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Old Presque Isle Point (MI 90)
October 3, 2001
latitude 45º 20' 31.2" N longitude 83º 28'
40.8" W
An interesting lighthouse in
that the bottom of the tower is stone (and conical) while the top is brick
(and cylindrical). Now out of service and privately owned, but
available to the public. |
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Presque Isle Point
(MI 89)
October 3, 2001
latitude 45º 21' 23.8" N longitude 83º 29'
31.2" W
An automated light, it is still open to the
public May to October |
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Forty Mile Point
(MI 88)
November 24, 2000
Six miles north of
Rogers City on US23, established in 1896, this light is still active |
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Spectacle Reef
(MI 87)
September 2, 2003
Called "Spectacle" because the reef underneath is in two
circles that look like eyeglasses, this is tough to get close to. This
picture was taken from the Shepler lighthouse
cruise with "the long lens", then digitally zoomed
into to get this picture.
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Poe Reef (MI 86)
August 18, 2001
Built in 1929, this replaced a lightship that
had been here since 1893. This passage has become heavily traveled
by powered ships. Most sailing boats used the other side of the Bois
Blanc (Bob-Lo) Island. |
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Fourteen Foot Shoal
(MI 83)
August 18, 2001
Allegedly the first
unmanned light, this was built in 1930 but the operators stayed at Poe
Reef (above). These two lights indicate the path through the south
passage below Bois Blanc Island |
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Bois Blanc Island
(MI 82)
August 18, 2001
This light is currently a private residence
and is almost invisible from most of the lake. The trees that
surround it clearly have grown since the light was removed from service or
it wouldn't have been of much value. |
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Bois Blanc Island (new)
August 18, 2001
This is the now
operating light on the Island. It's just a few yards north of the
one above. Dick (our tour guide) calls this a "sewer pipe"
lighthouse, because it looks like a piece of sewer pipe put on end. |
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Cheboygan Crib Light
(MI 84)
August 18, 2001
latitude 45º 39' 24.5" N longitude 84º 27'
54" W
Originally marking the water inlet for the
city of Cheboygan, this light has been replaced and moved into a county
park. It won't cost much to make it look nice, and the Lighthouse
Keeper's Association is trying to raise those funds. |
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Cheboygan River Front
Range
(MI 85)
August 18, 2001
In 1880, they dredged
the Cheboygan River and built this front/rear range pair of lights to
guide you in the narrow dredged passage. Still operating today, we
used the lights to navigate to the bridge. |
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Old Mackinaw Point
(MI 80)
June 8, 2006
latitude 45º 47' 14.8" N longitude 84º 43'
44.9" W
Once the bridge was
built, this light became somewhat obsolete as a navigation item. The
building has been extensively renovated and now is open as a museum
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Round
Island
(MI 81)
latitude 45º 50' 45.6" N longitude 84º 36' 32" W
August 18, 2001
This is the original
lighthouse for Mackinaw Island Harbor, now abandoned but recently (1980s) renovated.
If it had not been renovated, it would have fallen down as the front
corner of the building had been totally removed by storms. |
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Round
Island Passage (MI 81B)
latitude 45º 50' 34.8" N longitude 84º 36' 54.6" W
August 18, 2001
This is the new
lighthouse for Mackinaw Island Harbor. It's on the opposite side of
the channel as well as newer. The
interesting issue is that the boat going to St. Ignace go on the shore
side of the lighthouse - so - why is it here? |
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Martin's Reef
(MI 38)
latitude 45º 54' 47.3" N longitude 84º 8' 55.2" W
September 2, 2003
Physically a duplicate of Poe's reef (see above), this light marks the
corner for the boats going into the Dolomite mines on the Upper Peninsula.
When you see, it you say "what the big deal?" Looking at
the charts, it's clear why it's here.
Note that the water's so still you can see the reflection of the tower. |
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DeTour Reef
(MI 37)
September 2, 2003
latitude 45º 56' 56.8" N longitude 83º 54'
11.9" W
We had some extra time on our cruise due to the mild weather, so went on to see
"De Tour". Only problem (as you can see) is when the cold
water from the St. Mary's River came into the warm water of Lake Huron, a
rather (that's a British understatement) thick fog generated.
This picture is significantly digitally enhanced to show you
anything. Without that enhancement, Pea Soup would have been
clearer. |
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Wilson Channel Front Range
(ON 38)
October 11, 2003
Wilson Channel is the deep water channel from the St.
Mary's River in the North Channel above St. Joseph's Island. The
good news is you can now access both these lights by travelling up
"Range Lights Road", just east of Highway 548 from PH 17 (east
of Sault Ste. Marie). |
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Wilson Channel Rear Range (ON 39)
October 11, 2003
As you can see from the background, the color was just
gorgeous on the day we visited these lights. |
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McKay Island
(ON 41)
October 11, 2003
This is currently a private residence, available for
rent. It was built in 1907 and was built to support the timber
industry in the area. We just happened to see a sign to it off of PH
17 and took a short detour, and there it was.
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Mississagi Strait (ON 42)
latitude 45º 56' 15.7" N longitude 83º 12'
15.1" W
Mississagi Lighthouse Road off Highway 540 (May to September).
Photo courtesy
georgeeh [Webshots] |
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Gore Bay
(a.k.a. Janet Head (ON 44))
October 12, 2003
This light is right at the entrance to a campground, and when camping
is in season, it is the registration place. The light is still in
use, but fully automated, and the rest of the house is a private
residence. |
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Kagawong
(ON 45)
October 12, 2003
This light is right at the Marina, but if you're looking
at the water, you'll miss it, because I'm standing in the road shooting
the picture up at the lighthouse. |
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(Note the the lights between 40 and 67 are part of the
Georgian Bay page)
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