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SUMMARY:Lighthouse Stories: Offshore Outposts with Ric Mixter
DESCRIPTION:Michigan is home to over 120 lighthouses\, which not only mark harbors but also guide ships\naround underwater obstructions. These beacons are located anywhere that ships may travel\,\nmeaning many of them are in the middle of the Great Lakes\, including the most remote\nlighthouse in the United States\, Stannard Rock. It was here that an explosion ripped through a\nmachinery building\, killing the chief keeper and wounding a young electrician sent to the light\nto perform maintenance. In an exclusive interview\, Ric Mixter shares an eyewitness account of\nthe man who was wounded in the the explosion with his story of awaiting rescue on the deck\nwith two other men. \nRic also shares scientific missions now taking place on these remote outposts\, including\nSpectacle Reef in the Straits of Mackinac. Stories from Lake Superior’s Huron Island are also a\nhighlight of this talk\, with an interview from a young man whose father was stationed off\nL’Anse. \nAlso featured is the million dollar rehab of DeTour Reef\, including stories from the men who\nwere stationed in the St Mary’s River for several months out of the year. \nRic Mixter is a former three term president of the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association\,\nand a frequent contributor to Beacon magazine. This presentation is a must for lighthouse fans\nand people interested in how men survived working on these desolate towers.
URL:https://downrivergenealogy.org/event/lighthouse-stories-offshore-outposts-with-ric-mixter/
LOCATION:Copeland Center\, 2306 Fourth Street\, Wyandotte\, Michigan\, 48192
CATEGORIES:DRGS membership meetings
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