Our picture book selection – Sport – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes by Pamela Cameron – is a beautiful book that tells the true story of the Great Lakes ship dog, Sport. Sport is a puppy rescued during a storm by a sailor working on a Great Lakes tender.
THE STORY
Sport is the true story of a Newfoundland-Retriever who lived on the U.S. Lighthouse Service Tender Hyacinth from 1914-1926. The book highlights some of Sport’s adventures, including helping the crew, being lost in Chicago, and a trip on a Great Lakes passenger ship. Sport was a valued companion to his crew and a recognizable mascot on Lake Michigan.
Awards
- Historical Society of Michigan State History Award for Books: Children & Youth – 2019
- 2020 Library of Michigan Notable Book
- Michigan selection to the Library of Congress “Discover Great Places through Reading.”
Activities and programming ideas – more coming soon!
THE AUTHOR
Pamela Cameron has been a public and school librarian in Wisconsin and Michigan. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She enjoys traveling throughout the Great Lakes, not just to view historical sites and natural beauty, but also to meet and talk to residents and travelers to the Great Lakes area.
Contact Ms. Cameron at pjcameron2500@gmail.com for discussion about the programming you have in mind.
THE BOOK
Sport – Ship Dog of the Great Lakes
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, May 2019
Text copyright Pamela Cameron, author, illustrations and cover art copyright by Renee Graef, illustrator
To order single copies, visit the WHS Press, your independent bookstore or borrow from your local library.
