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| Alpena Lighthouse, Alpena, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1914-present
*Building Material~~ Steel
*Tower~~ 38 feet
*Elevation~~ On concrete pier at lake level
*Markings~~ Red, (since 1950, previously black)
*Light Pattern~~ 1second white flash followed by a 1 second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron at mouth of Thunder Bay River
*Significant Feature~~ The first light at this location appeared in 1875 as a pole light. A
wooden tower replaced the pole light in 1877, but was lost with much of the town in the
great Alpena fire of 1888, (the keeper's house was saved, however). A pole light once
again was temporarily put in service until a new wooden tower could be constructed later
that year. The present tower was built in 1914 to replace the deteriorating wooden tower.
The city of Alpena is also home to the Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival, held each
October.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/alpena/alpena.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/alpena.htm
Vintage photos from the Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy
http://www.michiganlights.com/alpenalh.htm
Lighthouse Festival info
http://www.lighthousefestival.org/
*Building Material~~ Steel
*Tower~~ 38 feet
*Elevation~~ On concrete pier at lake level
*Markings~~ Red, (since 1950, previously black)
*Light Pattern~~ 1second white flash followed by a 1 second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ VRB-25
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron at mouth of Thunder Bay River
*Significant Feature~~ The first light at this location appeared in 1875 as a pole light. A
wooden tower replaced the pole light in 1877, but was lost with much of the town in the
great Alpena fire of 1888, (the keeper's house was saved, however). A pole light once
again was temporarily put in service until a new wooden tower could be constructed later
that year. The present tower was built in 1914 to replace the deteriorating wooden tower.
The city of Alpena is also home to the Annual Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival, held each
October.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/alpena/alpena.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/alpena.htm
Vintage photos from the Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy
http://www.michiganlights.com/alpenalh.htm
Lighthouse Festival info
http://www.lighthousefestival.org/
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