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| Escanaba (Sand Point) Lighthouse, Escanaba, MI (Upper Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1867-1939, 1989-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 41 feet
*Elevation~~ 6 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1989
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel (removed 1939)
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel (original reinstalled 1989)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Delta County Historical Society
*Waterway Location~~ West shore on Little Bay De Noc on Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Similar design as lighthouses at Ontonagon, Gull Rock and Copper
Harbor, among others, Sand Point was the only lighthouse with its tower on the landward
side, rather than the lakeward side.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/sandpoint/sandpoint.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/escanaba.htm
Wilfred R. Franson's account of a lighthouse family
http://www.troynovant.com/Franson-WR/Lightning-Lighthouse.html
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 41 feet
*Elevation~~ 6 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed red
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to lantern)
*Automated~~ 1989
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel (removed 1939)
*Current Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel (original reinstalled 1989)
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Delta County Historical Society
*Waterway Location~~ West shore on Little Bay De Noc on Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Similar design as lighthouses at Ontonagon, Gull Rock and Copper
Harbor, among others, Sand Point was the only lighthouse with its tower on the landward
side, rather than the lakeward side.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/sandpoint/sandpoint.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/escanaba.htm
Wilfred R. Franson's account of a lighthouse family
http://www.troynovant.com/Franson-WR/Lightning-Lighthouse.html
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