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The Coast Guard transferred ownership to the City of Ludington under the terms of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The lighthouse is being operated and maintained in partnership with the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association, [ 7 ] which is a volunteer group that maintains, restores and operates this light, the Big Sable ...
Lighthouse complex view from the lake. The lighthouse was transferred to state ownership on November 1, 2002. [31] The site manager is the Sable Points Light Keepers Association. [28] Take state highway M-116 north from Ludington to Lakeshore Drive. Proceed north for 6.5-mile (10.5 km) [30] to Ludington State Park. A vehicle permit is required ...
Ludington State Park is a public recreation area located two miles north of Ludington, Michigan, occupying 4,800 acres (1,900 ha) between the shores of Lake Michigan and Hamlin Lake. The state park is crossed by a one-mile stretch of the Big Sable River and is home to the 112-foot-high (34 m) Big Sable Point Lighthouse , which dates from 1876.
Ludington State Park in Ludington, which visitors love for its location on Lake Michigan, will completely close from Sept. 3 to July 1, ... Big Sable Point Lighthouse and other outdoor activities.
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Michigan as identified by the United States Coast Guard. Michigan is home to lights on four of the Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair and connecting waterways. The first lighthouse in the state, Fort Gratiot Light, was erected in 1825. It is still active. [1]
Ludington: The Ludington Light Station was established in 1871, but the first light was not lit until 1924. The light tower is structurally part of the reinforced concrete pier beneath it. The light was automated in 1972, and is still used. 8: Ludington United States Coast Guard Station: Ludington United States Coast Guard Station: May 17, 2010
By the mid-1950s, Ludington had become the largest car ferry port in the world. Unfortunately, due to disuse and declining industry, the fleet eventually dwindled. Currently only one carferry, the SS Badger, makes regular trips across the lake from Ludington, one of only two lake-crossing car ferries on Lake Michigan. [citation needed]
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