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Sturgeon Point State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area that is home to the historic Sturgeon Point Light. The state park covers 76 acres (31 ha) on the shore of Lake Huron three miles (4.8 km) north of Harrisville in Alcona County, Michigan. In addition to the lighthouse and associated museum, the park features a long and shallow ...
Phase 2 is under construction but yet to be completed. Phase 3 is separated into Phase 3A and Phase 3B. Phase 3A includes 1.3 miles from Roat Drive to Sturgeon Point Road. Phase 3A is under construction. Phase 3B is proposed to be approximately 4 miles long beginning where Phase 3A ends, Sturgeon Point Road north to Eighteen Mile Creek.
The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township, Alcona County, northeastern lower Michigan. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Established to ward mariners off a reef that extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) lakeward from Sturgeon Point, [ 1 ] it is today regarded as a historic example of a Cape Cod style Great Lakes lighthouse.
Sturgeon Pool is a reservoir near the hamlet of Rifton, in the Town of Esopus in Ulster County, New York.. It was created by damming the Wallkill River just above its confluence with Rondout Creek for hydroelectricity (thus the flow of the Wallkill that reaches the Rondout is greatly attenuated, making the Wallkill a rare instance of a river that drains into a creek).
Lake Champlain (/ ʃ æ m ˈ p l eɪ n / sham-PLAYN; French: Lac Champlain, pronounced [lak ʃɑ̃plɛ̃] ⓘ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America.It mostly lies between the U.S. states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec.
Ward's Point is the southernmost point in the U.S. state of New York and lies within Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the mouth of Arthur Kill, across from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, at the head of Raritan Bay. The site is part of modern-day Conference House Park. [4]
The Poverty Island Light was designed to be a near duplicate of the Sturgeon Point Light. [1] The tower is 70 feet (21 m) high, with the light installed in a cast-iron lantern at 65 feet (20 m) above the ground. [1] A wood frame and brick keeper's quarters is attached. [2]
Map of Thunder Bay sanctuary showing original boundaries. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve on June 22, 2000. [2]