From the Straits of Mackinac to the Detroit River, Images of America: Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan reveals intriguing stories of lighthouses and the people who depended on them. Readers will enjoy discovering what happened when a large ship fell 20 feet over one of the Soo Locks and the captain commented, "Good-bye Old World," as well as of a persistent ghost that caused havoc with the Coast Guard.
Which lighthouse was a construction miracle in 1874? And whatever happened to the lost lighthouses of the Detroit River? A collection of the mysteries, storms, fires, and heroics surrounding the lighthouses of eastern Michigan are waiting within this book.
Highlights of Lighthouses of Eastern Michigan include:
• A Mystery among Alpena Area Lighthouses
• A Burning Ship Rescue and Mid-Michigan Lighthouses
• Lighthouses during the “White Hurricane”
• Secrets of Slightly Sinful Lighthouses
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