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Great Lakes Waypoints:
Lake Michigan - Green Bay, Lake Winnebago & Illinois Waterway

Bibliography & Sources of Information
(used to compile the Lake Michigan book):

purpleball.gif (925 bytes) Chart No. 1: Nautical Chart Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms; Prepared jointly by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS) and National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). See NOAA and NIMA listings below. Sold by the NOAA, NOS Distribution Division listed below under "Sales Agents."

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, Parts 1 to 124; (Subchapter I --- Anchorages, Parts 109 to 110) (Subchapter J --- Bridges, Parts 114 to 118) Revised as of July 1, 1998; National Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register, 700 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20408-0001; Tel: 202-523-5227; http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/ or to see the actual CFR (and all others) at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html Sold by U.S. Government Printing Office listed below under "Sales Agents."

Division Bulletins No. 1 & 2, January, 1999 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); (These annual bulletins contain information on the Illinois Waterway and the Lake Winnebago area); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of the Division Engineer, Mississippi Valley Division, 1400 Walnut St, PO Box 80, Vicksburg, MS 39181; Tel: (309) 794-5366; http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/navdata/notices.htm

Fishing Hot Spots Maps; (FHS Maps were used for launch ramp verification. The fishing spots in this book did not come from FHS); Fishing Hot Spots, Inc., PO Box 1167, Rhinelander, WI 54501; Tel: 800-338-5957; E-Mail: dawn@fishingmaps.com ; http://www.fishingmaps.com/
 
GPS/Topo Coordinator, The Booklet, Compass Rose & RetroRoamer; (Simple tools to calculate coordinates from USGS Topographic Maps); Lat 26o Inc.; PO Box 511044, Punta Gorda, FL 33951-1044; Tel: (800) 305-0036 or (941) 637-6045; E-Mail: Lat26inc@aol.com ; http:///www.lat26inc.com
 
Great Lakes Port Pilot and Log Book; Great Lakes Cruising Club, 20 N Wacker Dr - Suite 1540, Chicago, IL 60606-2806; Tel: (312) 372-2344; E-Mail: glcclub@aol.com ; http://www.glcclub.com/
 
Illinois Recreational Boating Access Guide; (no longer issued; no point of contact found); Department of Natural Resources, 524 South 2nd St, Springfield, IL 62701-1705; http://dnr.state.il.us/
 
Illinois Waterway Navigation Charts - 1998 (USACE); (142 chart pages created using NAD27 horizontal datum); U.S. Army Corps of Engineer District - Rock Island, Clock Tower Building, PO Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004; Tel: (309) 794-5327; Technical Support Tel: (309) 794-5455; E-Mail: monte.p.hines@usace.army.mil ; http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/navdata/charts.htm
Credit Card Sales - 7 days a week; Tel: (815) 667-4054 or (309) 794-5338. To purchase digital raster copies of all USACE charts, see Soft Chart International below.
 
Indiana Recreational Access Guide: Lake Michigan 1997; Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Outdoor Recreation, 402 West Washington St, Room W271, Indianapolis, IN 46204; Tel: (317) 232-4070; http://www.state.in.us/dnr/boating/
 
Light Lists: Volume VII Great Lakes - 1999; Volume V Mississippi River System - 1998; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), 2100 2nd St SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001; http://www.uscg.mil/
Direct questions to the district offices listed below under "Local Notices to Mariners . . ."
Sold by U.S. Government Printing Office listed below under "Sales Agents."

