S4 E9: Hannah Bradburn, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Visual Information Specialist & Emma Olechnowicz, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Ranger

Lake Superior Podcast

English - November 29, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratings
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Previous Episode: S4 E8: John Shepard, Associate Professor and Assistant Director at the Center for Global Environmental Education, Hamline University

Next Episode: S4 E10: Beth Kirschner, Author of "Copper Divide" - Ann Arbor, Michigan

78 lighthouses circle Lake Superior, 42 of those navigational aids dot the Michigan shoreline. Au Sable Point Light Station in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore ranks one of the most popular. Built in 1874, it stands 86’ tall and the original third-order Fresnel lens could beam a light as far as 17 miles out on Superior.

Pictured Rocks’ Hannah Bradburn, Visual Information Specialist, and Ranger Emma Olechnowicz often lead tours to the Light Station and in this episode of the Lake Superior Podcast, they talk with Walt Lindala and Frida Waara about the history of the Light Station and plans to celebrate the 150th anniversary.