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| Cheboygan River Range Front Lighthouse, Cheboygan, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1880- present
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~51 feet
*Elevation~~ 3 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ red trim
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), oil house
*Automated~~ Yes
*Original Lens~~ Sixth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Locomotive-type headlamps
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper's Assn.
*Waterway Location~~ Cheboygan River, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse works in conjunction with the rear range steel tower
to guide boats into the Cheboygan River.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/cheboygan-range/cheb-range.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/chebrvr.htm
U. S. Lighthouse's photo gallery
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=211
*Building Material~~ Wood
*Tower~~51 feet
*Elevation~~ 3 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ red trim
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower), oil house
*Automated~~ Yes
*Original Lens~~ Sixth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Locomotive-type headlamps
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper's Assn.
*Waterway Location~~ Cheboygan River, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse works in conjunction with the rear range steel tower
to guide boats into the Cheboygan River.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/cheboygan-range/cheb-range.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/Maritime/light/chebrvr.htm
U. S. Lighthouse's photo gallery
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=211
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