Light Listening
Stories from Behind the Lens of White Shoal
Mission and Vision:
The mission of this website and corresponding podcast is to reach those who are unable to experience the beauty and history of White Shoal Light in person, whatever the reason may be. Being an offshore light station, the structure is not easily accessible by all; additionally, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic this has become more apparent and the historic light station has found itself passed over for other, more conventional sites. The vison for this podcast is to provide listeners with a firsthand account of life on the light station through the voices of those who lived it.
About Us
This website and podcast are a part of the fall 2020 semester final for HIS 515 at UIS and Rebekah Hecht’s final thesis project for her Masters in Public History. It is currently under construction and will be until its completion date of spring/summer of 2021.
This work by Rebekah Hecht is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
About White Shoal
White Shoal Light Station is located in Lake Michigan, about 20 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge. Coordinates: 45°50′32″N 85°8′7″W
White Shoal Light Historical Preservation Society main site:
https://www.preservewhiteshoal.org/
Terminology Note: The words “lighthouse,” “light station,” “light tower,” “light,” and “tower” are all used interchangeably to describe the structure of White Shoal and others like it. “Light ship” or “light vessel” referrers to a boat stationed out on a shoal or reef manned by a crew tasked with keeping a light burning to guide others around the underwater obstruction.
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Light Listening: Stories from Behind the Lens of White Shoal 