Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes

A History of Murder and Misfortune

Dianna Higgs Stampfler

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English

History Press
21 February 2022

Memorials, monuments; True crime; History of the Americas; History of engineering & technology; Ships & shipping: general interest

Series: Murder & Mayhem

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.

By: Dianna Higgs Stampfler
Imprint: History Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9781467149952
ISBN 10: 1467149950
Series: Murder & Mayhem
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 21 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dianna Higgs Stampfler has worked in Michigan's tourism industry for twenty-five years and is the founder of Promote Michigan, a public relations consulting company specializing in tourism and historical destinations of the Great Lakes region. Her articles have appeared in Michigan Blue Magazine, Lakeland Boating, Michigan Meetings + Events, West Michigan Carefree Travel and Lake Michigan Circle Tour & Lighthouse Guide, among others.