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This was constructed when the lighthouse was moved to the north pier in 1927. [2] Manistee Pierhead Light was put up for sale under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2009. [9] On June 30, 2011, ownership of the light was transferred to the City of Manistee. The Manistee County Historical Museum will maintain the light. [10]
Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University. Wagner, John L., Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective, (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) ISBN 1-880311-01-1 ISBN 9781880311011. Wargin, Ed, Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio (Ann Arbor Media Group, 2006). ISBN 978-1-58726-251-7.
Two piers were constructed, and in 1873 a timber-framed lighthouse, 33 feet (10 m) high, [4] was built on the south pier. [6] A red 6th-order Fresnel lens was installed. [4] A life-saving station was constructed on the north pier in 1887, [5] and in 1917 the pierhead light was automated. [4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ludington has a total area of 3.61 square miles (9.35 km 2), of which 3.36 square miles (8.70 km 2) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km 2), or 6.80%, are water. [2] The Ludington North Breakwall Light is at the end of the north pierhead on Lake Michigan. Ludington is part of Northern Michigan.
Manistee Main Light: Lake Michigan: Manistee: Destroyed Manistee Pierhead lights: Lake Michigan: Manistee: 55 ft (17 m) (north) 29 ft (8.8 m) (south) 1875/1927: 1927: Active Manistique East Breakwater Light: Lake Michigan: Manistique
The lighthouse was transferred to state ownership on November 1, 2002. [31] The site manager is the Sable Points Light Keepers Association. [28] Take state highway M-116 north from Ludington to Lakeshore Drive. Proceed north for 6.5-mile (10.5 km) [30] to Ludington State Park. A vehicle permit is required and a fee collected.
St. Joseph was first platted in 1829, and the first lighthouse at the site, located on the shore, was built in 1832. Construction began on harbor piers in 1836, and by 1848 a beacon light had been established on the pier. The onshore lighthouse was replaced in 1859, and a new pierhead beacon was constructed on the south pier in 1870.
The first and only resident lighthouse keeper at Portage Lake Light was John Langland, who served from 1891 to 1917. [6] In 1899 River and Harbors Act provided for the first time to put harbor works under continuous contract. At that point, plans were laid to dredge the channel to a depth of 18 feet (5.5 m) and to extend the north and south ...