man and nature that have failed to seriously affect its status as the lone highway link between Michigan's two main peninsulas
He has given more than 1,500 tours of the Mackinac Bridge from motorcoaches, cruise boats, and shore-based presentations. Mike Fornes has covered the Mackinac Bridge for more than 20 years for several media outlets in northern Michigan, including radio and television stations and the Cheboygan Daily Tribune. Fornes has compi
An interesting and very well written book David H. Carter I just returned from vacation in Mackinaw City where I photographed the bridge from various angles, from both the lakes and the southern shore. The guided boat tour under the bridge was narrated by the book's author Mike Fornes. A fascinating bridge, and a very . informative and includes a lot of photos gooneybird Very informative about the planning and building of the bridge and includes a lot of black and white photos taken during various building stages. Since I live in lower Michigan and have crossed the bridge several times on the way to Canada, I found this book ver. Amazon Customer said Great book!. Love the Mackinac Bridge and love to read about it. An excellent book for all of the information you need!