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Shedding Light on the Spirited Stories from Mackinac Island’s Mission Point

June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 Dianna Stampfler ghost stories, haunted, mackinac island, michigan history, mission point, paranormal, pure michigan, straits of mackinac, witch

During our most recent trip to Mackinac Island, we had the honor of staying at the newly renovated Mission Point

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

April 24, 2019April 25, 2019 Dianna Stampfler ghost stories, great lakes, haunted, history, lighthouse, michigan haunted lighthouses, paranormal, pure michigan, spirits, storytelling, upper peninsula

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

February 3, 2019 Dianna Stampfler 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

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

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Digging Up Michigan’s Historic Ghost Stories

October 26, 2017 Dianna Stampfler ghost stories, halloween, haunted, pure michigan

I’m intrigued by legends of historic sites that house such unsettled souls. I’ve researched, written and presented on “Michigan’s Ghostly Beacons” for nearly 20 years (and am actually working on a book on this topic). I’d say about two dozen of Michigan’s 120+ beacons have haunted stories attached to them. In anticipation of Halloween, I started digging around looking for other sites rumored to be haunted…here’s what I came up with!