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The Sand Point Site (20 BG 14) is an archaeological site located near Baraga, Michigan.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]Sand Point is a Late Woodland period archaeological site, [3] containing the remains of a village and 12 burial mounds [4] spread out over 19.5 acres (7.9 ha). [1]
Caseville Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 1,674 at the 2020 census. [3]The City of Caseville is within the township survey area on M-25 but is independent of the Township.
Sand Point Light ; Location: Escanaba, Delta County Michigan: Coordinates: 1]: Tower; Constructed: 1867: Foundation: natural/emplaced: Construction: brick [7]: Height: 44 feet (13 m) [2]: Shape: square tower with octagonal lantern [3] [8]: Markings: white w black parapet & lantern, red roofs: Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site : Light ...
The Big Sable Point Light was built in 1867; at 112 feet it is one of the few Michigan lights over 100 feet in height. The tower is built of brick, but in 1900 a steel plate encasement was constructed around the tower to protect the bricks. The station was the last light on the Great Lakes to be electrified, in 1949. The light was automated in ...
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] The Michigan.gov website does not have a Map of Michigan Lighthouses in PDF format anymore.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan.Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile (56 km) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres (111 sq mi; 288 km 2).
The park visitors center, which is open year-round, is located off H-58 on Sand Point Road at the west end of the park. The highway turns due east and runs through an intersection with H-13 (Connors Road). Leaving town, H-58 becomes Munising–Van Meer–Shingleton Road and enters the national park.
The St. Marys River connects Lake Superior and Lake Huron at the easternmost point of the Upper Peninsula. It carries the international border throughout its length, and some of the islands belong to neighboring Ontario. The largest of Michigan's islands in the river are Sugar Island and Neebish Island. Wider portions of the river are ...