![]() ![]() The book is $20 cash or $21.19 credit charge. ![]() Following the presentation, a book sale / signing will be offered. In the pages of "Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses" - a new title from The History Press / Arcadia Publishing, author Dianna Stampfler shares stories from 13 lighthouses around the state of Michigan. Known for his fondness of liquor and practical. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. John Herman came to Waugoshance Light as a second assistant keeper in 1887, rising to head keeper by 1890. 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. Today, the 1000-watt light bulb and Fresnel lens continue to be maintained by USCG and to shine for seafarers near the Hook. ![]() Assistant keeper Edward Herman (n) began his new assignment at the Marblehead. By 1941, the Lighthouse was in the hands of the U.S. 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. (John eventually married the daughter of the first lighthouse keeper. That was the beginning of the end for me.' Mr Cook was. (Supplied: John Cook) 'But with this bloody electric light, there was nothing. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Retired keeper John Cook holds a lighthouse model in 2008. John Herman for 13 years keeper of Waugoshance lighthouse, died yesterday. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. John Herman you let me out of here, were the suspected cries that echoed out. ![]()
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