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| Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1892-1957
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ 4 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural beige
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building, barn
*Automated~ No
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Mackinac Island State Park Commission as part of Michilimackinac
State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Straits of Mackinac Passage on Lake Huron, at very northernmost
point of lower peninsula.
*Significant Feature~~ When the Mackinac Bridge between Michigan's lower and upper
peninsulas was opened in 1957, it was deemed that the many lights on the bridge were
sufficient to light the straits and the lighthouse was immediately decommissioned.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks/old-mackinac-point-lighthouse_11
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mackinac.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/mackinac/mackinac.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 40 feet
*Elevation~~ 4 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Natural beige
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters, sound building, barn
*Automated~ No
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Mackinac Island State Park Commission as part of Michilimackinac
State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Straits of Mackinac Passage on Lake Huron, at very northernmost
point of lower peninsula.
*Significant Feature~~ When the Mackinac Bridge between Michigan's lower and upper
peninsulas was opened in 1957, it was deemed that the many lights on the bridge were
sufficient to light the straits and the lighthouse was immediately decommissioned.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.mackinacparks.com/parks/old-mackinac-point-lighthouse_11
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mackinac.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/mackinac/mackinac.htm
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