Wayne S. Sapulski

Wayne Sapulski is a Great Lakes lighthouse historian, author, and photographer based in Michigan. There are over 350 lighthouses on the Great Lakes spread through eight U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario, the highest concentration of these landmarks in North America. Wayne’s claim to fame, if he may claim one at all, is that he has physically visited every one of them, both U.S. and Canadian. Wayne is a graduate of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, MI and served as a USCG licensed deck officer aboard several of the large freighters that ply the lakes. Still licensed but no longer sailing, Wayne remains active in a number of maritime historical societies and lighthouse preservation groups, especially the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association www.GLLKA.com). He is a frequent contributor to that group's quarterly publication, The Beacon. Wayne’s articles and photographs have also appeared in a number of other regional publications and art shows. Wayne is the author of the book Lighthouses of Lake Michigan Past and Present (10,000 copies) and coauthor and sole photographer of the popular guide book Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian (over 34,000 copies sold to date).