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

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

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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35 Years of Looping Lake Michigan

May 23, 2022January 7, 2023 Dianna Stampfler canada, circle tour, great lakes, illinois, indiana, lake erie, lake huron, lake michigan, lake ontario, lake superior, michigan, minnesota, ohio, ontario, wisconsin

Four out of five Great Lakes (all those touching Michigan) have an official “Circle Tour” route that were each established to encourage travel to the unique small towns and larger urban centers found along the way.

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

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

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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Mothers of Michigan’s Lights

May 6, 2021August 3, 2021 Dianna Stampfler female, great lakes, keeper, lighthouse, maritime history, michigan, michigan history, mothers day

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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Tragedy on South Manitou Island

March 15, 2021 Dianna Stampfler great lakes, lake michigan, michigan lighthouse, sheridan, sleeping bear dunes, south manitou island

Lighthouse keeper Aaron Sheridan was a Civil War soldier who lost the use of his arm in battle and as such, he was able to get his wife — Julia — appointed his assistant keeper oft his important beacon in the norther part of Lake Michigan. Given his injuries, when he needed to make the trip across the waters to the mainland, Aaron would often hire a local fisherman named Christ Ancharson to man the 25-foot Mackinaw sailboat. During such a trip, on Friday, March 15, 1878, high waves and bad weather overturned the boat just as it was approaching the harbor on South Manitou Island. Sadly, the Sheridans — including their infant son, Robert — died that day.

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Michigan Sports Alliance Launches Virtual Michigan Lighthouse Tour for 2021

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

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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The Power of the Gales of November

November 9, 2020January 15, 2021 Dianna Stampfler carl d. bradley, christmas tree ship, diving, edmund fitzgerald, Francisco Morazan, freshwater, gales of november, great lakes, inland seas, islands, lake erie, lake huron, lake michigan, lake ontario, lake superior, pure michigan, rouse simmons, shipwrecks, storms, underwater preserve, upper peninsula, whitefish point

While tropical storms and hurricanes continue to attack the region in and around the Gulf of Mexico, the “Gales of November” are stirring up the Great Lakes region just as they have for centuries. This unique weather phenomenon is created when cold, dry air from northern Canada converges with moist air from the Gulf of Mexico, over the still warm summer waters of the Great Lakes.

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

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

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

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

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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St. Julian Winery Honored with 34 Awards at 2019 Indy International Wine Competition

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Dianna Stampfler agriculture, great lakes, indy wine competition, michigan wine, pure michigan, st julian, vineyard, wine

St. Julian Winery, recognized as Michigan’s longest-operating and most-awarded winery, submitted 34 wines into the 28th Annual Indy International Wine Competition and every single one of them was awarded a medal. Two wines were also named “Best of Class” including the 2018 Braganini Reserve Gruner Veltliner in the White Vinifera category and 2018 Braganini Reserve Vignoles Late Harvest in the Dessert Wines category.

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

April 24, 2019January 26, 2022 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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Seven Weeks and Counting…

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

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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