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Abstract
Guided educational tours are a major activity within informal education. This article examines the potential for tour guides of a largely historical tour of St. Helena Island, Michigan, to include physical geography within the tour. Using field data and interview methods, the researchers identified the physical features of the island that could be included based on evidence provided by the tour guides.
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Acknowledgments
The researchers are indebted to the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association for providing access to the research site. The field study research was funded by the Joseph P. Stoltman Endowment for Geography Education in the Department of Geography and the Mallinson Institute for Science Education at Western Michigan University.
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Joseph M. Lane
Joseph M. Lane is a Ph.D. candidate in the Mallinson Institute for Science Education at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He teaches a variety of courses including physical geography and integrated science. His research primarily concerns issues of informal science and geography education.
Joseph P. Stoltman
Joseph P. Stoltman is a distinguished professor in the Department of Geography and in the Mallinson Institute for Science Education at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He teaches a variety of courses including World Regional Geography and Geospatial Technology in Teaching Geography and Social Studies. His research primarily concerns issues of geography education.