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| Poe Reef Lighthouse, Cheboygan, MI (between Upper & Lower Peninsulas) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1929-present
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 60 feet
*Elevation~~ On 19 foot tall concrete crib at lake level
*Markings~~ White and black horizontal bands w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 375mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Straits of Mackinac South Channel, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Reef was marked by four successive lightships for 36 years
before lighthouse went into operation. The lighthouse is an exact duplicate of the
previously constructed Martin Reef Lighthouse.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/poereef/poereef.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/poereef.htm
Dave Wobser's lighthouse page w/ info on General Orlando M. Poe
http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Huron/poereef.htm
*Building Material~~ Concrete
*Tower~~ 60 feet
*Elevation~~ On 19 foot tall concrete crib at lake level
*Markings~~ White and black horizontal bands w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (integral to tower)
*Automated~~ 1974
*Original Lens~~ Third Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 375mm
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Straits of Mackinac South Channel, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Reef was marked by four successive lightships for 36 years
before lighthouse went into operation. The lighthouse is an exact duplicate of the
previously constructed Martin Reef Lighthouse.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/poereef/poereef.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/poereef.htm
Dave Wobser's lighthouse page w/ info on General Orlando M. Poe
http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Huron/poereef.htm
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