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Six Mile Point Range Lights - Two Historic Beacons on the North Huron Scenic Byway

Six Mile Point Range Lights – Two Historic Beacons on the North Huron Scenic Byway

January 22, 2023
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state with more than 125 still standing today. We have been fortunate to visit many of these…

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Copper Harbor Range Lights, Lake Superior

Copper Harbor Range Lights, Lake Superior

March 19, 2022
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

Copper Harbor is now known as a vacation paradise on the north shore of Lake Superior, but in the mid-19th century it was a busy…

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Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Benzie County Lighthouses

Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Benzie County Lighthouses

February 13, 2022
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

For our seventh edition of the Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map series we head back to Michigan’s west coast to check out the Benzie County…

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St. Helena Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

St. Helena Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

August 1, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

One of the greatest examples of lighthouse restoration and preservation in Michigan is the St. Helena Island Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac. While many…

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A Cheboygan Lighthouse Tour: Visit Two Historic Lights in Northern Michigan

A Cheboygan Lighthouse Tour: Visit Two Historic Lights in Northern Michigan

July 25, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

In June we had the chance to head up to the Northern Lower Peninsula and visit a few lighthouses we had never been to before…

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Squaw Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

Squaw Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

July 21, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

Squaw Island is a small island at the far northwest of the Beaver Island archipelago (14 islands in all). This remote, 70-acre island is home…

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Lansing Shoal Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

Lansing Shoal Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

June 27, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

Michigan is home to more than 120 lighthouses, many of which are located out in the Great Lakes far from land. Lansing Shoal Lighthouse is…

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10 Michigan Lighthouses Will Receive USLHS and MLAP Grants After 2020 Struggles

10 Michigan Lighthouses Will Receive USLHS and MLAP Grants After 2020 Struggles

April 20, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

2020 was an incredibly rough year for many of Michigan’s historic lighthouses and the preservation groups that operate them. Many of these beacons rely on…

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Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse, Lake Michigan

March 4, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

Ludington is one of Michigan’ most popular lakeshore destinations, and the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse is one of its most iconic landmarks. Walking out to…

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Waugoshance Lighthouse Is Now Michigan's Most Endangered Lighthouse

Waugoshance Lighthouse Is Now Michigan’s Most Endangered Lighthouse

January 5, 2021
by jonkatje
Lighthouses

The Waugoshance Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac has long been one of Michigan’s most endangered lighthouses. Deactivated and abandoned in 1912, the lighthouse has…

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