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How tragedy led to Michigan's first lady lightkeepers

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Author talks Michigan lighthouses and the women who kept them lit

Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 125 lights along its shores.  Thousands of lighthouse keepers tended to the state’s lights over the decades when they were crucial tools of marine navigation. These individuals braved the constant perils of this lonely and physically demanding profession to ensure the safety of all ships sailing Michigan waters.  While the majority of those keepers were male, historian and author Dianna Stampfler says there were more than a few women who made a living keeping Michigan’s lighthouses operational.  “We actually were able to determine, through various sources, that over 50 women served as lighthouse keepers,” Stampfler said Tuesday during Ladies of the Lights,” a live virtual presentation hosted by the Flat Rock Library. “Some of them (served) for as short as two weeks, some of them as long as 44 years. . I imagine (these women) always felt like they had to prove themselves, because they wer

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Pointe Aux Barques home to Michigan's first woman lightkeeper

Pointe Aux Barques home to Michigan s first woman lightkeeper Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 The Shook s legacy lives on at the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse through the sharing of history and the Michigan Historical Marker dedicated to the couple. (Paige Withey/Huron Daily Tribune) Show MoreShow Less 2of5 Years after Catherine resigned from the keeper position, the Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse, pictured here in 1904, was rebuilt and the light upgraded. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 A Historical Marker at Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse acknowledges Peter Shook, the lighthouse s first keeper, and his wife, Catherine, who became Michigan s first woman lighthouse keeper following her husbands untimely death. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow Less