Category: Lighthouses
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Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse Have you ever seen this picturesque, Michigan lighthouse on Grand Island in Lake Superior? The Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse rests on private property in the Grand Island National Recreation Area and can be seen and photographed by boat and also by boat tours originating…
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South Haven Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes South Haven Lighthouse Did you know the South Haven South Pierhead Light on Lake Michigan marks the entrance to the Black River? The Black River flows into Lake Michigan here. The light was established in 1872 as a white, wooden lighthouse and was replaced in 1903 by the current, red…
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Crisp Point Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Crisp Point Lighthouse Have you heard of Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast in Michigan? Crisp Point Lighthouse in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is one of several lighthouses on Lake Superior that line a miles long area known as Shipwreck Coast. The name Shipwreck Coast is due to the large number…
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Tawas Point Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Tawas Point Lighthouse – Photo by Tyler B on Unsplash Tawas Point Lighthouse Did you know that parts of underwater shipwrecks can sometimes be seen on clear days from high up in Tawas Point Lighthouse? Tawas Point Lighthouse, in Tawas Point State Park, marks the entrance to Tawas Bay along Lake…
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Ludington North Breakwater Light
Michigan in the Great Lakes Ludington North Breakwater Light Did you know that the popular Ludington North Breakwater Light in Ludington, Michigan tilts slightly due to settling? The current white, four-sided tower on Lake Michigan is located at the end of the breakwater on the Pere Marquette Harbor and was lit in 1924 although the…
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Holland Harbor Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Holland Harbor Lighthouse Did you know that Holland Harbor Lighthouse in Holland, Michigan is also referred to as Big Red? It was painted red by the Coast Guard in 1956 and is located at the entrance of a channel that connects Lake Michigan with Lake Macatawa. The red color indicates…
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Monarch Butterflies
Michigan in the Great Lakes Monarch Butterflies Did you know that many Monarch Butterflies spend their summers in Michigan and migrate to Mexico in the latter part of the summer and early fall to spend the winter there? A different generation of Monarch Butterflies returns to Michigan from Mexico the following year mostly in the…
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Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Did you know that there is a lighthouse in Michigan that looks a lot like a castle? Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, which is sometimes referred to as the “Castle of the Straits,” is located in the lower peninsula of Michigan on the Straits of Mackinac, a…
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Point Betsie Lighthouse
Michigan in the Great Lakes Point Betsie Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Have you ever seen a Fresnel Lens? Point Bestie Lighthouse’s 100-year-old Fourth Order Fresnel lens, which was utilized at the lighthouse at one time, is on display at the Lake Michigan lighthouse during its open season which begins in May. The Fourth Order Fresnel lens,…
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Whitefish Point Lighthouse, Museum and Observatory
Michigan in the Great Lakes Whitefish Point Lighthouse Did you know that the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter memorialized in song, was lost off the coast of Whitefish Point on November 10, 1975? It went down in Lake Superior about 15 miles northwest of Whitefish Point Lighthouse. Whitefish Point Lighthouse is located in Paradise, Michigan in…
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