Well-Favored Passage: A Guide to Lake Huron's North Channel by Marjorie Cahn Brazer is a 1983 revised hardcover guide published by Peach Mountain Press, Ltd. in Charlevoix, Michigan.

This is a practical Lake Huron and North Channel guide packed with information for boaters, travelers, and Great Lakes readers. The book covers waterways, anchorages, settlements, islands, local history, charts, accommodations, references, and boating information.

It includes map endpapers, detailed chart illustrations, tables, appendices, and an index, so there is a surprising amount of useful material inside this 161 page book.

Details

• Item: Vintage regional boating and travel guide
• Title: Well-Favored Passage: A Guide to Lake Huron's North Channel
• Author: Marjorie Cahn Brazer
• Illustrator: Cover illustration by Richard Edwards. Other illustration credits not confirmed from photos
• Publisher: Peach Mountain Press, Ltd., Charlevoix, Michigan
• Publication Year: 1983 second printing
• Edition and Printing: Revised Edition, second printing, 1983. This is a later printing, not a first printing
• Format and Binding: Hardcover with illustrated boards
• Dust Jacket: None present
• Pages: 161 pages
• Genre: Great Lakes travel, boating, regional history, and reference
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0-931850-02-9
• Dimensions: Approximately 9 x 6 x 1 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

• Graded Good: This copy is complete and readable, with noticeable age and use but plenty of practical life left in it.
• All pages are easy to read. The binding remains together, and the maps, charts, references, and printed illustrations shown are clear.
• The illustrated hardcover still presents well on the shelf, and the spine lettering remains easy to read.

Issues / Wear

• Pages and page edges show yellowing, with scattered yellow spotting on pages throughout. The spotting is noticeable but does not interfere with reading.
• The boards show rubbing and edge wear. There is a small old cat sticker and faint marks inside the book, and the endpaper map has a small red circled marking.

Condition Grade Key

• Near Fine: Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.
• Very Good: Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.
• Good: Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.
• Fair: Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.

Collector's Notes

The North Channel runs between Manitoulin Island and the Ontario mainland, and this guide was written for people approaching that water by land or by boat.

It suits a Great Lakes reader, Michigan or Ontario history collector, sailor, cruiser, or anyone who enjoys older regional guidebooks with real reference value.

The contents go well beyond a simple travel overview. Chapters and appendices cover anchorages, communities, distances, accommodations, marine publications, additional reading, and detailed charts.

I would choose this copy for the information inside. The spotting and old markings are real drawbacks, but the text and reference material remain clear and usable.

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Care and Handling:
Handle with clean, dry hands. Store upright, out of direct sunlight, at about 68°F and 40 to 50% relative humidity. Avoid damp areas and extreme temperature swings.

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