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| Tawas Point (Ottawa Point) Lighthouse, East Tawas, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1876-present
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 67 feet
*Elevation~~ 6 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ gray and red trim
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white for 25 seconds, then a 5 second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower)
*Automated~~ 2000
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original lens still in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ State of Michigan as Tawas Point State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron entrance to Saginaw Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The natural lake effects evolution of Tawas Point has deposited
enormous amounts of sand at its point. As such, the lighthouse, once on the very edge of
the point, is now nearly a mile from the tip.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/tawas/tawas.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tawas.htm
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=499
*Building Material~~ Brick
*Tower~~ 67 feet
*Elevation~~ 6 feet above lake level
*Markings~~ White w/ gray and red trim
*Light Pattern~~ Fixed white for 25 seconds, then a 5 second eclipse
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters (attached to tower)
*Automated~~ 2000
*Original Lens~~ Fifth Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ Original lens still in use
*Open to Public?~~ Yes
*Current Owner~~ State of Michigan as Tawas Point State Park
*Waterway Location~~ Lake Huron entrance to Saginaw Bay
*Significant Feature~~ The natural lake effects evolution of Tawas Point has deposited
enormous amounts of sand at its point. As such, the lighthouse, once on the very edge of
the point, is now nearly a mile from the tip.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/tawas/tawas.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/tawas.htm
Official Lighthouse Site
http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=499
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