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| Charlevoix (SouthPierhead) Lighthouse, Charlevoix, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1948-present
*Building Material~~ Steel
*Tower~~ 45 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above lake surface
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Alternating 3 second periods of white light and darkness
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1948
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm acrylic optic
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to City of Charlevoix
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Michigan, at entrance to Round Lake, Charlevoix Lake, and
Pine River
*Significant Feature~~ Wooden Lighthouse replaced by almost identical steel tower in
1948.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's Charlevoix Lighthouse info and history page
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/charlevoix/charlevoix.htm
Lighthouse Friends Charlevoix page
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=201
Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy historic photos
http://www.michiganlights.com/charlevoixsouthpierheadlh.htm
*Building Material~~ Steel
*Tower~~ 45 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above lake surface
*Markings~~ White
*Light Pattern~~ Alternating 3 second periods of white light and darkness
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1948
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm acrylic optic
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to City of Charlevoix
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Michigan, at entrance to Round Lake, Charlevoix Lake, and
Pine River
*Significant Feature~~ Wooden Lighthouse replaced by almost identical steel tower in
1948.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's Charlevoix Lighthouse info and history page
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/charlevoix/charlevoix.htm
Lighthouse Friends Charlevoix page
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=201
Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy historic photos
http://www.michiganlights.com/charlevoixsouthpierheadlh.htm
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