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| White Shoal Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, MI (Lower Peninsula) |
*Dates of operation~~ 1910-present
*Building Material~~ Terra Cotta and steel w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 121 feet
*Elevation~~ On 5 foot concrete foundation at lake level
*Markings~~ Red and white diagonal stripes
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters contained within tower
*Automated~~ 1976
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 190mm Tidelands Signal acrylic lens
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Mackinac Straits separating Upper and Lower Peninsulas at
entrance from Manitou Passage and North Shore, Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Tower is divided into 9 floors, or decks consisting of living
quarters, storage, service room and watch deck. Also, the only "candy striped"
lighthouse in U. S.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/whiteshoal/whiteshoal.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/whitesh.htm
*Building Material~~ Terra Cotta and steel w/ brick lining
*Tower~~ 121 feet
*Elevation~~ On 5 foot concrete foundation at lake level
*Markings~~ Red and white diagonal stripes
*Light Pattern~~
*Existing Buildings~~ Keeper's quarters contained within tower
*Automated~~ 1976
*Original Lens~~ Second Order Fresnel
*Current Lens~~ 190mm Tidelands Signal acrylic lens
*Open to Public?~~ No
*Current Owner~~ U. S. Coast Guard
*Waterway Location~~ Mackinac Straits separating Upper and Lower Peninsulas at
entrance from Manitou Passage and North Shore, Lake Michigan
*Significant Feature~~ Tower is divided into 9 floors, or decks consisting of living
quarters, storage, service room and watch deck. Also, the only "candy striped"
lighthouse in U. S.
LINKS
Terry Pepper's lighthouse info and history
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/whiteshoal/whiteshoal.htm
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/whitesh.htm
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