Speaking Schedule

2012:

To be announced.

Selected Programs:

Lighthouses of the Apostle Islands

The six light stations of the Apostle Islands make up the nation's finest collection of historic lighthouses. What are lighthouses doing on a lake? What was it like to be a lighthouse keeper or a keeper's wife? What about all those shipwrecks?

Dangerous Business

Things can get pretty hairy when you're living and working on a remote island in Lake Superior, or sailing on the lake' s turbulent waters. Sometimes survival takes all your wit and courage. Historian Bob Mackreth will tell tales of daring rescues, heart-stopping ordeals, and a couple of incredible mixups. Most of us know of the Apostle Islands' famous shipwrecks -- come and hear some of the archipelago's untold stories.

Somebody Lived Here

Dramatic stories of the men and women of Lake Superior's Apostle Islands: lighthouse keepers, pioneer farmers and fishermen, and the Ojibwe people who were there first.

"Yes, We Have It Good In America"

The story of Norwegian immigration to the Apostle Islands.

Sand Island- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

The recent discovery of two albums filled with historic photos provides a unique glimpse into the life and accompishments of a pioneering young woman.

Voices of Sand Island

First-person recollections from the fishermen, farmers, lighthouse keepers, and their families who lived side by side to form a self-sufficient community on a remote Lake Superior island.

Leading a nature walk
Fire Island National Seashore
1987

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