# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: All are welcome as the Friends of the Library welcome Valerie van Heest, author and explorer. 
Big Red was not always BIG, not always RED, and not always a LIGHTHOUSE. Maritime Historian, author and museum designer Valerie van Heest reveals the true story of Michigan’s most photographed lighthouse, the efforts to save it from demolition, and the reasons it is today a functioning navigational aid yet off limits to the public.  Valerie’s latest book further ILLUMINATES this topic and the evolution of Great Lakes lighthouses.
Adult program. 

Refreshments will be served. 
Please register for this program, so we have enough seating: https://hudsonville.librarycalendar.com/event/friends-present-big-red-lighthouse-navigational-aid-cultural-icon-4757


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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hudsonville/big-red-lighthouse-from-navigational-aid-to-cultural-icon/200029024317335
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hudsonville
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville
- **lat**: 42.870481952445
- **long**: -85.864423871355
- **full address**: Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville, 3338 Van Buren St,Hudsonville, Michigan, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon being held?
  - **A:** Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon takes place on Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 01:00 pm to Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm at Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville, 3338 Van Buren St,Hudsonville, Michigan, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon?
  - **A:** Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon is organized by Gary Byker Memorial Library of Hudsonville.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hudsonville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Big Red Lighthouse: From Navigational Aid to Cultural Icon sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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