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Dianna Stampfler June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 authors, grand traverse bay, great lakes, haunted, lighthouse, manitou, pure michigan, sailing, tall ship, traverse city, windjammer, writing

Great Lakes Lighthouses & Keepers the Focus of September 13-17 Manitou Windjammer Cruise

One of the most unique hands-on Pure Michigan experiences is to spend several days sailing the freshwaters aboard a dual-masted tall ship. You’re invited to board one of the largest sailing vessels in the Great Lakes during one of these autumn windjammer cruises aboard the Tall Ship Manitou with the Traverse Tall Ship Company. Coming up September 13-17 is a four-day excursion focused on the hundreds of historic lighthouses throughout the Great Lakes region with best-selling author and freelance travel writer, Dianna Stampfler.

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Dianna Stampfler January 16, 2022February 27, 2022 death, great lakes, lake erie, lake huron, lake michigan, lake ontario, lake superior, lighthouse, maritime, murder, suicide, true crime

Murder & Suicide of Lighthouse Keepers the Focus of New Book by Author Dianna Higgs Stampfler

Blending her long-time interest in maritime history and true crime, Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes is the latest title by Michigan author Dianna Higgs Stampfler and published by the History Press as part of its Murder & Mayhem series.

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Dianna Stampfler May 6, 2021May 4, 2023 female, great lakes, keeper, lighthouse, maritime history, michigan, michigan history, mothers day

Mothers of Michigan’s Lights

Michigan’s many historic lighthouses were home to dozens of women who served as keepers while also raising their families in often remote locations. This Mother’s Day, we pay tribute to these “Mothers of the Lights” here in the Great Lakes State!

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Dianna Stampfler December 29, 2020January 15, 2021 centennial, history, lighthouse, michigan, pure michigan, Sesquicentennial, state park

2021 Milestones for Pure Michigan Businesses

Michigan was founded on January 26, 1837 as the 26th state of the United States of America. Currently home to nearly 10 million people, spread out throughout two peninsulas, Michigan is the Great Lakes State – the Mitten of Plenty – the Wolverine State. Michigan’s early business history is centered in industries that benefited from its proximity to the Great Lakes: fishing, lumbering, mining, fur trapping and agriculture.

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Dianna Stampfler December 16, 2020January 26, 2022 great lakes, lighthouse, michigan, michigan sports alliance, michigan sports commission, pure michigan, run, virtual walk, walk

Michigan Sports Alliance Launches Virtual Michigan Lighthouse Tour for 2021

The Michigan Sports Alliance will host the 2021 Michigan Lighthouse Tour starting March 1 – May 3, 2021. The tour is a virtual team-based challenge for groups of 6-24 people to collectively run or walk 2,021 miles over the course of two months while visiting 28 of the featured Michigan lighthouses.

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Dianna Stampfler October 16, 2020January 26, 2022 ghost stories, great lakes, haunted, lighthouse, michigan, paranormal, spirits

Illuminating “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses” Just in Time for Halloween

Every fall, a growing interest in the paranormal means that people around Michigan (and beyond) begin talking about the state’s many spirited sites…most notably, it’s historic lighthouses. Of the more than 125 lighthouses in the state, 30 or so are also rumored to be haunted…and 13 of those are included in the pages of the best-selling book “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses” by Dianna Stampfler.

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Dianna Stampfler June 17, 2019 bay city, beacons, ghost, great lakes, haunted, heritage, history, lighthouse, michigan, paranormal, pure michigan, saginaw, storytelling, tall ship

Storyteller, Historian & Author Dianna Stampfler to Present “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses” at the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library in Bay City on July 17

Michigan storyteller, historian and author Dianna Stampfler will present a lively and upbeat historical program on Wednesday, July 17 at 6:30pm at the Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library in downtown Bay City – drawing stories from her newly released best-selling book “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses” (which includes the Saginaw River Rear Range Light in Bay City on the cover). The program is free and open to the public as the community rallies to welcome the 2019 Tall Ship Celebration.

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Dianna Stampfler April 24, 2019January 26, 2022 ghost stories, great lakes, haunted, history, lighthouse, michigan haunted lighthouses, paranormal, pure michigan, spirits, storytelling, upper peninsula

Storyteller, Historian & Author Dianna Stampfler to Present 6 Lighthouse Themed Programs throughout eastern Upper Peninsula this June

Michigan storyteller, historian and author Dianna Stampfler will be traveling around the eastern Upper Peninsula mid-June to share stories from many of the state’s historic lighthouses. Michigan is home to more lighthouses (and freshwater coastline) than any other state and during her six entertaining and educational presentations, Stampfler will delve into the keepers’ lives.

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Dianna Stampfler February 3, 2019 dianna stampfler, ghost stories, ghosts, great lakes, heritage, history, islands, lake huron, lake michigan, lake superior, lighthouse, maritime, michigan, national parks, nautical, paranormal, pure michigan, spirits, state parks, upper peninsula, west michigan tourist association

The History Press Contracts with Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan for “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses” Book

Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state and some 30 of those are rumored to be haunted

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Dianna Stampfler January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 author, beacon, book, ghost, great lakes, haunted, history, lighthouse, maritime, michigan, nautical, paranormal, spirits

Seven Weeks and Counting…

It’s finally happening. My book is getting closer to publication every single day and it has recently appeared for pre-order on The History Press website and Amazon.com (AMAZON….OMG). Autographed copies will also be sold on this website in March. It’s also listed with the popular book review site, GoodReads.com. It’s surreal…to say the least.

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Dianna Stampfler December 20, 2018January 23, 2019 2019, anniversary, brewery, celebrate, dnr, festival, lighthouse, michigan state parks, milestone, pure michigan, wineriy

2019 Milestone Celebrations

Many noted Michigan businesses, attractions, events and communities (including Promote Michigan, founded in 2004) are celebrating milestone years this year. This year, the big anniversary celebration focuses on Michigan’s State Parks, which were formally organized in 1919. Please feel free to share others we may have missed by emailing promotemichigan@gmail.com.

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Dianna Stampfler September 25, 2018October 17, 2018 beacons, ghost, great lakes, haunted, lake huron, lake michigan, lake superior, lighthouse, michigan, michigan history, pure michigan, spirits, upper peninsula

“Michigan’s Ghostly Beacons” Scheduled Throughout the Fall Season at Libraries Statewide

For nearly 20 years, Dianna Stampfler has been speaking about Michigan’s lighthouses, their keepers and their ghosts. This fall, she will present a series of free programs called “Michigan’s Ghostly Beacons” at libraries around the state.

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Dianna Stampfler June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 author, beacon, book, haunted, history, lighthouse, michigan, publish

An evolution of writing

I’ve been writing professionally (meaning getting paid) since I was in high school. From news articles to magazine features stories, I have hundreds of pieces with my byline. In 2019, I’ll add a book–titled “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses”–to my portfolio. Research and writing continues, and I want to hear YOUR stories if you have any to share about your ghostly encounters at any of Michigan’s historic beacons.