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Rock Island lighthouse volunteers experience 1800s life |
Rock Island - Marti Strehlow doesn't know how the lighthouse keepers did it. A week each summer is enough for Strehlow... |
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Lighthouses for sale, U.S. Coast Guard says they're not needed |
For sale: historic waterfront property with unusual winding staircase and a great view of Lake Michigan or Lake Huron. May... |
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Beacon of renewal: Lighthouse restorations could bring public tours |
Muskegon, MI -- Imagine being able to climb to the top of a Muskegon Channel lighthouse for a panoramic view of one of Lake... |
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GV man builds lighthouse |
Childhood memories have a way of surfacing later in life, often when adults reminisce about places or things that made them... |
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Gawkers Lured by New Lake Ontario Lighthouse |
An abandoned lighthouse toppled into Lake Ontario during a 1916 storm, closing out Point Breeze's heyday as a tourist... |
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Maritime enthusiasts revel in Old Lighthouse Museum |
I t was built more than 150 years ago to serve as a beacon for boats on Lake Michigan, and as a residence for those who kept... |
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State asks: Who wants the Harbor Beach Lighthouse? |
The federal government no longer needs the Harbor Beach Lighthouse and wants to hear suggestions about what to do with it.... |
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Split Rock Lighthouse on North Shore to celebrate 100th birthday |
We native Minnesotans have many images of our North Star state and one that is right at the top of my list is the Split Rock... |
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Lighthouse association celebrates 2009 |
Another summer is a faded memory while next year's warmth is a distant promise.
For members of the Fox Island Lighthouse... |
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Two lights are better than one |
So simple, yet, at the same time, so ingenious.
Problem: In the days long before global positioning systems became... |
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Lighthouse center of festival spotlight |
Fred Overholt was ready for anything.
The U.S. Coast Guard auxiliarist was fully prepared to spend his day atop the... |
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Split Rock Lighthouse to observe tragedy of Edmund Fitzgerald |
Event includes beacon lighting, bell tolls and reading the names of those drowned
In 1975, the freighter Edmund... |
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A glimmer of hope for lighthouses |
The lousy Michigan economy is hurting those pillars of light that dot the state's shorelines.
The Michigan Lighthouse... |
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Concert proceeds to support lighthouse |
Tickets go on sale Tuesday for a benefit concert hosted by the Friends of the Fort Gratiot Light at McMorran Auditorium Nov... |
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Group brings restoration to South Fox Lighthouse |
On the tip of this windswept Lake Michigan island, amid tangled overgrowth and mountains of cobble pushed ashore by... |
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Split Rock Lighthouse turns 100 in 2010 |
The Minnesota Historical Society is getting ready to celebrate the centennial of Split Rock Lighthouse in 2010. Restored to... |
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PETA wants to own Grand Haven lighthouses |
With Michigan's lighthouses falling apart, their federal custodian is looking for groups to take them over.
But supporters... |
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Maritime Museum has eyes on Breakwater Lighthouse |
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum plans to submit a letter to the federal government expressing interest in acquiring the... |
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Light station fundraiser set for July 23 |
Muskegon author Elizabeth B. Sherman and local singer Mike Snell will be the featured entertainers July 23 in an event... |
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Lighthouses up for sale |
The United States Coast Guard is looking to give away lighthouses in Manitowoc and Kewaunee as a way to cut costs. The Coast... |
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Kewaunee hopes to acquire landmark lighthouse |
Like a string of pearls circling Lake Michigan, lighthouses have been shining beacons of safety to untold Great Lakes... |
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