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Storm over Lake Michigan in 2014. The small craft warning on September 23 was made at 8 a.m., yet hundreds of boats went out on Lake Michigan even after it was made. [46] Some waves were as much as 8 feet (2.4 m) high by 10 a.m. A 16-foot (4.9 m) boat with a 75 horsepower (56 kW) motor headed for shore at 10 a.m. but was swamped.
Frankfort MI harbor map Aerial view. The exterior basin of the Frankfort Harbor is formed by two breakwaters, 450 feet (140 m) apart at the outer ends. [5] The main section of the north breakwater is 972 feet (296 m) long, with a shore connector of 1,000 feet (300 m).
Lake Michigan recorded wave heights of 20 to 22 feet and wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. The southern end of Lake Michigan experienced a lake level rise of 15 inches as the winds pushed water down the lake. [30] [31] Lake Huron experienced 23-foot waves and a wind gust of 74 mph was recorded at Fort Gratiot at the southern end of the lake. [32]
Both its construction and its continued maintenance were rendered extremely hazardous by the severe weather conditions of the area. Waugoshance is at the northern end of the long fetch of "south-wester" waves on Lake Michigan; the wave action is amplified as they build upon the shoal. [12] The imposing crib structure was a first on the Great Lakes.
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The Betsie River (/ b ɛ t s iː / BET-see) is a 54.0-mile-long (86.9 km) [2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan.The river is located in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of the state, flowing into Lake Michigan at Frankfort.
Point Betsie Light is located on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan — at the southern entrance to the Manitou Passage — north of Frankfort in Benzie County in Northern Michigan. [3] Construction began in 1854, but it was not completed until 1858, and began service in the shipping season of 1859. The lighthouse cost $5,000 to build. In ...
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