Her freelance writing appears in each issue of Michigan Blue Magazine. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons.ĭianna Stampfler has been entertaining audiences about Michigan’s historic lighthouses, agricultural heritage, unique treasurers, covered bridges and vintage postcards for nearly 20 years-first as the marketing director for the West Michigan Tourist Association and now through Promote Michigan, the company she launched in 2004.Ī professional writer, broadcaster and public speaker since high school, Dianna’s programs are lively and upbeat, providing an entertaining spin on historical elements of Michigan’s past, blended with pieces of the present, with an emphasis on preserving for the future.ĭianna’s first book, “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouse” is available through The History Press (March 2019) and includes spirited stories about 13 historic lighthouses around the state of Michigan. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. 5, 2019-3pm book signing in Museum Store, 6:30pm program in Motor Lifeboat House. Where? Whitefish Point/Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Sept. Join the Shipwreck Society and Dianna Stampfler and discover a more mysterious side of Michigan’s maritime history. Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum - Whitefish Point.Administrative: US Weather Bureau Building.
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