Death Lighthouses On The Great Lakes A History Of Murder And Misfortune
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Death Lighthouses on the Great Lakes
Author | : Dianna Higgs Stampfler |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2022-02-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781439674536 |
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The author of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes. Losing one's life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn't such an unusual occurrence. Death by murder, suicide or other tragic causes--while rare--were not unheard of. Two keepers on Lake Superior's Grand Island disappeared one early summer day in 1908, their decomposed remains found weeks later. A newly hired and some say depressed keeper on Pilot Island in Wisconsin's Door County slit his own throat after a consultation with a local butcher about the location of the jugular vein. A smallpox outbreak in the late 1890s led to the tragic death of a lighthouse hired hand on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Join author Dianna Stampfler as she uncovers the facts (and debunks some fiction) behind some of the Great Lakes' darkest lighthouse tales.
Death Lighthouses on the Great Lakes A History of Murder and Misfortune
Author | : Dianna Higgs Stampfler |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2022-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781467149952 |
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The author of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes. Losing one's life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn't such an unusual occurrence. Death by murder, suicide or other tragic causes--while rare--were not unheard of. Two keepers on Lake Superior's Grand Island disappeared one early summer day in 1908, their decomposed remains found weeks later. A newly hired and some say depressed keeper on Pilot Island in Wisconsin's Door County slit his own throat after a consultation with a local butcher about the location of the jugular vein. A smallpox outbreak in the late 1890s led to the tragic death of a lighthouse hired hand on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Join author Dianna Stampfler as she uncovers the facts (and debunks some fiction) behind some of the Great Lakes' darkest lighthouse tales.
Great Lakes Lighthouses American Canadian
Author | : Wes Oleszewski |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015071187705 |
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Features over 300 lighthouses, with photos and descriptions, historical data, locations, and a comprehensive index. The only all Great Lakes guide!
Light From The Birdcage Stories From An Abandoned Lighthouse
Author | : Mike Sonnenberg |
Publsiher | : Huron Photo |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1955474028 |
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The Waugoshance Lighthouse was the first offshore lighthouse on the Great Lakes and it has been left abandoned for decades. This is the story of one man's fictional visit to this historic beacon to shine a light from the tower one last time before it crumbles into Lake Michigan. Through the challenges of living one more day in isolation at the forgotten lighthouse the history of Great Lakes Lighthouses comes to life. Woven throughout the story are true tales of the men and women who worked at these historic beacons keeping the light on to guide sailors. It also contains the history of lighthouse on the Great Lakes and how the light mechanism and fog signals worked long before electricity became available. If you love lighthouses, or a good adventure story, you will enjoy reading this book.
Wisconsin Lighthouses
Author | : Ken Wardius,Barb Wardius |
Publsiher | : Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0870206095 |
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“Lighthouses are a reflection of the human spirit and a mirror to our past.”—from the Introduction No symbol is more synonymous with Wisconsin’s rich maritime traditions than the lighthouse. These historic beacons conjure myriad notions of a bygone era: romance, loneliness, and dependability; dedicated keepers manning the lights; eerie tales of haunted structures and ghosts of past keepers; mariners of yesteryear anxiously hoping to make safe haven around rocky shorelines. If these sentinels could talk, imagine the tales they would tell of ferocious Great Lakes storms taking their toll on vessels and people alike. In this fully updated edition of Wisconsin Lighthouses, Ken and Barb Wardius tell those tales, taking readers on an intimate tour of lighthouses on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Winnebago. Both delightful storytellers and accomplished photographers, the couple complement their engaging text with more than 100 stunning color photographs, along with dozens of archival photos, maps, documents, and artifacts. Detailed “how to get there” directions, up-to-the-minute status reports on each light, and sidebars on everything from lighthouse vocabulary to the often lonely lives of lightkeepers make this the definitive book on Wisconsin’s lighthouses.
Michigan s Haunted Lighthouses
Author | : Dianna Stampfler |
Publsiher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2019-08-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781439666302 |
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Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo
Blood on the Mitten
Author | : Tom Carr |
Publsiher | : Blood on the Mitten |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-06-15 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1961302012 |
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Storytelling at its fully imagined best." -Ben Hamper, bestselling author of Rivethead
The Parochial History of Cornwall
Author | : Davies Gilbert |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1838 |
Genre | : Cornwall (England : County) |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HX7994 |
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