Local Notice to Mariners - Great Lakes; USCG 9th District, 1240 East 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060; Tel: (216) 902-6070; E-Mail & actual notices thru http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/lnm/default.htm

Local Notice to Mariners - Mississippi River System; USCG 8th District, Federal Building - Room 1230, 501 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130-3396; Tel: (504) 589-6277; E-Mail & actual notices thru http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/lnm/default.htm

Mack's River Data 1999; (Illinois Waterway & Mississippi River); Mack's River Data, 335 N Hickory St, Waterman, IL 60556; Tel: (815) 264-3320; E-Mail: macksriverdata@watermannet.com ; http://www.webspawner.com/users/riverdata/

Maptech; (digital raster copies of NOAA, NOS paper charts); Maptech, 1 Riverside Drive, Andover, MA 01810-1122; Tel: (888) 839-5551 or (978) 933-3000 http://www.maptech.com

Michigan Harbors Guide 1999; Michigan Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 30257, Lansing, MI 48909; Tel: (517) 373-9900; http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/

Michigan Public Boat Launch Directory 1995 thru 1996; Michigan Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 30257, Lansing, MI 48909; Tel: (517) 373-9900; http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/

National Imagery & Mapping Agency (NIMA); NIMA, Marine Navigation Department (ST D44), 4600 Sangamore Rd, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003; Tel: (800)455-0899 or (314) 260-5032; E-Mail: chdesk@nima.mil ; http://www.nima.mil/   or DLA Defense Supply Center http://www.dscr.dla.mil/pc9/ NIMA produces many U.S. and foreign topographic and navigation publications (including hydrographic and aeronautical charts). They interface with USGS and NOAA. They cover the world. Sold by the NOAA, NOS Distribution Division listed below under "Sales Agents."

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS) Charts; Marine Chart Division (N/CS2), NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282; Tel: (301) 713-2737; http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/ocs/text/mcd.html   Lake Michigan charts are detailed in the "free" NOS Catalog 4 - Great Lakes and Adjacent Waterways. Do not use charts with dates prior to those shown in the quarterly issued "free" Dates of Latest Editions. Sold by the NOAA, NOS Distribution Division listed below under "Sales Agents." To purchase digital raster copies of NOAA, NOS charts, see Maptech above.

Navigation Notice No. 1 - 1999 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE); (Policies applicable to Upper Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Systems); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CEMVR-OD-Q, Rock Island District, Clock Tower Building, PO Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004; Tel: (309) 794-5366; http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/navdata/notices.htm

Navigation Notices - Illinois Waterway Charts; (USACE navigation notices and chart corrections issued on an as needed basis); Issued by the staff preparing "Navigation Notice No. 1 . . . " above.

Ports O' Call: Lake Michigan; (In-depth cruising guide with aerial color photographs of all major harbors); O'Meara-Brown Publications, Inc., 500 Davis St - Suite 1000, Evanston, IL 60201; Tel: (800) 892-9342; E-Mail: lbonline@aol.com ; http://www.lakelandboating.com

Quimby's 1998 Cruising Guide; The Waterways Journal, 319 North Fourth St - Suite 650, St. Louis, MO 63102; Tel: (800) 366-9630 or (314) 241-7354; E-Mail: hbl@socket.net ; http://www.heartlandboating.com/

RICHARDSONS' Chartbook + Cruising Guide - Lake Michigan 6th Edition - 1995; Richardsons' Marine Publishing, Inc., 88 Hatch St - Suite 403, New Bedford, MA 02745; Tel: (800) 873-4057 or (508) 992-6555; E-Mail: richcharts@aol.com

Select Phone Deluxe; (software version 5.1); ProCD, a division of infoUSA, Inc. 5711 S 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127; Tel 800-99-CDROM; E-mail: cdrom@infoUSA.com ; http://www.infoUSA.com

SoftChart International; (Will soon be offering digital raster copies of the USACE Illinois Waterway Charts); Pinpoint Systems International, LLC, 381-4 Old Riverhead Road, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978; Tel: (516) 288-0264: E-Mail: techsupport@pinpointsys.com ; http://www.pinpointsys.com/

Special Notice to Mariners, 1999; (Each USCG District issues this important annual publication free of charge every January.); Issued by the staff preparing "Local Notices to Mariners . . . " above.

