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| Round Island Lighthouse, Round Island, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1895-1947, Relit 1996-present
*Building Material~~ Brick tower, attached to wooden keeper's house
*Tower~~ 53 feet
*Elevation~~ Built at lake level
*Markings~~ Red tower w/ black lantern, attached keeper's hose bottom half red, top half
white
*Light Pattern~~ Steady white w/ red flash every 20 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's house, oil building, outhouse
*Automated~~ 1924
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm acrylic lantern, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, (Hiawatha National Forest)
*Waterway Location~~ Straits of Mackinac, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Abandoned for many years, a violent storm in 1972 tore out an
entire lower corner of the keeper's house. The entire structure was restored mainly by
the efforts of The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association and Boy Scout Troup 323
a number of years later.
LINKS
Dave Wobser's Lighthouse Info Page
http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Huron/roundisland.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/roundmi.htm
Terry Pepper's Lighthouse History Page
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/roundisland/roundisland.htm
*Building Material~~ Brick tower, attached to wooden keeper's house
*Tower~~ 53 feet
*Elevation~~ Built at lake level
*Markings~~ Red tower w/ black lantern, attached keeper's hose bottom half red, top half
white
*Light Pattern~~ Steady white w/ red flash every 20 seconds
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's house, oil building, outhouse
*Automated~~ 1924
*Original Lens~~ Fourth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 300mm acrylic lantern, solar powered
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service, (Hiawatha National Forest)
*Waterway Location~~ Straits of Mackinac, Lake Huron
*Significant Feature~~ Abandoned for many years, a violent storm in 1972 tore out an
entire lower corner of the keeper's house. The entire structure was restored mainly by
the efforts of The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association and Boy Scout Troup 323
a number of years later.
LINKS
Dave Wobser's Lighthouse Info Page
http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Huron/roundisland.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/roundmi.htm
Terry Pepper's Lighthouse History Page
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/roundisland/roundisland.htm
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