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| Grand Island Harbor (Bay Furnace) Rear Range Lighthouse, Christmas, MI |
*Dates of operation~~ 1914-1969
*Building Material~~ Steel
*Tower~~ 64 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Lower half black, upper half white, black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1914
*Original Lens~~ Sixth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
*Waterway Location~~ Grand Island West Channel, Lake Superior
*Significant Feature~~ Upper 32 feet of tower was removed from the decommissioned
Vidal Shoals Light and placed upon the newly constructed lower half.
LINKS
Lighthouse Digest's "Christmas Lighthouse" article
http://www.lhdigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=2767
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/grandrr.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/grandrange/grandrange.htm
*Building Material~~ Steel
*Tower~~ 64 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Lower half black, upper half white, black lantern
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ None
*Automated~~ 1914
*Original Lens~~ Sixth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
*Waterway Location~~ Grand Island West Channel, Lake Superior
*Significant Feature~~ Upper 32 feet of tower was removed from the decommissioned
Vidal Shoals Light and placed upon the newly constructed lower half.
LINKS
Lighthouse Digest's "Christmas Lighthouse" article
http://www.lhdigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=2767
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/grandrr.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/grandrange/grandrange.htm
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