Street Atlas USA; (software version 6.0); DeLorme, Two DeLorme Drive, PO Box 298, Yarmouth, ME 04096; Tel: (207) 846-7000; http://www.delorme.com/

Summary of Corrections Volume I; (printed date on current NOAA chart through October 10, 1998); U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), Marine Navigation Dept. (ST D44), 4600 Sangamore Rd, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003; Tel: (800)455-0899 or (314) 260-5032 http://164.214.2.59/Navigation/index.cfm   Sold by the NOAA, NOS Distribution Division listed below under "Sales Agents."

The 1998 Yachtsman's Guide to the Great Lakes; Seaway Publishing, 16 S Elm St, Zeeland, MI 49464-1751; Tel: (616) 772-2132; E-Mail: ZRecord@egl.net

U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Great Lakes - 28th Edition - 1998; Office of Coast Survey (N/CS261), NOAA, National Ocean Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282; Tel: (301) 713-2737; http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/ocs/text/text-c.html   Sold by the NOAA, NOS Distribution Division listed below under "Sales Agents."

U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps; USGS Information Services, Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225; Tel: 800-HELP-MAP; Fax: 303-202-4693; http://www.usgs.gov/ Ask for list of authorized sales agents or buy direct.

Wisconsin Great Lakes Public Access Guide; (no longer issued; no point of contact found); Natural Resources Department, 101 S Webster St, Madison, WI 53702-0002; http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/

Suggested Reading:

Boating-Education Course Nearest You; (U.S. Power Squadron, USCG Auxiliary and other courses); BOAT/U.S. Foundation for Boating Safety; Tel: (800) 336-BOAT; http://www.boatus.com/courseline/

Chapman Piloting, Seamanship & Small Boat Handling, 62nd Edition; by Elbert S. Maloney; Published by Hearst Marine Books, an affiliate of William Morrow & Co, Inc., 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019-4702; Tel: (212) 261-6500; http://hearstcorp.com/bpub2.html

Great Lakes Cruiser Magazine; Great Lakes Cruiser, Ltd., PO Box 1722, Royal Oak, MI 48068-1722; Tel: (248) 545-5999; E-Mail: glcruise@concentric.net ; http://www.concentric.net/~Glcruise/

Handy Harbor Guide, The Bays and Waterways of the Great Lakes; by Bruce Jenvey and the Staff of Great Lakes Cruiser; Published by Momentum Books, Ltd, 6964 Crooks Road - Suite 1, Troy MI 48098-1709; Tel: (248) 828-3666; E-Mail: glcruise@concentric.net ; http://www.concentric.net/~Glcruise/  

Heartland Boating Magazine; The Waterways Journal, 319 North Fourth St - Suite 650, St. Louis, MO 63102; Tel: (800) 366-9630; E-Mail: hbl@socket.net ; http://www.heartlandboating.com/

Lakeland Boating Magazine; O'Meara-Brown Publications, Inc., 500 Davis St - Suite 1000, Evanston, IL 60201; Tel: (800) 892-9342; E-Mail: lbonline@aol.com ; http://www.lakelandboating.com

Navigation Rules: International - Inland; (Rules of the Road); U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd St SW, Washington, DC 20593-0001; Tel: (202) 267-0352; http://www.uscg.mil/   Sold by U.S. Government Printing Office listed below under "Sales Agents."

Sales Agents (for selected U.S. Government publications listed above):

NOAA, National Ocean Service (N/ACC3), Distribution Division; 6501 Lafayette Ave, Riverdale, MD 20737-1199; Tel: (800) 638-8972 (within USA) or (301) 436-8301; E-Mail: distribution@noaa.gov ; http://acc.nos.noaa.gov/  Ask for free catalogs of NOAA or NIMA publications. Get a list of authorized sales agents or buy direct.

U.S. Government Printing Office; Superintendent of Documents, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954; Tel: (202) 512-1800; Fax: (202) 512-2250; All GPO bookstores are shown at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/sale/abkst001.html


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