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| Port Sanilac Lighthouse, Port Sanilac, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1886-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 59 feet
*Elevation~~ 16 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~ Triple white flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower), oil house, outhouse,
covered well
*Automated~~ 1928
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in use
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard owns tower, keeper's house is private residence
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Perhaps the most architecturally beautiful and elegant lighthouse
on the Great Lakes.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/sanilac/sanilac.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sanilac.htm
Bryan Penberthy's lighthouse photos
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=235
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 59 feet
*Elevation~~ 16 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ red roof
*Light Pattern~~ Triple white flash every 10 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower), oil house, outhouse,
covered well
*Automated~~ 1928
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original remains in use
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard owns tower, keeper's house is private residence
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Perhaps the most architecturally beautiful and elegant lighthouse
on the Great Lakes.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/sanilac/sanilac.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/sanilac.htm
Bryan Penberthy's lighthouse photos
http://www.us-lighthouses.com/getarchive.php?LightID=235
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