{"product_id":"guardians-of-the-manitou-passage-a-chronicle-of-service-to-lake-michigan-mariners-1840-1915-9781954786493","title":"Guardians of the Manitou Passage: A Chronicle of Service to Lake Michigan Mariners, 1840-1915","description":"\u003cp\u003eVoices heard from the dark water: \"There's hope! I think I see a flare! Help will be on the way! Lifesavers are on the shore! Our creaking old schooner will be saved, and we will not drown in the icy lake!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tranquil waters and pleasant, blue skies of Lake Michigan can quickly change to impenetrable fog and dangerously roiling seas that can drive helpless ships toward shore and likely grounding. In the\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003enineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was no GPS to aid navigation. On northeastern Lake Michigan's Manitou Passage, as elsewhere, ship captains and crews counted upon the protection of lightkeepers and lifesavers, whose resourcefulness and bravery enabled them to save countless sailors, ships, and valuable cargoes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNight and day, lightkeepers maintained fog signals and climbed light stations' towers to maintain their fragile lenses and other vital apparatus, refuel lamps, and trim wicks. Lifesavers faced nightly beach patrols, station watches, daily boat drills, and practices of other essential procedures. \u003cem\u003eGuardians of the Manitou Passage: A Chronicle of Service to Lake Michigan Mariners, 1840-1915\u003c\/em\u003ecovers the history of the lifesavers and lightkeepers who battled high winds and waves, frigid temperatures, and icy shores during their mission to protect lives on perilous Lake Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawley, Jonathan P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr. Jonathan P. Hawley, a resident of Frankfort, Michigan for twenty years, along with his wife, artist Peggy Hawley, earned his PhD in political science at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His career included university teaching; ten years' staff service in the US House of Representatives, during which he worked toward the establishment of Michigan's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; and nearly two decades of corporate public affairs consulting. Upon moving to Frankfort, Jon became a founding board member of The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse, serving throughout his ten-year tenure as vice president and president during the historic light station's restoration and the construction of its museum. A retired member of the board of the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, he serves on the board of Frankfort's Benzie Shores District Library, and is a Rotarian. Jon is the author of Point Betsie: Lightkeeping and Lifesaving on Northeastern Lake Michigan (2008), and From Artisans to Artists: Betsie Bay's Historic Island Story (2014).","brand":"Mission Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725666324754,"sku":"9781954786493","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b2b4ba1-781b-48e5-9bbc-a39ffc3a3204.jpg?v=1734838806","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/guardians-of-the-manitou-passage-a-chronicle-of-service-to-lake-michigan-mariners-1840-1915-9781954786493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}