4 female lighthouse keepers highlighted in Michigan Maritime Museum performance

4 female lighthouse keepers highlighted in Michigan Maritime Museum performance

Michigan had more female lighthouse keepers than any other state between 1849 and 1954.

Performance at Michigan Maritime Museum to celebrate women lighthouse keepers i Great Lakes history

Coming soon to the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will be a performance telling the stories of several women lighthouse keepers from Michigan history. Back in March, the Maritime Museum hosted a lecture on women lighthouse keepers, and on June 20, performer Kamryn Marck will bring her “Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light” storytelling performance to the venue. Museum Education Director Ashley Deming tells us this is her first visit…

Maritime Museum Hosts Performance on Great Lakes Female Lighthouse Keepers

The Michigan Maritime Museum will be hosting writer and performer Kamryn Marck Friday, June 20th from 6:30-7:30pm as she shares her passion for the history of female lighthouse keepers in her performance, Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light. “Women of the Watch, Keepers of the Light,” written and performed by Kamryn Marck and directed by D.B. Schroeder, is an uplifting 45-minutes of music, laughter, and simple honest storytelling. The play …