Get introduced to Ebenezer Richardson. Understand what unravels on Thursday February 22, 1770, involving Ebenezer Richardson including the event that follows less than two weeks later. Learn why Parliament passed the 1773 Tea Act including actions engaged by Bostonian’s come December 16 of that year. Discover how Parliament responded in the aftermath of events from December 16, 1773. Learn which British Military Officer arrived into Boston Harbor come May 13, 1774. Discover how Salem’s Loyalists reacted to arrival of new British Officer. Get an in-depth analysis involving Salem’s Mercantile Elite. Get to know Timothy Pickering including his personal style approach behind resolving sensitive issues. Go behind the scenes and learn how Boston Committee of Correspondence responded in midst of Parliament enacting Intolerable Acts. Determine whether or not the new British General understood where Salem’s Mercantile Elite actually stood regarding current British policies.

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Find out when English Colonists first settled in present day Salem including the original settlement’s name. Get to know Englishmen Roger Conant & John Endecott including their job roles. Learn about the Puritan’s as well as their religious beliefs. Discover what Salem refers to including the working relationship between Roger Conant & John Endecott. Go behind the scenes and learn about Puritan Migration Movement from 1620-1640. Determine if all Puritans who came into New England got accepted for what they believed in religious wise. Discover what unique military achievement being the first of its kind took place in Salem come December 13, 1636. Get an in depth analysis behind differences between those people living in Salem Town versus Salem Village. Determine what types of political and social divisions did Salem Village Residents contend with and whether or not the community as a whole was immune to conflict from within. Get a timeline of events involving Salem Village beginning from 1672 into May 1693. Get an understanding of where Salem’s Population stood by 1770 including the unique history behind why it was such an important port city. Learn exactly what the 1765 Stamp Act required Britain’s Subject’s, 13 Colonies, to pay tax on including people of Salem’s responses. Determine if peace itself was short lived following Parliament’s repeal of 1765 Stamp Act. Get an understanding about Boston Non Importation Agreement of 1768 including how Salem’s Merchants responded.

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Agree if it’s fair to say that conflict amongst people of two or more parties has been a permanent fixture since ancient civilization times. Go behind the scenes and discover how conflict onto itself proved inevitable after 7 Years War ended in 1763. Understand how emerging victoriously in time of war can either unite or divide an imperial nation’s people even if they reside miles away. Get a glimpse into what life would be like for Britain’s subjects across the ocean in a Post 7 Years War Era regarding direct representation and consent. Learn how one common grievance has often stood out above all others involving colonists direct opposition towards Parliament. Go behind the scenes and learn how one particular Parliamentary legislative measure enacted in 1764 had adverse impacts on her subjects most notably within the New England Region. Decide if it’s fair to agree that Boston, Massachusetts has often been labeled as the cradle of American Independence. Get acquainted with Magazine Houses aka Armories and understand their importance. Discover how far back Gunpowder itself dates back including the three vital components behind making substance. Learn how Loyalists & Patriots went about defining gunpowder from a possession standpoint. Learn before us that the story we’ll be embarking upon involving gunpowder doesn’t take place in Boston, but instead just north of the state capital. Get an understanding behind what unfolded between September-December 1774 involving gunpowder raids per both sides. Get an in depth analysis behind what unraveled in Salem, Massachusetts, February 26, 1775, including what’s required to better understand this forgotten story.

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Go behind the scenes and learn how French Civil Engineer Augustin Jean Fresnel invented Fresnel Lenses. Determine exactly just how many lighthouses remain active along the Great Lakes including total number which still retain their Fresnel Lenses. Learn about various achievements which U.S. Lighthouse Board made during its nearly 60 Years in existence. Discover which organization replaced U.S. Lighthouse Board in year 1910 including its overseer along with accomplishments made. Figure out exactly how many women at best served as lighthouse keepers including assistants. Find out which state has the highest number of female lighthouse keepers. Understand exactly why one particular Great Lake has often been said to never give up her dead. Go behind the scenes and discover where the tallest lighthouse happens to be located on the Great Lakes. Get a breakdown behind each Great Lake’s history involving shipwrecks including the one that claims home to more wrecks than all the others. Agree if it’s fair to say that the Great Lakes remain to this day a challenging environment for shipping in general. Get an understanding behind why people can’t dive to the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck site including the whereabouts of SS Arthur M. Anderson, last ship that communicated directly with the “Mighty Fitz” on November 10, 1975. Understand importance behind two key purposes which lighthouses serve along Great Lakes and elsewhere.

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Learn how an insurance company come year 1957 went about investing in more than just natural resources. Discover which insurance company sought to invest money into having a ship who could navigate safely through the nearly completed Saint Lawrence Seaway. Determine if this ship which was officially completed in 1958 became the first laker built to meet Saint Lawrence Seaway’s maximum length requirements. Get an understanding of what deadweight capacity refers to including long tons as well as a unique commodity called taconite. Learn various unique nicknames that this grand ship got called. Discover how this ship set many records while experiencing a particular series of ups and downs between 1969-1974. Get an idea of just how long Lakers were intended to last age wise. Determine exactly just how many round trips had this large ship made by November 1975. Go behind the scenes and study timeline from November 9-11, 1975 involving this particular laker including what followed in the days, months, and years afterwards.

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Figure out how many lighthouses Lake Superior has total including Michigan’s Upper Peninsula’s rise to economic stardom following admittance into Union after 1837. Learn everything there is possible about the Apostle Islands including a European Historian who was responsible for giving them their official title. Discover if there are any lighthouses stationed around the Apostle Islands. Learn what year the first lighthouse got lit on Lake Superior’s Shores. Discover exactly why Whitefish Point got labeled with an odd title to figuring out how many ships total have met tragic fates. Learn exactly where the Stannard Rock Reef is located and for whom was responsible in discovering an underwater mountain. Agree if Stannard Rock Light is considered to be the farthest of all lighthouses in the U.S. including whether or not the light itself remains in use come present day time. Get an in depth analysis review behind the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin, Lake Superior’s Westernmost Cities. Go behind the scenes and learn everything about Split Rock Lighthouse from time it was built in 1910 to what had taken place five years earlier come November 1905.

