Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History
Author and storyteller Rachel Dunstan Muller combs the dusty corners of history in pursuit of some of the world's most fascinating true stories. A WWII POW crafts a violin out of bed slats. A single mother spends years in the Klondike searching for her missing son. A doctor on the edge of suicide finds a way to conquer crippling phobias - then helps thousands do the same. Check back every second Friday for more stories of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances. Learn more at https://www.racheldunstanmuller.com
Hintertales: Stories from the Margins of History
Trouble on Triple Island
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Rachel Dunstan Muller
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Season 1
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Episode 6
It would be difficult to imagine a bleaker place than Triple Island: three jagged rocks jutting up from the sea, 26 miles from Prince Rupert off the north coast of British Columbia. And yet that's where Tom Moran accepted a post as lightkeeper in October 1929 - along with his wife Sophie and their 2 month-old son. Conditions in the claustrophobic lightstation were challenging at the best of times, but when disaster struck, things really went sideways.
This episode is dedicated to the brave lightkeepers around the world who risk their lives to keep others safe.