Grand Island East Channel Light
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| Grand Island East Channel Light | |
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 Grand Island East Channel light in 2007 |
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| Location: | Munising, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Year first lit: | 1868 |
| Deactivated: | 1908 |
| Foundation: | Brick |
| Construction: | Wood frame |
| Tower shape: | Square |
| Markings/Pattern: | White |
| Height: | 45 ft (13.7 m)[1] |
| Original lens: | Oil-fired steamer Fifth order Fresnel[2] |
| Current lens: | none |
| Range: | 13.25 mi (21.3 km)[2] |
| Characteristic: | Fixed white[1] |
The Grand Island East Channel Light is a lighthouse located just north of Munising, Michigan (latitude 46° 27.010' longitude -86° 37.345') and was intended to lead boats from Lake Superior through the channel east of Grand Island into the Munising Harbor. Constructed of wood, the light first opened for service in 1868. The light was very difficult to see from Lake Superior, and maintenance of the light was very difficult so the Munising Range Lights were constructed (Munising Rear Range Light, Munising Front Range Light) and this light was removed from service in 1908.[1]
At this time, the light has been restored. The only way to see the light is to take either of the cruises out of Munising (Shipwreck Tour or Pictured Rocks tour), both of which pass by this light and pause for photographers.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c grand island east channel. Cape Cod Store.
- ^ a b c Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, the history of the light.
[edit] See also
[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.
- LaFave, Michael (Mackinac Center), Privatization Shines (article on the general subject of privatization of lighthouses.
- 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).
- Splake, T. Kilgore. Superior Land Lights. Battle Creek, MI: Angst Productions, 1984.
- 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.
[edit] External links
- Grand Island East Channel Light at National Park Service Inventory of Historic Light Stations Michigan Lighthouses
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