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- catalog abstract "This book is about the origin and meaning of Michigan's Lake Superior shoreline place names in existence before the American invasion of the 1840s. Although such names as Sault Ste. Marie, Tahquamenon River, Grand Marais, Munising, and Keweenaw Bay are in daily use, few know much about their origin and meaning. The existence of these names reveals that before Americans came into the Lake Superior country, and covered the land and water with their names, the area had been occupied by two other cultural groups: Indian and French. The Indian names reflect the way of life of a people who traversed the shoreline of Lake Superior in birch bark canoes in search of fish and animals. Such names as Traverse Island, Portage River, and Grand Marais indicate that in their fur-trade economy the French also adopted the birch bark canoe as their mode of transportation. This book examines the origin and meaning of the Indian and French place names which form part of Michigan's Lake Superior landscape.".
- catalog contributor b10156941.
- catalog contributor b10156942.
- catalog coverage "Superior, Lake, Region Geography.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111).".
- catalog description "This book examines the origin and meaning of the Indian and French place names which form part of Michigan's Lake Superior landscape.".
- catalog description "This book is about the origin and meaning of Michigan's Lake Superior shoreline place names in existence before the American invasion of the 1840s. Although such names as Sault Ste. Marie, Tahquamenon River, Grand Marais, Munising, and Keweenaw Bay are in daily use, few know much about their origin and meaning. The existence of these names reveals that before Americans came into the Lake Superior country, and covered the land and water with their names, the area had been occupied by two other cultural groups: Indian and French. The Indian names reflect the way of life of a people who traversed the shoreline of Lake Superior in birch bark canoes in search of fish and animals. Such names as Traverse Island, Portage River, and Grand Marais indicate that in their fur-trade economy the French also adopted the birch bark canoe as their mode of transportation.".
- catalog extent "ix, 111 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Lake Superior place names.".
- catalog identifier "0918616166 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0918616182 (paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Lake Superior place names.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Marquette, Mich. : Northern Michigan University Press,".
- catalog relation "Lake Superior place names.".
- catalog spatial "Superior, Lake, Region Geography.".
- catalog spatial "Superior, Lake, Region.".
- catalog subject "917.74/9/0014 21".
- catalog subject "F572.S9 P48 1996".
- catalog subject "Names, Geographical Superior, Lake, Region.".
- catalog title "Lake Superior place names : from Bawating to the Montreal / by Bernard C. Peters.".
- catalog type "text".