Mystery Location No. 303: May 8, 2022

I think this may be the South Manitou Island Lighthouse, Empire, Michigan, located in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. It was built in 1851 and decommissioned in 1958. On March 15, 1878, the ides of March, a fisherman was bringing Aaron Sheridan and his wife Julia, who were both keepers of the light, and their baby son back to the island from the mainland, when a sudden storm capsized the boat. The fisherman managed to cling to the overturned boat and was rescued, but the other three drowned and their bodies were never found. The Sheridans had six sons and the other five were raised by their grandparents. People say that you can hear voices and footsteps at the site, especially in the enclosed walkway leading from the keeper's quarters to the tower.