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| Ontonagon Lighthouse, Ontonagon, MI (Upper Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1866-1964
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 34 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Yellow w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower), oil house, outhouse
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Ontonagon County Historical Society
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Superior at mouth of Ontonagon River
*Significant Feature~~ Used as a rear range light, mariners accidentally discovered that if
they lined up the lighthouse light with a lamp hung at the steeple of a prominent church
in town, they would be directed straight into Ontonagon's harbor. Replaced in 1964 by a
battery powered light located at the end of East Pier.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.ontonagonmuseum.org/Lighthouse1.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/onton.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/ontonagon/ontonagon.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 34 feet
*Elevation~~ 7 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ Yellow w/ black lantern
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower), oil house, outhouse
*Automated~~ N/A
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ None
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ Ontonagon County Historical Society
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Superior at mouth of Ontonagon River
*Significant Feature~~ Used as a rear range light, mariners accidentally discovered that if
they lined up the lighthouse light with a lamp hung at the steeple of a prominent church
in town, they would be directed straight into Ontonagon's harbor. Replaced in 1964 by a
battery powered light located at the end of East Pier.
LINKS
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.ontonagonmuseum.org/Lighthouse1.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/onton.htm
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/ontonagon/ontonagon.htm
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