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| Au Sable Lighthouse, Grand Marais, MI (Upper Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1874-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 87 feet
*Elevation~~ 19 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, fog signal building, steel oil house, 2nd keeper's
quarters, kerosene storage shed, 2 outhouses, boathouse and woodshed, cistern, 2 car
garage
*Automated~~ 1958
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered, (mounted on catwalk). Original Fresnel lens was
re-installed in lantern room in 1996 after being sent to district headquarters in Cleveland
in 1958.
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard owns tower, remainder owned by National Park
Service
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Superior
*Significant Feature~~ This lighthouse was called Big Sable Light until 1910. It is also an
exact twin of Outer Island Light in the Apostle Islands of Wisconsin.
LINKS
Copy of brochure given to lighthouse's visitors (PDF format, Adobe Acrobat required)
http://www.nps.gov/piro/AuSabBooklet04WebCopy.pdf
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/ausable.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history page
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/ausablept/ausablept.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 87 feet
*Elevation~~ 19 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, fog signal building, steel oil house, 2nd keeper's
quarters, kerosene storage shed, 2 outhouses, boathouse and woodshed, cistern, 2 car
garage
*Automated~~ 1958
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm, solar powered, (mounted on catwalk). Original Fresnel lens was
re-installed in lantern room in 1996 after being sent to district headquarters in Cleveland
in 1958.
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard owns tower, remainder owned by National Park
Service
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Superior
*Significant Feature~~ This lighthouse was called Big Sable Light until 1910. It is also an
exact twin of Outer Island Light in the Apostle Islands of Wisconsin.
LINKS
Copy of brochure given to lighthouse's visitors (PDF format, Adobe Acrobat required)
http://www.nps.gov/piro/AuSabBooklet04WebCopy.pdf
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/park/ausable.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history page
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/ausablept/ausablept.htm
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