When Lighthouses are Dark: a Story of a Lake Superior Island


Read by Betsie Bush

(4.6 stars; 34 reviews)

The story of four children stranded on a Lake Superior island. They take refuge in a deserted lighthouse hoping to survive the winter. (Summary by Betsie Bush) (6 hr 54 min)

Chapters

Lost in the Fog 9:53 Read by Betsie Bush
The Trail 12:09 Read by Betsie Bush
The Log Cabin on the Island 10:50 Read by Betsie Bush
The Deserted Fishing Camp 14:44 Read by Betsie Bush
Up to the Ridge Top 18:15 Read by Betsie Bush
Treed by a Moose 19:20 Read by Betsie Bush
The Sleeping Giant 13:27 Read by Betsie Bush
The Northeaster 10:23 Read by Betsie Bush
More Bad Luck 9:47 Read by Betsie Bush
Trying to Reach the Lighthouse 8:53 Read by Betsie Bush
The Abandoned Lighthouse 16:33 Read by Betsie Bush
Back to the Cabin 13:08 Read by Betsie Bush
The Lights Go Out 9:18 Read by Betsie Bush
Preparing for Winter 12:15 Read by Betsie Bush
A Mysterious Thief 11:41 Read by Betsie Bush
Christmas 13:10 Read by Betsie Bush
Burned Out 11:11 Read by Betsie Bush
Through the Snow to the Old Lighthouse 12:16 Read by Betsie Bush
Tracks in the Snow 12:04 Read by Betsie Bush
Lost in a Blizzard 18:14 Read by Betsie Bush
Wolf Tracks 14:49 Read by Betsie Bush
Hardships 13:25 Read by Betsie Bush
The Hunter is Hunted 13:41 Read by Betsie Bush
Tracking the Strange Man 10:53 Read by Betsie Bush
The Lynx 9:21 Read by Betsie Bush
Chased by Wolves 9:57 Read by Betsie Bush
The Fight 8:45 Read by Betsie Bush
Succoring the Enemy 13:53 Read by Betsie Bush
The Mystery Solved 16:24 Read by Betsie Bush
An Unexpected Visitor 15:52 Read by Betsie Bush
Robert Graham Starts on a Perilous Trip 11:05 Read by Betsie Bush
The Light in the Tower 9:21 Read by Betsie Bush
Linked with the World Again 9:26 Read by Betsie Bush

Reviews


(5 stars)

This ….Book…Is….Fantastic!!!! 5-7-25 The reader is all you could hope for. Of note: The Great Lakes-Canada area…The season depicted…the 🌀normal ways of life for man and beast in such places… then the 🌀🌀EXTRAORDINARY ways of life man and beast can make use of to survive extremes of season and happenstance…. Characters are plausible … details of natural world (plus anomalies of wind, weather, and tides) enrich one’s sense of the setting, as do the interwoven threads of geologic history and traces of indigenous peoples using resources. Intersecting life-webs of land and water….of one human with another…. Of one’s connection with one’s own self when extreme circumstances jar a person from recognizable foundations…… A gem! Am grateful for all who originally caused the story to exist; unspeakably grateful to those who cause it to exist HERE.

Pack a compass...


(4 stars)

...and more sandwiches. I always enjoy survival stories and this one is excellent. Four young people lose their way in an overnight fog followed by an early winter storm. We encounter wildlife, injuries, weather, starvation, isolation, and more weather before rescue. The narration is excellent too.


(5 stars)

Full of adventure and captivating! Reminded me of aisle Royal and brought back fond memories of the North Shore

Great Adventure


(5 stars)

Excellent Reader and a great adventure that kept me listening to hear what would happen next!!