Finding Aid: Stephen D. Tongue TBRC-27 [Thunder Bay Island], 1850-1960 Finding Aid: Steven D. Tongue Collection [Thunder Bay Island] TBRC-27 Collection name: Stephen D. Tongue Collection Collection number: TBRC-27 [Thunder Bay Island] Dates: 1850s - 1960s Quantity: 5 (4") binders + oversized documents Provenance note: Research materials gathered to write book, "Lanterns & Lifeboats - a History of Thunder Bay Island," published in June 2004. Donated in 2004. Biographical & Historical Information: Steve Tongue worked as the Alpena Regional Medical Center Building & Grounds Supervisor before moving to Traverse City with his family in 2007. He was president of the Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse Preservation Society c2005-2007. In 2006, the Lafarge North America approached him to write the Alpena's plant 100th Anniversary book. The Tongue Family is very active in outdoor adventures and the family has been performing together as The Tongue Family Band since 2006. Scope & Content: Vol. 1: Early history, TBIL Preservation Society, General, Drawings, Maps, Index. Vol. 2: Environmental, Notes, Archaeology; Fishing, Shipwrecks, Rock Carvings, Natural History, Census, Index. Vol. 3: Lighthouse, Coast Guard, Index. Vol. 4: Navy Radio, Wreck Reports, Lifesaving, Index. Vol. 5: Photographs, Index. Access: Open to research. Preferred Citation: Stephen D. Tongue Collection [Thunder Bay Island], Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library. Contents: See "Scope & Content"