{"product_id":"on-an-inland-sea-michael-welch-9781540270160","title":"On an Inland Sea: Writing the Great Lakes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As a man who long convinced himself that he lived on the edge of the world, here's my wish for you: Embrace the awe. Allow yourself to feel alone. Then remember you are not.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thirty-two writers in this collection grapple with the vastness of the lakes--and the vastness of experience living alongside them. Gabriel Bump explores how his relationship with Lake Michigan changed after losing a friend. For another writer, the water provided the freedom to explore a romance that would have been too complicated on land. Come dive for shipwrecks, harvest manoomin, and visit the disappearing ice caves. Witness the chickadees, smelt, and cattails, but also zebra mussels, factory runoff, and algae. Each writer's relationship with the lakes is personal and unique, but that relationship to the water is also one shared by so many of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540270165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540270160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Welch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136686899455,"sku":"9781540270160","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecca0655-d486-4625-ab89-6d0c7f75fc5b.jpg?v=1755024086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-an-inland-sea-michael-welch-9781540270160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}