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| Port Austin Reef Lighthouse, Port Austin, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1878-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 60 feet
*Elevation~~ On pier at lake level
*Markings~~ Buff
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash of 1 second followed by an eclipse of 9 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Sound building
*Automated~~ 1953
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 12-volt solar powered Tidelands Signal 300 mm acrylic optic
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Port Austin Reef Light Assn.
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Due to weather and vandal deterioration, the lighthouse was
slated to be destroyed by th U. S. Coast Guard in the 1980's. The Port Austin Reef Light
Assn. secured a five year lease in 1988 to restore the lighthouse. (The first job to be
completed was to remove more than a foot of bird and bat droppings from the floors).
The Coast Guard extended the Assn.'s lease for an additional 30 years, until the year 2020
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/portaustin/portaustin.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ptaustin.htm
Photo archives from US Lighthouse.com
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=204
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 60 feet
*Elevation~~ On pier at lake level
*Markings~~ Buff
*Light Pattern~~ Red flash of 1 second followed by an eclipse of 9 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Sound building
*Automated~~ 1953
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 12-volt solar powered Tidelands Signal 300 mm acrylic optic
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard lease to Port Austin Reef Light Assn.
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Due to weather and vandal deterioration, the lighthouse was
slated to be destroyed by th U. S. Coast Guard in the 1980's. The Port Austin Reef Light
Assn. secured a five year lease in 1988 to restore the lighthouse. (The first job to be
completed was to remove more than a foot of bird and bat droppings from the floors).
The Coast Guard extended the Assn.'s lease for an additional 30 years, until the year 2020
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/portaustin/portaustin.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/ptaustin.htm
Photo archives from US Lighthouse.com
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=204
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