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NEW BOOK IN havens store!
the lady lighthouse keeper by mary korpi


Don't miss Mary Korpi's in-person book signing on Saturday, August 20, 2022 during Havens Farmers' Market!

A fictionalized account based on the life of Stella Maria Prince Terry, the only woman to serve as a lighthouse keeper at Horton Point Lighthouse. Stella lived at the lighthouse for more than half of her  life: from 1871 when she was three years of age until she married at 37.  A remarkable woman who resists society's expectations and dedicates herself to a life of hard work out of a sense of duty.
The reader will experience life on the North Fork of Long Island in
 the 1800s against the backdrop of the rigor required to maintain a lighthouse, Horton Point. 
This is Mary Korpi's first foray into historical fiction. She is a 
recent retiree to the North Fork and a docent at Horton Point Lighthouse. Researching the lighthouse keepers, she discovered Stella. Stella's work is yet to be recognized by the federal government a fact that Mrs. Korpi hopes to change in the near future.

Reviews by readers -
>  "A delightful book about growing up on the North Fork in the late 1800s."
>  "I was captivated by the writing and fell in love with this strong, dedicated woman, Stella Prince."
>  "Fabulous story of a remarkable woman."
>  "The author takes us into the heads and hearts of Stella Prince's world."
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Click here to purchase the book!

For more product information, please email havensstore@shelterislandhistorical.org

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  • Virtual Content
    • See Their Names Exhibit
    • Society Timeline 1922-2022
    • This Land is YOUR Land
    • The DNA of Shelter Island
    • Voices from the Vault
    • Then & Now
    • Witness the Manhansett
    • Walter Cole Brigham
    • Alan Shields
    • Helena Hernmarck
    • British Woolworks
    • "Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen"
  • Havens Store
  • Education
    • The Shelter Island History Project
    • Race, Ethnicity & Class on SI, 1652-2013
  • Living History Project
  • The History Center
    • Construction
  • The Collections
    • Digital Collections >
      • New York Heritage Digital Collections
    • Donate to the Collections
    • Finding Aids
    • Film Collection
    • House/Building Registry Project
  • The Havens House
    • Renovation
    • Havens DIMONscape
    • History of Shelter Island
  • The Society
    • Leadership
    • Partners
  • Support
    • Donate Now
    • Elizabeth Pedersen Educational Fund
    • Volunteer
    • Shop AmazonSmile
  • Calendar
    • 2022 Events & Programs >
      • May 21: Exhibit Capt. Ed Clark Decoys
      • May 28-Sept 3 : Havens Farmers' Market
      • June 5-Sept 7: Once on This Island
      • July 3: Union Chapel Historic Sunday
      • July 22-25: Community Musical
      • July 25-Aug 5: Brooklyn Acting Lab
      • July 30: 1960's Dance Party
      • Oct. 9: Haunted Long Island Mysteries
  • Contact
  • Directors' Log In