Isolation and loneliness are common themes in lighthouse ghost stories and this tale is the Michigan version of “The Shinning.” Presque Isle Station is near Alpena in the north eastern part of the state. The most famous tale of this light says the light keeper went insane from the isolation and shut his wife up in a tunnel on the property.
Another version says the light keeper had a lady friend on the side and stuffed his wife in the tunnel when he went to go see her, making sure his wife couldn’t meddle with his adulterous activities. He then eventually killed her.
No one knows if these stories are true, but over the years, the stories wrapped themselves around Presque Isle Station and are now an engrained part of the lighthouse and its lore.
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