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- Big Sable Point Lighthouse - Ludington. Built in 1867. Tower Tour information, directions, hours, and a gift shop.
www.bigsablelighthouse.org
- Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Michigan Historical Center - The Copper Harbor Lighthouse Complex is located in Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor (Michigan), at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula. In August 1998 new exhibits opened in the 1848 lightkeeper's dwelling, never before accessible to the public. The lighthouse complex includes the 1848 lightkeeper's dwelling and 1866 lighthouse, the 1933 steel light tower and an interpretive trail.
www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/musewil/chlight.html
- Crisp Point Light Historical Society - This site is about the Crisp Point Lighthouse, located about 13 miles west of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior's southern shore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/7568/index.html
- DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society - Since 1847, a lighthouse has been located at DeTour Passage at the northwestern head of Lake Huron. Originally placed on shore at Point DeTour, the light was moved off shore to DeTour Reef in 1931. The light marks the mouth of the St. Mary's River, which connects Lake Huron to Lake Superior.
www.drlps.com
- Fort Gratiot Lighthouse - Port Huron. This lighthouse, the oldest in Michigan, was constructed in 1829 to guard the juncture of Lake Huron and the St. Clair River.
phmuseum.org/lighthouse.htm
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse - Photos and information on lighthouse built in 1850 and located in Northport at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula.
www.grandtraverselighthouse.com
- Granite Island Light Station - Lake Superior - Photos, videos and history of the lighthouse plus information on its restoration.
www.graniteisland.com
- Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association - A non-profit organization who's purpose is to accumulate and exchange information about lighthouses and their keepers so that they may be accurately interpreted and their histories preserved. Information on conferences, cruises, and membership.
gllkakeepers.virtualave.net/index.html
- Huron Island Lighthouse Preservation Association - The Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the historical and architectural features of the lighthouse and adjacent properties for future generations. The Lighthouse, constructed in 1868, still stands today atop Huron Island in southern Lake Superior some twenty miles east of the Keweenaw Peninsula.
www.destinationmichigan.com/hilpa/index.html
- Huron Lightship No. 103 - Port Huron. Lightship No. 103, also known by her last official designation of Huron, is one of a small number of preserved historic American lightships. A National Historic Landmark, listed December 20, 1989
www.sos.state.mi.us/history/preserve/phissite/huronlig.html
- Lighthouse County Park - Port Hope. A Huron County park that includes Pte. Aux Barques Lighthouse.
www.huroncountyparks.com/lighthouse.htm
- Lighthouses of Lake Huron - Marvin Aerial Photography. Aerial photos of Lake Huron lighthouses.
www.greatlakeslighthouses.com/hurlight.shtml
- Lighthouses of Michigan As Seen By Terry - Lighthouses of Michigan on Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior. Contains history and pictures of the lighthouses.
www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/beaver/786/michiganlighthouses.html
- Lighthouses of the Great Lakes - Michigan and Marquette lighthouses in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. Large collection of links and resources.
www.greatlakesshopping.com/nsiteseelite.shtml
- Mendota Lighthouse - Welcome to the Bete Gris Light Station. You are visiting a working lighthouse with its original fourth order Fresnel Lens. Built in 1895, this lighthouse and its reservation remain unchanged from that time.
www.mendotalighthouse.com
- Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy - Nonprofit group dedicated to preserving lighthouses and life-saving stations and their artifacts.
www.michiganlights.com
- Michigan Lighthouse Page - George Alderton's on-line tour of Michigan Lighthouses.
www.ddc.com/milights
- Michigan Lighthouse Project - Michigan has over 120 lighthouses--more than any other state. Many are now in danger. As a result, the Michigan Lighthouse Project was established by the State. Its mission is to increase public and governmental awareness of lighthouse preservation issues and identify ways to ensure the long-term preservation of Michigan's lighthouses.
www.sos.state.mi.us/history/preserve/lights/milights.html
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - Mackinac City. An 1892 lighthouse complex run by Mackinac State Historic Parks. Facts and pictures of the lighthouse and current preservation efforts.
www.mackinacparks.com/oldmackinacpoint
- Ontonagon Lighthouse Web Site - In 1853, one of the first lighthouses on Lake Superior constructed at Ontonagon. In 1866, this early light station was replaced with the structure that is the object of the Ontonagon County Historical Society's Preservation Project.
www.ontonagonmi.com/lighthouse/index.htm
- Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse - History, pictures, current staus and information on events for light located in Bangor Township and listed in the US Register of Historic Places.
geocities.com/saginawriverlight
- Seeing The Light - The Lighthouses of Michigan - Resource of historical information, keepers, seeing, and finding the lighthouses of the western Great Lakes.
www.terrypepper.com/lights/state_michigan.htm
- Seul Choix Light House - Vintage photograph, history and information on light located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's Gulliver area.
www.reiters.net/lighthouse/home.htm
- South Channel Lights / Lake St. Clair - Save or South Channel Lights is an all-volunteer, non profit organization that was formed to raise public awareness and support for the preservation and restoration of the Old South Channel Range Lights constructed in 1855.
www.soschannellights.org
- The North Pier Light House - History, photos and MP3 of foghorn for lighthouse located in Saint Joseph.
www.sjtoday.org/lighthouse
- Thunder Bay Island - An island that sits 13 miles offshore from Alpena, Michigan at the northern edge of Thunder Bay. It became one of the first sites in the Great Lakes to have a lighthouse and fully manned Life Saving Service. Today it is managed as a wildlife refuge. The lighthouse and all historical structures are being restored by the Thunder Bay Island Preservation Society.
www.msue.msu.edu/iosco/thunderbayisland.htm
- Upper Peninsula Lighthouses on Lake Superior - Michigan Upper Peninsula lighthouses on Lake Superior which are open to the public.
www.exploringthenorth.com/lights/lights.html
- Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society - The Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society, Restoring a neglected jewel in Lake Michigan's northern crown.
www.waugoshance.org
- White River Light Station Museum - Whitehall, Michigan. Brief description and pictures of the museum and lightkeeper. Includes museum hours and directions.
www.whitelake.org/attractions/whiteriver
- Whitefish Point Light Station - A virtual tour of the light house provided by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, A maritime museum in the upper peninsula of Michigan on Whitefish Point. Close to the Sault Soo, U.P.
www.shipwreckmuseum.com/toursindex.html
- Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan Lighthouses - From the National Park Service. An in depth inventory of all of Michigan's lighthouses, with pictures, complete description of the light stations, accessibility, and links.
www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/mi.htm
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