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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]
Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0. Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 978-0-942618-78-5 ISBN 9781893624238.
Articles about lighthouses in the U.S. state of Michigan. For a manually maintained list, complete with yet-to-be-written articles, see Lighthouses in the United States . Subcategories
Pointe aux Barques (/ p ɔɪ n t ə b ɑːr k s / point-ə-BARKS) Lighthouse and Maritime Museum is an active lighthouse and adjoining museum located in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along the shores of Lake Huron on the northeastern tip of the Thumb .
Little Sable Point is in Silver Lake State Park, close to Mears, Michigan. The lighthouse parking lot is off of N. Lighthouse Dr. Take Silver Lake Road to its south end, where one will find N. Lighthouse Dr. Follow it a little over a mile. "It has an excellent swimming beach and Lake Michigan produces some great sunsets."
"We have the oldest lighthouse in the state at Fort Gratiot. It's coming to be 200 years old in 2029, which is a really cool mark for not only the city, but lighthouses as a whole."
The lighthouse was automated in 1973. [1] In 2010, the original Fresnel lens was replaced with a SABIK LED-350 two-tier lantern optic. [7] In 2014, THE Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Lighthouse was deemed excess by the United States Coast Guard, and in 2016 the Keweenaw Waterway Lighthouse Conservancy was granted ownership. [6]
Pages in category "Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan" The following 84 pages are in this category, out of 84 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .