The Island Bookstore: Mackinac Bridge Books

Mackinac Bridge - Celebrating 50 years 1957-2007
We are happy to bring you these special selections to celebrate the Mackinac Bridge's 50th anniversary!
Mackinac Bridge: A 50 Year Chronicle, 1959-2007 by Mike Fornes Take a trip through the first 50 years of the bridge's history and you'll experience unusual crossings, triumph and tragedy. Here are the stories, the photos and the people who mave made this engineering wonder a symbol of the state of Michigan. Price: $29.95 Paperback	Mackinaw Loves Its Bridge by Mary Lou Peters Memories of the construction of the Mackinac Bridge Price $7.00 Paperback
Mighty Mac by Lawrence A. Rubin Published by the St. Ignace Kiwanis Club Includes photos of the Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac area. Also includes a timeline for the region from pre-1600s to present. Price $24.95 Hardcover	Michigan History (magazine): the Mighty Mac at 50 A collector's piece featuring many articles about the construction of the bridge and essays by local people who experienced the building of the bridge. Price $10.00 Paperback
Mackinac Bridge and Island Beautiful screensaver that continuously cycles through 50 images of the Straits area with realistic nature sounds. Price $5.95 DVD (Windows 95/98/2000/NT, 16 MB of available memory, 30 MB of free space on hard drive)	Before the Bridge Award-winning documentary about the story of the Mackinac Straits ferries used to carry all traffic before the opening of the Mackinac Bridge in 1957. As seen on PBS... Price $19.95 DVD
Bridging the Straits by Lawrence A Rubin Forward by Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. The story of the building of the Mighty Mac by the Executive Secretary of the Mackinac Bridge Authority from 1950 to 1983. Price $17.95 Paperback	Mackinac: Michigan's Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac Island Region Includes photos of the Mackinac Bridge and Mackinac area. Also includes a timeline for the region from pre-1600's to present. Price $5.95 Paperback