Guarding Door County

Lighthouses and Life-saving Stations

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Photography, Pictorials, History, Travel, Museums, Tours, & Points of Interest
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Author: Stacy Thomas, Virginia Thomas ISBN: 9781439615409
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 13, 2005
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Stacy Thomas, Virginia Thomas
ISBN: 9781439615409
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 13, 2005
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Jutting out of Wisconsin into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, the scenic peninsula of Door County is endowed with the longest coastline of any county in the nation. Since the mid-1800s, the region has boasted a strong maritime industry, dependent on the constant vigilance and efforts of U.S. Coast Guard units. The county has been home to as many as 12 historic light stations, as well as three life-saving stations. Beginning with Pottawatomie Light in 1837 and Sturgeon Bay Canal Life-Saving Station in 1886, keepers and surfmen survived both boredom and peril to ensure safe navigation and commerce, while rescuing those in distress. Through archival photographs, stories of
shipwrecks, rescues, service, and pride spring to life. Rare rescue images of the Otter, a schooner which wrecked in 1895, are especially noteworthy.
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Jutting out of Wisconsin into the blue waters of Lake Michigan, the scenic peninsula of Door County is endowed with the longest coastline of any county in the nation. Since the mid-1800s, the region has boasted a strong maritime industry, dependent on the constant vigilance and efforts of U.S. Coast Guard units. The county has been home to as many as 12 historic light stations, as well as three life-saving stations. Beginning with Pottawatomie Light in 1837 and Sturgeon Bay Canal Life-Saving Station in 1886, keepers and surfmen survived both boredom and peril to ensure safe navigation and commerce, while rescuing those in distress. Through archival photographs, stories of
shipwrecks, rescues, service, and pride spring to life. Rare rescue images of the Otter, a schooner which wrecked in 1895, are especially noteworthy.

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