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Light Hearted Lite #34: Lee Radzak, Split Rock, Minnesota
December 07, 2025

Lee Radzak Split Rock Lighthouse, on a 127-foot-high cliff on the northwest shore of Lake Superior, began service in 1910. The light station is now the centerpiece of 2200-acre Split Rock Lighthous

Light Hearted ep 331 – Joe Santiana, Ashtabula, OH
November 30, 2025

Ashtabula, Ohio, is a community of about 18,000 people at the mouth of the Ashtabula River on Lake Erie. In the late 1800s the city was a major port for the shipping of coal and iron ore. The first li

Light Hearted Lite #33: Italian historian/author Annamaria Mariotti
November 23, 2025

Light Heartedhost Jeremy DEntremont with Annamaria Mariotti in 2010 at Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse in Maine This is an edited version of an interview from September 2020. The guest is Annamaria Mar

Light Hearted ep 330 – Dave Briska, Dunkirk, NY
November 16, 2025

Dunkirk, New York, is on the south shore of Lake Erie, about 35 miles southwest of Buffalo. Dunkirk, with its natural harbor, got one of the earliest lighthouses on the lake. The first lighthouse at P

Light Hearted Lite #32 – Florida lighthouse historian Josh Liller
November 09, 2025

Josh Liller inside the lens at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse This is an edited version of an interview first heard in episode 16 back in 2019. The guest is Josh Liller, Historian and Collections Manage

Light Hearted ep 329 – Frank Sipkovsky and Dave Kramer, Lorain West Breakwater Light, OH
November 02, 2025

Lorain, Ohio, on the south shore of Lake Erie, is known for its history as an industrial hub, and its also been an important point for the shipping of materials like coal, iron ore, and limestone. Lo

Light Hearted Lite #31 – Dianna Stampfler and “Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses”
October 26, 2025

This is an edited version of an interview first heard in May 2021. Dianna Stampfler has written countless articles for many Michigan travel and culture periodicals. In August 2004, she launched Promot

Light Hearted ep 328 – Don Ladolcetta and “Hannah: The Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland”
October 19, 2025

Don Ladolcetta Don Ladolcetta's new book, Hannah: The Lighthouse Girl of Newfoundland, tells the story of a young girl who doesnt know what to expect when her family moves to an isolated lighthous

Light Hearted Lite #30 – Russ Rowlett and The Lighthouse Directory
October 12, 2025

Russ Rowlett Today's interview was first heard in episode 19 back in 2019. The conversation is with Russ Rowlett, webmaster of The Lighthouse Directory, one of the most useful lighthouse-related si

Light Hearted ep 327 – Therese Langer Woelfel and “Our Guiding Light”
October 05, 2025

Therese Woelfel Therese Woelfel, who lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has held leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurial endeavors, and non-profit organizations. Her new book, Our Gu