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Grand Traverse Light is a lighthouse in the U.S. state of Michigan, located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, which separates Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay. It marks the Manitou passage, where Lake Michigan elides into Grand Traverse Bay. In 1858, the present light was built, replacing a separate round tower built in 1852. [5]
Eagle Harbor Light is an operational lighthouse at Eagle Harbor, in Keweenaw County in the state of Michigan. [2][3] It sits on the rocky entrance to Eagle Harbor and is one of several light stations that guide mariners on Lake Superior across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in ...
June 7, 2012. Designated MSHS. February 22, 1974. The Copper Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in the harbor of Copper Harbor, Michigan USA on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan inside Fort Wilkins Historic State Park. [3][1][4] It is a Michigan State Historic Site and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The skinny: Near the tip of Michigan's thumb along Saginaw Bay, this park has "565 acres of woods, offer excellent hunting opportunities, wet lands and the best sand dunes and beaches on the ...
In 1852, construction started, and the lighthouse was commissioned in 1853. After the lighthouse was built, many problems were encountered. Shifting sands caused the point to be extended by nearly a mile. The original light was a 5th Order Fresnel lens, later upgraded when the building was replaced. Undated USCG image.
Week of Oct. 14: Peak fall colors in most of Michigan's Up North. Much of the northern part of the state should be in peak foliage during the week of Oct. 14, except for the western Upper ...
The latest models suggested the best times to see the lights are between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., and will be most visible in the Upper Peninsula in an area where it’s dark, such as Michigan’s dark ...
Waugoshance Light. The ruined lighthouse at Waugoshance protects boats from a shoal area at the northern end of Lake Michigan. The lighthouse is located in Emmet County, Michigan, United States, and in U.S. Coast Guard District No. 9. [9][10] It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Mackinaw City. Due to erosion and deterioration, the ...