Michigan on Fire 2
by Sodders, BenyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): Thunder Bay Pr
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Summary
In this sequel to the first volume of Michigan on Fire, the state's fire story continues through the modern era. Starting in the early 1930s with the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the building of fire towers, it traces the path of destruction at Fletcher Road, Mack Lake, Stephan Bridge, Stockyard, and more. The author's extensive research reveals the causes and consequences of the disastrous fire at Seney that charred over 72,000 acres.
Author Biography
Betty Sodders was born and raised in Ironwood, Michigan, and lives on Sugar Island in the Upper Peninsula with her husband, Bill. A prolific and successful freelance outdoor and travel writer, her work has appeared in Michigan Out-of-Doors, Woods-n-Waters News, Whitetails Unlimited, Woodall's RV Traveler, and many other publications. She is a member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. Michigan on Fire 2 is her sixth book.
Table of Contents
| Bringing the Fire Story Out of the Past... Into the Present | p. 1 |
| Fire Towers | p. 13 |
| Bog Fires Had a History of Seemingly Burning Forever | p. 23 |
| The Fletcher Road Fire-1968 | p. 31 |
| Recalling the Fletcher Road Fire | |
| Excerpts From: Horizontal Roll Vertices and Crown Fires | |
| Prescription For Fire | p. 41 |
| The Seney Fire-1976 | p. 51 |
| North Country Up In Flames-Seney Fire | |
| Questions...Questions...Always Questions | |
| A Scientific Research Paper Continues the Controversy | |
| National Guard Fires-Camp Grayling | p. 83 |
| Has the National Guard Been a Contributing Factor in Fire Situations Near Grayling? | |
| Citizens Speak Out Against the Guard | |
| Coverage of the Mack Lake Fire-1980 | p. 97 |
| Mack Lake Averages a Major Fire Once Every Twenty Years | |
| Case Study: Mack Lake Fire | |
| Chronology: Mack Lake Fire | |
| Horizontal Roll Vertices and Crown Fires | |
| Escanaba's "Stockyard Fire"-1988 | p. 117 |
| Escanaba's Stockyard Fire | |
| Air Tanker Vortex Turbulence | |
| Taking a Look at the DNR's Forest Fire Experiment Station-Roscommon | p. 125 |
| A Look Backward First | |
| What the Press Has Had to Say About the Station | |
| A Brief Glimpse of their Tanker Handbook | |
| The Stephan Bridge Fire-1990 | p. 143 |
| Case Study-Stephan Bridge Road Fire | |
| Eyewitness Reports | |
| Special Edition: May 10, 17, 24 and 31 Crawford County Avalanche | |
| The Aftermath | |
| A Look at Michigan's DNR Fire-Equipped Hummers | p. 161 |
| Hummers | |
| Roscommon Equipment Center Evaluates the DNR's Hummer | |
| Conclusion | p. 173 |
| Postscript: Where We Are Now | p. 183 |
| Endnotes | p. 192 |
| Bibliography | p. 199 |
| Index | p. 202 |
| About the Author | p. 210 |
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