Door County's Emerald Treasure
A History of Peninsula State Park
Seiten
2006
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-22074-7 (ISBN)
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-22074-7 (ISBN)
Explores the history of the park land, from its importance to Native Americans and early European settlers through the 20th century. This work relates the role of conservationists and progressives in establishing the state park, its popularity for tourism and recreation, and efforts to protect the park's resources from a variety of threats.
With its magnificent forests, bluffs, and shoreline and its breathtaking views of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, Door County's Peninsula State Park is one of the Midwest's most popular attractions. Established in 1909, it was Wisconsin's second state park and a key to pioneering efforts to build a state park system that would be the envy of the nation. Door County's ""Emerald Treasure"" explores the rich history of the park land, from its importance to Native Americans and early European settlers through the twentieth century. Bill Tishler engagingly relates the role of conservationists and progressives in establishing the state park, its growing popularity for tourism and recreation, and efforts to protect the park's resources from a variety of threats. Tishler also tells a larger story of Americans' intimate relationship with the land around them and the challenge to create accessible public spaces that preserve the natural environment.
With its magnificent forests, bluffs, and shoreline and its breathtaking views of Green Bay and Lake Michigan, Door County's Peninsula State Park is one of the Midwest's most popular attractions. Established in 1909, it was Wisconsin's second state park and a key to pioneering efforts to build a state park system that would be the envy of the nation. Door County's ""Emerald Treasure"" explores the rich history of the park land, from its importance to Native Americans and early European settlers through the twentieth century. Bill Tishler engagingly relates the role of conservationists and progressives in establishing the state park, its growing popularity for tourism and recreation, and efforts to protect the park's resources from a variety of threats. Tishler also tells a larger story of Americans' intimate relationship with the land around them and the challenge to create accessible public spaces that preserve the natural environment.
William H. Tishler is a Door County native and professor emeritus of landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. An award-winning author, he developed the master plan for Old World Wisconsin and has served as chair of the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Review Board.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.3.2015 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Wisconsin Land and Life |
| Zusatzinfo | 57 b/w photos |
| Verlagsort | Wisconsin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 380 g |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-299-22074-5 / 0299220745 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-299-22074-7 / 9780299220747 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Informationen gemäß Produktsicherheitsverordnung (GPSR) | |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
mit ganz Kalifornien
Buch | Softcover (2025)
Reise Know-How Verlag Dr. Hans-R. Grundmann GmbH
CHF 41,90
mit Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx & Staten Island
Buch | Softcover (2025)
Reise Know-How (Verlag)
CHF 34,90
