The Style & Grace of Legendary Lakers

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ABOUT THE BOOK

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Seaway Queens focuses on the design and beauty of the most celebrated Lakes vessels built on the U.S. and Canadian sides of the Great Lakes between 1950-69, when form and function weren’t mutually exclusive. The book features first-person accounts and interviews with some of the builders and shapers of both the vessels and the industry as a whole. It also takes a brief look at the modern era, where technology and innovation ensure the freshwater fleet continues to play a vital role in society.



Cover Photo: Courtesy Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

SPECS

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SEAWAY QUEENS
The Style & Grace of Legendary Lakers
Jim McRae

FOREWORD   Joseph P. Fischer
DESIGN Salma Belhaffaf

Published by Griffintown Media
© Copyright 2022

PUBLISHING DATE   Fall 2022
Hardcover | 10.75" x 9.6" | 144 pages 
$44.95 CAD
 
For more information:
Griffintown Media Inc.
514.934.2474 · info@griffintown.com · griffintown.com

Bonus
Free companion app linking to video content
Seaway Queens Hardcover
CA$44.95 + plus shipping
Seaway Queens will feature more than 100 beautiful images, including photographs, illustrations, ship drawings and printed artifacts from marine museums and private collections, guaranteed to trigger countless memories among members of the Lakers-loving  community.

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Featured Articles

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Edward L. Ryerson Poster

60th Anniversary Poster | CA$39.95 + plus shipping

Art Decko!
As a companion piece to our digital book, Seaway Queens, we designed a poster in the style of Art Deco to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the most famous queen on the Great Lakes-Seaway, the Edward L. Ryerson. Fans of Art Deco will recognize the inspiration for our work was found in one of the most iconic pieces of the movement, the transatlantic liner Normandie, whose poster is the highwater mark of the Art Deco era.


Edward L. Ryerson Poster Specs

Art Deco inspiration mixing highlights and shadows with a grain-effect texture.

Highlighting the vessel’s principal load port and unloading ports, including Hamilton, ON, late in her career.

24" x 36" | Silk Paper 

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The NATIONAL TREASURE SERIES is a multi-book collection that focuses on the history, Honoured Members, artifacts and activities of the HOCKEY HALL OF FAME.    


 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Jim McRae has been on and around Lakers all of his life, beginning as a young boy when he first started visiting the ships during winter layup in his hometown of Montreal. Over the years, he had part-time jobs aboard ship during college, and has featured the Great Lakes - Seaway industry in much of his work over two decades. He’s probably shared stories with more sailors than anyone else in Canada, beginning with his dad.



Photo: Courtesy Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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Griffintown Media is a Montreal-based publisher and custom content creator. For more than 20 years, it has designed and produced all manner of publications, from books to magazine to digital, that tell compelling stories for clients in various industries, including marine. Most recently, the company conceived and published The National Treasure Series, a signature three-book set that celebrates the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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