Presentations

Since 1998, members of the DeTour Reef Light Preservation society (DRLPS) have made presentations at major lighthouse and maritime history conferences.  These presentations provide considerable background on the accomplishments of DRLPS and have been made available here by clicking on the titles below.  If you have any questions, please contact

Building a Successful Lighthouse Preservation Society [PDF, 95 KB] by Jeri Baron Feltner
November 6, 1998
“Keep the Lights On! Strategies for Saving Michigan’s Lighthouses”, Lighthouse Preservation Workshop
Sponsored by the State Historic Preservation Office & The Michigan Lighthouse Project
Lansing, Michigan

Building & Operating a Volunteer Nonprofit (501c3) Lighthouse Preservation Organization – A Case History: DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society [PDF, 463 KB] by Jeri Baron Feltner
May 31, 2001
“SAVE OUR LIGHTS! Strategies for Saving Michigan’s Lighthouses”
Sponsored by the State Historic Preservation Office & The Michigan Lighthouse Project
Mackinaw City, Michigan

Building and Sustaining a Volunteer Nonprofit Lighthouse Preservation Organization [PDF, 1.2 MB] by Jeri Baron Feltner and Dr. Charles E. Feltner
June 3, 2004
“Keep the Lights On!”, Great Lakes Regional Lighthouse Conference
Sponsored by The Michigan Lighthouse Alliance & The State Historic preservation Office
Traverse City, Michigan

Restoration of the DeTour Reef Light [PDF, 6.21 MB] by Dr. Charles E. Feltner
September 17, 2005
Annual Meeting of The Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Tobermory, Ontario, Canada