Ultimate Michigan Lighthouse Road Trip, Part 1 Lower Peninsula Travel the Mitten


Sturgeon Point Lighthouse Photograph by Bob Johnson Fine Art America

In 1907, the Charity Island Light was thus automated, and Sturgeon Point followed in 1913. With the installation of the acetylene equipment, the characteristic of the light was also changed from fixed white to flashing white every 3 seconds. Keeper Cardy also passed away in 1913, making him the last full-time Keeper to be assigned to the station.


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Sturgeon Point Lighthouse is located five miles north of Harrisville on Lake Huron and was completed in November 1870. The tower is 70 feet, 9 inches tall and is 16 feet in diameter at its base. The light is 3.5 order Fresnel lens made in Paris, France. The light is still maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. The keeper's house is now a maritime museum which is open to the public from Memorial.


Michigan Exposures Sturgeon Point Lighthouse

Le phare de Sturgeon Point (en anglais : Sturgeon Point Light), est un phare de la rive ouest du lac Huron, situé dans le canton de Haynes (en) du Comté d'Alcona, Michigan.Il marque un récif de 1.5 km de long devant Sturgeon Point.. Ce phare est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 19 juillet 1984 sous le n° 84001370 [1] et au Michigan State Historic Preservation.


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Nous avons apprécié de voir comment un gardien de phare ne vivent et tous les renseignements sur la vie maritime. La plage était géniale pour aller à deux pas, et appréciez la vue magnifique.. Sturgeon Point Lighthouse was #2 on our list of 22 lighthouses to visit in Michigan during a week-long trip in June. The grounds are quite.


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Go back in time. Sturgeon Point State Park is off the beaten path, but really worth a visit. Not only is the lighthouse impressive, there is also an old wooden boat and an old school house. 🅿️🚾. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.


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Sturgeon Point Lighthouse was #2 on our list of 22 lighthouses to visit in Michigan during a week-long trip in June. The grounds are quite extensive but easy to get around. There is an old schoolhouse (Old Bailey School) right by the parking lot. My husband walked down to the beach and found some beautiful beach stones from the Lake Huron shore.


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Le phare de Sturgeon Point (en anglais : Sturgeon Point Light), est un phare de la rive ouest du lac Huron, situé dans le (en) du Comté d'Alcona, Michigan. Il marque un récif de 1.5 km de long devant Sturgeon Point. Ce phare est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 19 juillet 1984 sous le n° 84001370 et au Michigan.


Michigan Exposures The Sturgeon Point Lighthouse

The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township, Alcona County, northeastern lower Michigan. Established to ward mariners o.


Sturgeon Point Lighthouse

The Sturgeon Point Light station was built in 1869 by the United States Lighthouse Board.The Board was in the midst of a Great Lakes lighthouse construction boom due to increased maritime traffic and in response to a large number of lost ships and men: Congress passed 70 lights in the west of the Great Lakes in thirty years: 28 in 1850 and 21 in each of the following decades.


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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 on the shore of Lake Huron three miles north of Harrisville in Alcona County, Michigan. In addition to the lighthouse and associated museum, the park features a long and shallow reef that juts into Lake Huron and extends for almost a full mile.


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The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township, Alcona County, northeastern lower Michigan. Established to ward mariners off a reef that extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) lakeward from Sturgeon Point, it is today regarded as a historic example of a Cape Cod style Great Lakes lighthouse.


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Sturgeon Point Lighthouse was #2 on our list of 22 lighthouses to visit in Michigan during a week-long trip in June. The grounds are quite extensive but easy to get around. There is an old schoolhouse (Old Bailey School) right by the parking lot. My husband walked down to the beach and found some beautiful beach stones from the Lake Huron shore.


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Known as the Sturgeon Moon, it was at its closest point to Earth at 02:36 BST on Friday. Photographers captured the lunar event alongside stunning landscapes and famous landmarks. The supermoon.


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Historical Information: 1866 - Lighthouse Board requested an appropriation in the amount of $15,000 for a lighthouse at this site. 1869 - Construction began. 1886 - Breakwater built to protect the light station from erosion. 1913 - Lighthouse automated/. 1939 - Electricity brought to the lighthouse. 1941 - Coast Guard left the station.


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