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St. Joseph was first platted in 1829, and the first lighthouse at the site, located on the shore, was built in 1832. Construction began on harbor piers in 1836, and by 1848 a beacon light had been established on the pier. The onshore lighthouse was replaced in 1859, and a new pierhead beacon was constructed on the south pier in 1870.
Like many U.S. lighthouses, in 1997 the DeTour Reef Lighthouse was "deemed excess" and no longer needed by its former owner, the United States Coast Guard. In response, in 1998, the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society (DRLPS) was established as a nonprofit 501c3 volunteer organization to restore and preserve the DeTour Reef Light.
The Michigan.gov website does not have a Map of Michigan Lighthouses in PDF format anymore. ... Lake Huron: De Tour Village 74 ft (23 m) 1847/1931: 1974 ...
Beacons in the Night, Michigan Lighthouse Chronology, Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Lighthouses in the Mackinac Straits. Interactive map of Lights in Northern Lake Michigan, mapped by Google. Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, South Fox Island Lighthouse. North Fox Island and South Fox Island: Blocks 2000 and 2001, Census ...
The Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy is a state preservation society, and the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association is also based in the state. [25] [29] White Shoal Light is one of over 150 past and present lighthouses in Michigan. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state. See Lighthouses in the United States. [30] White Shoal Light
The Seul Choix Light is a lighthouse located in the northwest corner of Lake Michigan in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. [3] [6] The station was established in 1892 with a temporary light, [7] and this light started service in 1895, and was fully automated in 1972. It is an active aid to navigation. [3]
The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the Muskegon South Pierhead Light, and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore: it is ...
The Round Island Light is a registered Michigan historic site [6] and is the focus of an official Michigan Historical Marker erected in 1978, Registered Site No. L0107. The text of the marker notes: The Round Island Lighthouse, seen south of this site, was completed in 1895.