Grand Traverse Light Station
N 45° 12.595 W 085° 32.940
16T E 613942 N 5007293
This is a light house in the Leelanau Peninsula.
Waymark Code: WMC1Z0
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2011
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Wikipedia has this to say about the lighthouse:
Some call this "Cat's head point light."[4] It is also locally called Northport Light, in honor of the nearby town of Northport.
The first version of this light, which no longer exists, was ordered built by President Millard Fillmore in July 1850. A brick tower with separate keeper's quarters was constructed at a site east of the present Lighthouse in the state park campground. This first house and tower were deemed inadequate and razed in 1858 when the present structure was built. Still visible is a portion of the lighthouse foundation and the original tower site was located in 1999.[5]
The 1858 light is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #84001799, Name of Listing: GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR). It is also on the State List/Inventory having been listed in 1991. Alpena, Michigan's Fourth Order Fresnel Lens is on display in the lighthouse keeper's house.[1] The complex is listed as Michigan Registered Site S0615, and a state historical marker was erected in 1993.[6]
Today, one can tour the restored lighthouse resembling a keeper's home of the 1920s and 1930s. Exhibits on area lighthouses, foghorns, shipwrecks and local history are located in the Lighthouse and Fog Signal Building. The restored air diaphone foghorn is demonstrated throughout the year, and visitors can climb the tower for a spectacular view of Lake Michigan. An admission fee is charged.[5]
This information was gotten from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Traverse_Light
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