Beaver Island Harbor Light

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Beaver Island Harbor Light
Whiskey Point (St. James Harbor, Beaver Island)
Location:	Beaver Island St. James Township, Michigan United States
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	45°44′34″N 85°30′31″W / 45.74278, -85.50861Coordinates: 45°44′34″N 85°30′31″W / 45.74278, -85.50861
Year first constructed:	1856 (original tower) 1870 (current tower)
Year first lit:	1870
Automated:	1927
Tower shape:	Cylindrical
Height:	41 ft (12.5 m)
Elevation:	587 ft (178.9 m)
Original lens:	Fourth Order Fresnel

Beaver Island Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in St. James Township, Michigan on the northern end of Beaver Island on Lake Michigan.

St. James Harbor on Beaver Island was originally established as a safe haven in a storm (an event quite common on Lake Michigan) The light was thus a natural extension of the emergency usage.

At this time, the harbor is used by the Beaver Island ferry, so the light is still an active aid to navigation.

[edit] References

• Terry Pepper. Seeing the Light - Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
• Whiskey Point Lighthouse, Beaver Island Harbor, Beaver Island Michigan. Beaver Beacon. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
• USGS GNIS: Beaver Island Harbor Lighthouse. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.

[edit] Additional reading

• Bibliography on Michigan lighthouses.
• Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein, The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses (2002) ISBN 1592231020; ISBN 978-1592231027.
• Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. ISBN 0814325548 ISBN 9780814325544.
• Jones, Ray & Bruce Roberts, American Lighthouses (Globe Pequot, September 1, 1998, 1st Ed.) ISBN 0762703245; ISBN 978-0762703241.
• Jones, Ray,The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) ISBN 0762727357; ISBN 978-0762727353.
• Noble, Dennis, Lighthouses & Keepers: U. S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy (Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997). ISBN 1557506388; ISBN 9781557506382.
• Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
• Penrod, John, Lighthouses of Michigan, (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 9780942618785 ISBN 9781893624238.
• Pepper, Terry. Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes.
• Putnam, George R., Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933).
• United States Coast Guard, Aids to Navigation, (Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945).
• United States Coast Guard, Aids to Navigation Historical Bibliography.
• Wagner, John L.. Beacons Shining in the Night: The Lighthouses of Michigan. Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University.
• Wagner, John L., Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective, (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) ISBN 1880311011 ISBN 9781880311011.
• Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1550463993.