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The Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near Ludington in Mason County, Michigan, at the Ludington State Park. It is an active aid to navigation.
Built in 1867, the 112-foot (34 m) tower was originally made of yellow cream brick. The brick deteriorated and was thereafter covered with boiler plate in 1900.
Construction materials were brought up by ships. The first road to the site was not completed until 1933..Currently, the tower is painted white with a black watch tower and a black band around the middle of the tower. As shown in a historic post card, it was painted red and white at one time; later to become black and white.
The original lens was a third order Fresnel lens. It was removed in 1985, and is now on display at the Rose Hawley Museum at White Pine Village.
After the light was automated, the keeper's house was severely vandalized.
The site is the subject of constant erosion, so that keeping the foundation in place and the water away from undermining it has been a recurrent and expensive battle.
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Mew Island Lighthouse, Northern Ireland
Cape Brett Lighthouse, New Zealand.
The location of the lighthouse in the picture is at Cape Brett, Northland, New Zealand. More specifically, the lighthouse is located at the northern tip of the Cape Brett Peninsula (also known as Rākaumangamanga by the Māori), which juts out into the Pacific Ocean at the eastern end of the Bay of Islands. The lighthouse is accessible via the Cape Brett Walkway, a walking trail that begins at Oke Bay near Rāwhiti.
Among the West Coast's first lighthouses, with interactive exhibits & views of the San Diego bay. Old Point Loma Lighthouse.
New Point Loma Lighthouse, San Diego, California: The "new" lighthouse was first lit in 1891.
We saw this lighthouse in 2009 from a boat tour while on a whale watch. We also visited the San Diego zoo. We ate downtown at a great Mexican restaurant.
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Fastnet Rock, or simply Fastnet (possibly from Old Norse Hvasstein-ey 'sharp-tooth isle'; called Carraig Aonair, meaning "lonely rock", in Irish) is a small islet in the Atlantic Ocean and the most southerly point of Ireland. It lies 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southwest of Cape Clear Island and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from County Cork on the Irish mainland. Fastnet is known as "Ireland's Teardrop", because it was the last part of Ireland that 19th-century Irish emigrants saw as they sailed to North America.
Year first constructed 1854 (first)
Year first lit 1904 (current)
Automated 1989.
Fastnet also gives its name to the sea area .The current lighthouse is the second to be built on the rock and is the tallest in Ireland.
Fastnet Rock is used as the midpoint of one of the world's classic offshore yachting races..
Photo credit: Dave Wilkinson
Scituate Light House, Scituate Massachusetts
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St Mary's Island, England
Pemaquid point lighthouse , Pemaquid ME
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The Kincardine Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located in Kincardine, Ontario, near the mouth of the Penetangore River. Built in 1881, it is 24.4 metres (74 feet) tall and was built above the light keeper's home. The tower is eight sided and sits on a stone foundation. The facility has been renovated and is now the Kincardine Yacht Club and a museum.
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Isolated Gull Rock Light, MI on Lake Superior occupies the entirety of the small rock from which it takes its name - Photo courtesy of the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
This is the Hörnum Lighthouse on the island of Sylt in Germany.
Northeast Lighthouse, Block Island, RI
Conimicut Shoal Light, Warwick Providence Journal photo/Bob Breidenbach
Conanicut Island Light, Jamestown Providence Journal/Bob Breidenbach
West Quoddy Head Lighthouse in Lubec, Maine. Worth the visit.
Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Credits Neil J Klemek
The Grand Island East Channel Light is a lighthouse located just north of Munising, Michigan 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.
Who We Are…
The American Lighthouse Foundation is leading the way in saving our nation’s lighthouses and their rich heritage. Enjoy this information about lighthouses and their positive part of our nautical history.
In doing so, the organization is helping to ensure these stately beacons continue to thrive as special places that help enrich the cultural fabric of our coastal communities and the lives of the countless visitors they touch from every corner of the globe.
The sustaining success of ALF’s mission is accomplished by inspiring volunteers and donors alike to make a meaningful difference in helping restore and preserve our treasured coastal sentinels through their dedication and passion.
This success is measured in part by the general public who is provided an opportunity to bask in the one-of-a-kind experience of “walking in the steps of the keepers” through educational access programs.
The combination of community involvement on all levels and a commitment to public access of these timeless treasures makes ALF’s work as much about people as the lighthouses themselves – a focus that fosters mission sustainability through the cultivation of a preservation ethic among people of all ages and backgrounds.
The mission of the American Lighthouse Foundation is to save and preserve our nation’s historic light stations and their rich heritage.
(Photos below are by Ron Foster)
This will be accomplished through the restoration, promotion and adaptive re-use of America’s historic light stations, as well as educational initiatives that foster the sustainable preservation of lighthouses and perpetuate the legacy of the men and women who have tended them.”
About…
The American Lighthouse Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, founded in 1994. ALF and its six chapters have stewardship responsibility for thirteen of our nation’s lighthouses and have invested over $3.25 million dollars in lighthouse restoration since that time; thanks in large part to generous supporters like YOU and dedicated volunteers who give over 25,000 hours of time to our lighthouses each year.
PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU ENJOYRD THIS TRIBUTE TO THOSE HOW WERE THE REAL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS.
Port Sanilac Lighthouse. Port Sanilac, Michigan, Lake Huron.
Photo by Robert Berker
Isle of Skye
Pigeon point Lighthouse, California
We visited here on our LA to Portland tip in 2009.
The Nubble Lighthouse! Cape Neddick, ME
South lighthouse at Block Island, Rhode Island
Farne Islands Lighthouse. Close to where Grace Darling and her father carried out their brave shipwreck sailors rescue. Just off the Northeast coastline of England
Diamond Head Lighthouse 1899, Hanolulu.
We took a tour of the Hawaiin Islands.
Because of the timing of our tour ship course I was not able to visit this lighthouse.
Europe Point Lighthouse
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