A GUN THAT SAVES LIVES – FROM THE WMHS COLLECTION
February 7, 2025By James Heinz Most guns are designed to take lives. The WMHS collection contains a gun that saves lives. You can see it at the North Point lighthouse in Milwaukee, Wis., where it is on loan from WMHS. In times past, ships would often strand in the surf close to…Read more
THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING LIGHTHOUSE
November 18, 2024By James Heinz The current North Point lighthouse in Milwaukee’s Lake Park is not the first lighthouse to be built there. A previous lighthouse was built nearby in 1855. It was abandoned after the current lighthouse was built in 1888. However, the original lighthouse was not dismantled or moved. And…Read more
THE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE THAT INSPIRED ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S GREATEST MOVIES
October 31, 2024By James Heinz Today is Halloween, the day of the year when ghosts and spirits haunt the places where they died. Next to castles, lighthouses are one of the most popular places for ghosts to hang out. In many cases lighthouses are supposedly haunted by people who died there even…Read more
Wisconsin Lighthouses: Beacons that saved sailors, ships and cargo
August 14, 2020First in a SeriesRaspberry Island Lighthouse, Lake Superior By Ken and Barb Wardius In its long and storied maritime history, Wisconsin shorelines have been graced by forty-eight lighthouses. From Lake Superior to Lake Michigan and inland Lake Winnebago, lighthouses are an integral part of our heritage. No symbol is more synonymous…Read more
