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| Little Sable Point Lighthouse, Mears, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1874-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 107 feet
*Elevation~~ 2 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Red brick, black lantern, (was painted white in 1900, sandblasted back to
natural color in 1977)
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ None, (all demolished)
*Automated~~ 1955
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original lens still in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast guard owns tower, on grounds of Silver Lake State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse literally rises out of the dunes on the shore of Lake
Michigan
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/littlesable/littlesable.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/littlesa.htm
Lighthouse Friends Little Sable page
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=193
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 107 feet
*Elevation~~ 2 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Red brick, black lantern, (was painted white in 1900, sandblasted back to
natural color in 1977)
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white
*Existing Buildings~~ None, (all demolished)
*Automated~~ 1955
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original lens still in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes (grounds only)
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast guard owns tower, on grounds of Silver Lake State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Lighthouse literally rises out of the dunes on the shore of Lake
Michigan
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/littlesable/littlesable.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/littlesa.htm
Lighthouse Friends Little Sable page
http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=193
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