South Manitou Island Light

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South Manitou Island Light
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
Location:	South Manitou Island, Michigan
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	45°00′26″N 86°05′38″W / 45.00722, -86.09389
Year first lit:	1872
Deactivated:	1958
Foundation:	Oak pilings, cut limestone
Construction:	Brick and masonry
Tower shape:	Conical
Height:	65 foot tower, 104 foot focal plane
Original lens:	Third order Fresnel lens
Range:	17.5 miles

South Manitou Island Lighthouse is located on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, 16 miles west of Leland, Michigan. It is in Leelanau County in western Northern Michigan. This is the third lighthouse built on the island. The first lighthouse built in 1839 had a Lewis Light, which was upgraded to a fourth order Fresnel lens (pronounced [freɪ'nel]). Deterioration of the building led to the lighthouse being completely rebuilt in 1858. Over time this light was found to be deficient, and the current lighthouse was built in 1872. With a third order Fresnel lens sitting 91 feet above the foundation, this light boasted a focal plane of 104 feet.^[1] The site is currently under the control of the National Park Service, in conjunction with the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore^[2]. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.^[3] The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1958, and is presently a museum. It is not operational.^[4]

The Manitou Island Lighthouse Society has been formed to preserve, protect, restore and "relight the light" on South Manitou Island and elsewhere.^[5]

1 Additional reading
2 Notes
3 See also
4 External links

[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.

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[edit] See also

Lighthouses in the United States

[edit] External links

v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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