• Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

  • Auteur(s): Kirk Monroe
  • Podcast

Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Auteur(s): Kirk Monroe
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  • History 101. Book and Trip Reviews.

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  • Witnessing A Modern Engineering Marvel In and Around Lake Huron

    Witnessing A Modern Engineering Marvel In and Around Lake Huron
    Feb 24 2025
    Discover how more than one weather pattern system impacted the Great Lakes Region per U.S. Upper Midwest & Southwest Ontario Canada between late October into early November 1913. Find out what hurdles faced the U.S. Weather Bureau involving storm forecasting in 1913. Get an in depth analysis behind when the storm first struck Lake Huron including final aftermath. Discover exactly where Presque Isle Township is located in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Determine primary reason why the need for a lighthouse was so strong around Presque Isle Harbor during early 1830’s. Get introduced to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officer Major Orlando Metcalfe Poe. Understand importance behind steam fog signals. Get acquainted with Rogers City, Presque Isle’s official county seat. Learn just how large Lake Huron truly is along with the total number of islands it possesses. Understand just how severe the threat level was involving 50 Mile stretch of shoreline between Cheboygan & Presque Isle Lighthouse. Figure out how 40 Mile Point Light got its name including total number of shipwrecks recorded along Lake Huron’s waters since 2006. Determine if in fact the Straits of Mackinac connect multiple Great Lakes. Understand significance behind Spectacle Reef Light from a cost standpoint. Go behind the scenes and learn exactly how the Straits of Mackinac went about getting its name. Learn how vehicles accessed Straits of Mackinac prior to 1957 along with discovering an assortment of fascinating facts about the Mackinac Bridge itself. Discover how the Anishinabe People navigated around Straits of Mackinac prior to European arrival including lighthouses getting built. Receive a timeline of events between 1829-1892 leading up to constructing Old Mackinac Point Light. Learn if Old Mackinac Point Light provided vital services to railroad car ferries and how it became impacted once Mackinac Bridge opened.

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    1 h et 17 min
  • The Wolverine States Statehood Admittance To Constructing First Lighthouse

    The Wolverine States Statehood Admittance To Constructing First Lighthouse
    Feb 20 2025
    Discover how Lake Huron’s name came about. Figure out what narrow body of water drains Lake Superior starting at the end of Whitefish Bay into Lake Huron. Learn what towns, cities, & villages call Lake Huron home per Michigan & Ontario, Canada. Go behind the scenes and determine if Michigan got admitted into the Union around same time Fort Gratiot Light was built. Understand the reasoning behind why Fort Gratiot, located in Port Huron, got built. Learn about something drastic that occurred less than five years after Fort Gratiot Light was first constructed. Discover what the Lighthouse Service decided to implement come year 1911 after series of incidents took place along Saint Clair Rivers Entryway. Understand the importance behind lightships. Figure out what Pointe Aux Barques is referred to as. Discover if Pointe Aux Barques served as a vital waterway route. Go behind the scenes and get an in depth analysis into just how difficult it was for ships navigating Lake Huron’s Shores prior to lighthouse built at Pointe Aux Barques. Learn firsthand how Pointe Aux Barques Lifesaving Station proved to be pivotal in rescuing ships and their crew. Get a fundamental understanding into what element helped sustain Lighthouse Keepers including the stations they served. Learn how certain elements of Mother Nature interfered with Tawas Point Light’s stability despite the light itself still existing in the present day. Determine exactly how many lighthouses are there on Lake Huron. Understand why Sturgeon Point Lighthouse was built including just how many lighthouses got constructed between 1850’s-1870’s. Go behind the scenes and discover firsthand how Sturgeon Point Light has witnessed its fair share of life and death. Find out exactly how Sturgeon Point Light got impacted by the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.

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    1 h et 2 min
  • Lake Erie’s Geological & Lighthouse Breakthroughs

    Lake Erie’s Geological & Lighthouse Breakthroughs
    Feb 15 2025
    Discover the number of actual islands which exist on Lake Erie including how far back they date. Learn the differences involving Lake Erie’s Western & Eastern Ends regarding rocklike formations. Go behind the scenes and learn everything there is to know about Glacial Grooves at Kelley’s Island, Ohio. Determine if in fact French Explorers were the first to discover true value behind presence of harbor around present day Erie, Pennsylvania. Figure out what Presque Isle in French refers to. Learn what changes take place involving Presque Isle Light come Post Civil War Era. Find out what unique nickname was given to the new Presque Isle Light. Come upon 2 Presque Isle Lighthouse Keepers who performed acts of heroism. Determine just how many lighthouses there are on Lake Erie’s Waters. Discover if another town in Western New York nearly came close to getting called Erie Canal’s Western Terminus. Get to know Walter Smith including whether or not he entered into any business deals with the Federal Government. Explore how Dunkirk Area had become home to many shipwrecks around the lights vicinity. Learn everything there is to know about weather phenomenon called Seiche which occurs 1-2 Years on Lake Erie. Discover how the resort village of Put-In-Bay, Ohio got its name including its historical significance from a militaristic standpoint. Go behind the scenes and discover what 15th Congress recognized the need for come year 1819. Understand importance behind what took place come year 1822 involving particular lighthouses on Lakes Erie & Ontario including how they resonate in the present day time. Figure out how Marblehead, Ohio got its name.

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    1 h et 7 min

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