David Lubbers

David Lubbers is a fine art photographer with over thirty years of experience. In 1982, Lubbers moved to Sante Fe and photographed the Southwest extensively. Photographing with a large-format came...

Dave Dempsey

Dave Dempsey is an environmental policy consultant and writer who has been active on conservation for more than 25 years. Dave served as environmental advisor to Michigan Governor James J. Blanchard from 1983-89. President Clinton appointed Dempsey to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission in 1994. Dempsey is the winner of the 2009 Michigan Author Award. He has also held numerous administrative, policy and consulting positions for nonprofit conservation and environmental organizations in Michigan and Minnesota. Dave is the author of two award-winning books on the environment: and On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century and Ruin and Recovery: Michigan’s Rise as a Conservation Leader. Dave also authored William G. Milliken: Michigan’s Passionate Moderate.

Waters of Michigan, The

David Lubbers

Dave Dempsey

Winner: Dave Dempsey,
2009 MICHIGAN AUTHOR AWARD

Click here to read an illustrated excerpt from The Waters of Michigan

Water: This book presents Michigan's greatest resource through the lens of a camera. One cannot think of Michigan without the image of water.Water as vast as the Great Lakes, as serene as the inland lakes, and as long and lazy or sleek and fast as the numerous byways that runbetween and among them. Waters of Michigan is a tribute to this treasured resource of Michigan. Combining the vision of internationally renowned photographer David Lubbers with the stewardship focus of environmentalist Dave Dempsey, this collection presents a truly unique view and understanding of the waters of Michigan. Waters of Michigan is a call to all who know the state of Michigan to re see this wonder that is ours and to realize how precious and fragile it is.

From the Foreword by Governor William G. Milliken:

"I became governor of Michigan at a time when our awareness of the fragility as well as the beauty of water reached new heights. Only the strong collective public will for clean and abundant water enabled my administration to win reforms in state law that restricted or eliminated harmful pollutants and improved the quality of our beaches, lakes, and streams. In my last year in office, 1982, I convened a conference of Great Lakes states on Mackinac Island that brought public attention for the first time to the risk of Great Lakes water diversions and exports. Since that time, the leaders of the region have made commendable progress in fashioning protections against this threat. But we must remain vigilant and do more if we hope to conserve the Great Lakes for all time. We also must stop to appreciate and learn more about the character of Michigan's water. I hope this volume will enrich public understanding of Michigan's most precious natural resource. Michigan can fulfill its potential as a state and a people only by exercising responsible and principled water stewardship."

CONTENTS:
Foreword by William G. Milliken
Table of Contents
Water and Michigan's Destiny by Dave Dempsey
Water: What's Seen and Unseen, by David Lubbers
The Waters of Michigan, 1
Notes, 83
Photograph Index, 84