Death Lighthouses On The Great Lakes A History Of Murder And Misfortune
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Death Lighthouses On The Great Lakes
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Author : Dianna Higgs Stampfler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-21
Death Lighthouses On The Great Lakes written by Dianna Higgs Stampfler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-21 with History categories.
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
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Author : Dianna Higgs Stampfler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02
Death Lighthouses On The Great Lakes A History Of Murder And Misfortune written by Dianna Higgs Stampfler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02 with History categories.
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.
Wisconsin Lighthouses
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Author : Ken Wardius
language : en
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Release Date : 2013-10-17
Wisconsin Lighthouses written by Ken Wardius and has been published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-17 with History categories.
“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
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Author : Dianna Stampfler
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2019-08-26
Michigan S Haunted Lighthouses written by Dianna Stampfler and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-26 with History categories.
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
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Author : Tom Carr
language : en
Publisher: Blood on the Mitten
Release Date : 2023-06-15
Blood On The Mitten written by Tom Carr and has been published by Blood on the Mitten this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-15 with categories.
Storytelling at its fully imagined best." -Ben Hamper, bestselling author of Rivethead
The Living Great Lakes
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Author : Jerry Dennis
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2014-09-23
The Living Great Lakes written by Jerry Dennis and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Nature categories.
Award-winning nature author Jerry Dennis reveals the splendor and beauty of North America’s Great Lakes in this “masterwork”* history and memoir of the essential environmental and economical region shared by the United States and Canada. No bodies of water compare to the Great Lakes. Superior is the largest lake on earth, and together all five contain a fifth of the world’s supply of standing fresh water. Their ten thousand miles of shoreline border eight states and a Canadian province and are longer than the entire Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States. Their surface area of 95,000 square miles is greater than New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island combined. People who have never visited them—who have never seen a squall roar across Superior or the horizon stretch unbroken across Michigan or Huron—have no idea how big they are. They are so vast that they dominate much of the geography, climate, and history of North America, affecting the lives of tens of millions of people. The Living Great Lakes: Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas is the definitive book about the history, nature, and science of these remarkable lakes at the heart of North America. From the geological forces that formed them and the industrial atrocities that nearly destroyed them, to the greatest environmental success stories of our time, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario are portrayed in all their complexity. A Michigan native, Jerry Dennis also shares his memories of a lifetime on or near the lakes, including a six-week voyage as a crewmember on a tallmasted schooner. On his travels, he collected more stories of the lakes through the eyes of biologists, fishermen, sailors, and others he befriended while hiking the area’s beaches and islands. Through storms and fog, on remote shores and city waterfronts, Dennis explores the five Great Lakes in all seasons and moods and discovers that they and their connecting waters—including the Erie Canal, the Hudson River, and the East Coast from New York to Maine—offer a surprising and bountiful view of America. The result is a meditation on nature and our place in the world, a discussion and cautionary tale about the future of water resources, and a celebration of a place that is both fragile and robust, diverse, rich in history and wildlife, often misunderstood, and worthy of our attention. “This is history at its best and adventure richly described.”—*Doug Stanton, author of In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award Winner Winner of Best Book of 2003 by the Outdoor Writers Association of America
Light From The Birdcage Stories From An Abandoned Lighthouse
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Author : Mike Sonnenberg
language : en
Publisher: Huron Photo
Release Date : 2021-11-09
Light From The Birdcage Stories From An Abandoned Lighthouse written by Mike Sonnenberg and has been published by Huron Photo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-09 with History categories.
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.
The View From Split Rock
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Author : Lee Radzak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-05
The View From Split Rock written by Lee Radzak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A modern lighthouse keeper tells the fascinating stories of his tenure at a celebrated historic site.
A Book Of Golden Deeds Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition
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Author : Charlotte M. Yonge
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2019
A Book Of Golden Deeds Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition written by Charlotte M. Yonge and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither
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Author : Isabella Lucy Bird
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892
The Golden Chersonese And The Way Thither written by Isabella Lucy Bird and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with China categories.