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Get introduced to Michigan’s oldest city dating back to 1668 including the roles played by both Saint Mary’s River & Rapids. Discover how the Soo Locks came into play including their presence in both Canada and United States. Learn just how significant of a role French Missionaries Claude Dablon & Jacques Marquette played in establishing Michigan’s oldest city. Determine if in fact Lake Superior is both the northernmost and westernmost of North America’s Great Lakes. Understand different interpretations that Indian & European Peoples had for Lake Superior. Agree if Lake Superior happens to be the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area. Discover just how many rivers are fed by Lake Superior including well known cities in both United States and Canada. Go behind the scenes and explore everything there is to know about Superior’s largest island. Learn firsthand prior to 1890’s how dangerous Big Bay Point had become for vessels including its furthest proximity from nearest major city. Find out what became of Big Bay Point Lighthouse come year 1961 including its status for over the last 40 Years. Discover what lighthouse in Michigan’s Chippewa County marks the division line between Whitefish Bay including western end to Saint Mary’s River. Understand interpretation behind Cape Cod Style. Determine how one can best go about defining what’s known as “Graveyard of the Great Lakes”.

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Discover exactly how many historic lighthouse structures including range lights are still used today in Lake Michigan within Wisconsin’s Door County. Uncover exact number of both confirmed and unconfirmed shipwrecks listed for Door County, Wisconsin. Receive an in-depth report about 285 Foot Long Wooden Ship SS Australasia including her unfortunate fate despite their being both good and bad circumstances involving end outcome. Get introduced to village of Pentwater, Michigan, including what Pentwater itself derives from. Learn what obstacles were presented before Congress after approving money in 1871 to build Little Sable Point Light. Discover importance about Piles or Pilings and how they got incorporated into building Little Sable Point Light. Find out which city in La Porte County Indiana is located 45 Miles East of Chicago, Illinois including 40 Miles West of South Bend, Indiana. Learn how much it cost to build a lighthouse in this particular Indiana City come year 1858 including the purpose it served as well as setbacks and modifications that followed in Post Civil War Era. Determine if in fact a woman got appointed lighthouse keeper to this particular Indiana City Light come year 1861. Learn firsthand if a female assistant keeper was appointed including whether or not a connection existed from years earlier. Understand importance about October 14, 1904 including what happened between months of January-April, 1905. Learn about the Chicago Portage including who used it regularly. Explore how Chicago, Illinois serves as both Lakeport & Seaport. Find out when Chicago Harbor Lighthouse was built including what else was going on around the same time. Discover how many lighthouses are there present along Lake Michigan’s Waters.

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Determine what exactly makes Lake Michigan so different from Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, & Superior. Discover where Michigan derived from per the Ojibwe People. Understand why Jean Nicolet was an important figure during 1630’s including the various Indian Tribes that Western European Explorers came upon. Learn if shipping increased heavily along Lake Michigan during the same time United States was at war internally during 1860’s. Go behind the scenes and learn everything about Door Peninsula including Indian Tribes interpretation. Learn what makes the Leelanau Peninsula so unique including a Michigan Lighthouse located in the same vicinity. Discover what lighthouse having been built in 1858 served as a vital place for ships entering and leaving Manitou Passage including history behind North & South Manitou Islands. Learn if this particular lighthouse took more than one year to get built and whether or not it became last manned light on Lake Michigan. Get to know Ludington, Michigan including for who it’s named after. Discover what particular year during 1850’s happened to be the worst ever in maritime history for Ludington area. Get a timeline of events from 1856-1867 involving Congress and Michigan State Legislature pertaining to lighthouse funding for Big Sable Point. Understand significance behind what day marks represent. Learn which first didn’t arrive to Big Sable Point Lighthouse until late 1940’s.

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Discover how more than one weather pattern system impacted the Great Lakes Region per U.S. Upper Midwest & Southwest Ontario Canada between late October into early November 1913. Find out what hurdles faced the U.S. Weather Bureau involving storm forecasting in 1913. Get an in depth analysis behind when the storm first struck Lake Huron including final aftermath. Discover exactly where Presque Isle Township is located in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Determine primary reason why the need for a lighthouse was so strong around Presque Isle Harbor during early 1830’s. Get introduced to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officer Major Orlando Metcalfe Poe. Understand importance behind steam fog signals. Get acquainted with Rogers City, Presque Isle’s official county seat. Learn just how large Lake Huron truly is along with the total number of islands it possesses. Understand just how severe the threat level was involving 50 Mile stretch of shoreline between Cheboygan & Presque Isle Lighthouse. Figure out how 40 Mile Point Light got its name including total number of shipwrecks recorded along Lake Huron’s waters since 2006. Determine if in fact the Straits of Mackinac connect multiple Great Lakes. Understand significance behind Spectacle Reef Light from a cost standpoint. Go behind the scenes and learn exactly how the Straits of Mackinac went about getting its name. Learn how vehicles accessed Straits of Mackinac prior to 1957 along with discovering an assortment of fascinating facts about the Mackinac Bridge itself. Discover how the Anishinabe People navigated around Straits of Mackinac prior to European arrival including lighthouses getting built. Receive a timeline of events between 1829-1892 leading up to constructing Old Mackinac Point Light. Learn if Old Mackinac Point Light provided vital services to railroad car ferries and how it became impacted once Mackinac Bridge opened.

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