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Lighthouses and ghosts are two popular passions. Melded together by master storyteller and lighthouse expert Ray Jones, these tales of spirited lights are guaranteed to grab the attention of all readers. As an added bonus, practical information is given for those who wish to visit the featured lighthouses for themselves... if they dare.
83) The eagle
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Two mice that live in a lighthouse along with a dog, a cat, and another mouse, lose their compass while exploring the forest, and learn to use their instincts before being rescued by an eagle.
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Lighthouse family volume 8
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After a long winter, the mice Whistler and Lila invite a sleepy bear to have breakfast at the lighthouse, but when he falls asleep in the garden for forty-three days, they realize he might not be done hibernating.
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Lighthouse Inn mysteries volume 2
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New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee!First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime!Lighthouse Inn Mystery #2The Golden Days Crafts Fair comes to Hatteras West, and Alex couldn't be more excited. His new maid, Elise Danton, is working out better than he could have hoped, and things are finally looking up for Alex. That is until the town's blacksmith is murdered at the fair, and Alex must solve the murder to clear the name of...
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"Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean...
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Great Lakes historians offer the backgrounds to individual lighthouses on both the Michigan and Wisconsin shores, along with entertaining anecdotes about noteworthy lighthouse keepers, ghost stories, and comprehensive information about restoration efforts. Includes information on Pottawatomie, Cana Island and Eagle Bluff lights in Door County, WI ; North Point, Milwaukee, WI ; Wind Point and Racine Reef ; Southport Lighthouse, Kenosha, WI. ; Grosse...
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"Of the over four dozen lighthouse that once dotted the jagged shoreline of North Carolina, only nine still stand, watching over 300 miles of coast. These remaining beacons, though technically obsolete, are cherished monuments of North Carolina history. Instead of warning ships to safer waters, their presence now draws thousands of visitors each year, from historians to tourists. With this book, co-founders of the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society Cheryl...
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"Lighthouse of the Great Lakes combines the fascinating history and lore of approximately forty-one lighthouses with stunning color and black-and-white photographs. Focusing on the lighthouses of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, this beautifully illustrated book provides stirring descriptions of the lighthouses as well as directions and details on visiting these memorable Great Lakes landmarks"--
92) The octopus
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Lighthouse family volume 6
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Whistler and Lila, two of the mice children who live in a lighthouse, meet a young octopus when they visit the beach during low tide.
93) Room for murder
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New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee!First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime!Lighthouse Inn Mystery #4Alex is thrilled when his best friend, Mor Pendleton, is engaged to Emma Sturbridge. He and his maid, and budding love interest, Elise Danton, are already talking about holding the wedding at the base of the Hatteras West Lighthouse, but those plans are ruined when Emma's ex husband is found murdered on the grounds of...
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Lighthouse Inn mysteries volume 1
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New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee!First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime!Lighthouse Inn Mystery #1Innkeeper Alex Winston owns Hatteras West, an exact replica of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. When one of Alex's guests is found dead at the top of the lighthouse, at first no one is sure what killed him. But a series of 'accidents' soon after show that someone is targeting...
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Lighthouse Inn mysteries volume 3
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New York Times Bestselling Author and Agatha Award Nominee!First Published by Penguin/Berkley/Prime Crime!Lighthouse Inn Mystery #3The Hatteras West Inn is the perfect getaway, a replica of the Hatteras West Lighthouse tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. But when the Trask family comes to sort out their father's will, they bring their troubles with them. When Alex's uncle is murdered, it ties directly into the squabbling family,...
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What was it like to live and work at a lighthouse during the heyday of shipping and fishing? How did lighthouse keepers and their families stationed on remote islands while away the long, cold, lonely hours between trips to the mainland for food and supplies? Here you'll find a record of the charming memories and stories of America's lighthouse keepers, including descriptions of daily life at a lighthouse.
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Enjoy more than 20 legendary lighthouses featured in this program. Including: Split Rock, Two Harbors, MN -- Cana Island, Door Co., WI -- Marblehead, Sandusky, OH -- Old Presque Isle, Lake Huron -- Grosse Point, Evanston, IL -- North Point, MIlwaukee, WI -- Apostle Islands, Lake Superior -- Southport, Kenosha, WI.