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Anchor Bay is a freshwater bay forming the northern region of Lake St. Clair in the U.S. state of Michigan.It generally encompasses the waters north of a line between Huron Point (part of the Lake St. Clair Metro Park Beach, not to be confused with Port Huron) and the Middle Channel of the St. Clair River (which enters Lake St. Clair between Dickinson Island and Harsens Island).
In 1904, the pier was extended, and the range lights were moved lakeward. In 1906/07, the present set of range lights was constructed. [6] The 1859 lighthouse remained in use until 1919 when a tower was erected on the south pier. It was demolished in 1955. In 2008, the north pier inner and outer range lights were deemed excess.
The inn was used as a tobacco drying shed during the smuggling days. [2] Until 1941 the Blue Anchor belonged to the Fonmon Estate. Bill Coleman became landlord and then passed it on to his son, John. John retired in 1987, passing it on to his two sons, Jeremy and Andrew Coleman who currently run it.
In 1855, Charles Mears constructed a 70-foot-wide (21 m) channel from Pentwater Lake to Lake Michigan, lined with timber cribbing, [4] to accommodate his lumbering interests. [5] In 1858, he built a pier extending over 600 feet (180 m) into Lake Michigan where ships could dock. [6] Additional pier structures were built to line the channel. [6]
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 tow
Anchor Bay (Michigan) Ashmun Bay; Au Train Bay; B. Bete Grise; Big Bay de Noc; Bowers Harbor; Brest Bay; E. East Moran Bay; G. Good Harbor Bay; Grand Traverse Bay ...
Except for its color, it is a virtual twin of the Kewaunee Pierhead Light on the Wisconsin side of Lake Michigan. [4] In 2007, the United States Department of the Interior announced that the Holland Harbor Light would be protected, making it the 12th Michigan lighthouse to have such status. [5]
The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee, Michigan. The station was first lit in 1877. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927, and automated in 1972. [3] It is also sometimes called the "Menominee (Marinette) North Pierhead Light". [4] The foundation is a concrete pier.