For those who want to dig a little deeper into Lighthouses and Presque Isle history.
Teacher lesson plans, history books, children's books, videos, puzzles, Girl Scout patches, and backgrounds for your electronic devices to help you learn about lighthouses and the Presque Isle area.
Beacons of Light: Lighthouses, 1990, by Gail Gibbons (available at the Alpena Library and other Michigan libraries)
Birdie’s Lighthouse, 2000, by Deborah Hopkinson (available at various Michigan libraries)
B is for Beacon: A Great Lakes Lighthouse Alphabet, 2016, by Helen L. Wilbur (Author), Renée Graef (Illustrator) (available at various Michigan libraries)
Courage Like Kate: The True Story of a Girl Lighthouse Keeper, 2022, by Anna Crowley Redding (available at various Michigan libraries)
Gracie the Lighthouse Cat, 2011, by Ruth Brown (available at the Alpena Library and other Michigan libraries)
Hello Lighthouse, 2018, by Sophie Blackall (available at the Alpena Library and other Michigan libraries)
If I Were A Lighthouse: A Rhyme for Young Readers, 2017, by Richard Rensberry and Mary Rensberry
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, 1985, by Peter and Connie Roop (available at various Michigan libraries)
The Lighthouse Keeper's Series (Collection 8 Books Set), 2016, Ronda Armitage (Author), David Armitage (Illustrator)
Miss Colfax’s Light, 2016, by Aimee Bissonette and Eileen Ryan Ewen (available at various Michigan libraries)
My Summer at the Lighthouse, 2003, by Frederick Stonehouse (available at the Alpena Library and other Michigan libraries)
Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes, 2019, by Pamela Cameron (available at the Alpena Library and other Michigan libraries)
Almost an Island, 2015, by Gerald Micketti
Grand Lake and Presque Isle (Postcard History Series), 2015, by Judith Kimball and John Porter
Grand Lake's Vintage Resorts: 1870s-1940s, 2016, by Janet Young
Historical Timeline Presque Isle & Aids to Navigation, 2005, by Judith Kimball
A Place Called Presque Isle, 2015, by Janet Young
Presque Isle's Shipwreck Alley, 2020, by Janet Young
Tall Timber, Steel Rails, and Green Pastures, 2018, by Mark L. Thompson
Additional resources available at the Presque Isle District Library- Grand Lake
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New Presque Isle Lighthouse and Lilacs
Old Presque Isle Lighthouse in Winter