Voyages by Arden Boileau

	Voyages is the autobiographical account of the life and travels of Cheboygan, Michigan native and man of the sea, Arden Boileau. His story, which spans nearly the entire twentieth century—from his childhood on Bois Blanc Island in the Straits of Mackinac, through his service in the Lighthouse Service and battles in the Pacific during World War II as a member of the Coast Guard, to his role in building the Mackinac Bridge—offers readers a vivid portrait of the events and changes that defined the century.
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	Beginning with his first voyage to his idyllic childhood home on Bois Blanc Island, he recounts a succession of journeys that carried him around the Great Lakes with the Lighthouse Service, up and down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and off to war in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with the U.S. Coast Guard. There, he witnessed the battles of Saipan and Okinawa and survived attacks by enemy forces and four raging typhoons. He later returned to the Great Lakes, where he ferried workers constructing the mighty Mackinac Bridge and became a partner in a ferry company. After being slowed by a stroke at age 88, he embarked on a voyage of the mind by writing poetry—and Voyages. In spite of having only an eighth-grade education, Mr. Boileau was a devoted self-learner, obtaining a sea captain’s license, becoming a diesel mechanic, obtaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Coast Guard, and distinguishing himself as a poet and artist. Cover Photo: US Lighthouse Service ship “Marigold” in the 1930’s Contact the Editor Lowell Boileau » Voyages is Published by AtDetroit, LLC
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