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What's New Frozen lighthouses on Lake Michigan The Huffington Post (3/20) For (hopefully) one last look at the beauty that is winter, photographer Tom Gill shares his photos of the lake's lighthouses in all their icy glory. Wanted: lighthouse keepers The Holland Sentinel (1/28) If being a lighthouse keeper is on your bucket list, here’s an opportunity to check it off. The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association is seeking volunteers to man the Ludington North Breakwater Light and the Little Sable Point Lighthouse in the Mears, Mich., area. Live the life of a Victorian-era light keeper at Tawas Point Lighthouse WDIV - Detroit, Mich. (1/28) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to spend a week or two between March 1 and Dec. 20 acting as lighthouse keepers for the Tawas Point Lighthouse during the 2013 lighthouse keeper season. Relocation feud stalls Port Clinton lighthouse restoration The Associated Press (1/22) Restoration work on a century-old wooden lighthouse has stalled amid a disagreement between its owners and officials of Port Clinton, Ohio. Lighthouse restoration stalls over location spat The Toledo Blade (1/16) Efforts to restore a historic Port Clinton lighthouse that once guided boaters into the entrance of the Portage River have stalled because the city and the lighthouse’s owners can’t agree on where the structure should be relocated. Seeking volunteer lighthouse keepers to run lakeshore lighthouses White Lake Beacon (1/14) Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) is seeking volunteer lighthouse keepers to operate its four historic structures.
General Resources Great Lakes Lighthouse Guide Midwest Connection Provides information on lighthouses around the Great Lakes region as well as lighthouse tours. Great Lakes Lighthouses: Photo Gallery Sweetwater Visions A photo gallery of images taken by Great Lakes photographers, John and Ann Mahan. Great Lakes Lights Lighthouses on Lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior. Great Lakes Lights USALights.com Listing of lighthouses on each of the Great Lakes and on Detroit River, Georgian Bay, St. Clair River, Green Bay, St. Lawrence. Lake St. Clair and the Straights Of Mackinac. Lake Erie Lighthouse Map Night Beacon Interactive Lake Erie Lighthouse map, linked to corresponding lighthouse pictures and history. Lake Huron Lighthouse Map Night Beacon Interactive Lake Huron Lighthouse map, linked to corresponding lighthouse pictures and history. Lake Michigan Lighthouse Map Night Beacon Interactive Lake Michigan Lighthouses map, linked to corresponding lighthouse pictures and history. Lake Superior Lighthouse Map Night Beacon Interactive Lake Superior Lighthouse map, linked to corresponding lighthouse pictures and history. Legendary Lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes A companion site to the PBS series which explores the history, legends, lore, and workings of lighthouses along the Great Lakes shorelines as well as around the country. Lighthouses of the Great Lakes Image and information galleries of lighthouses in the Great Lakes region. Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey Internet Public Library An independent project that melds the work of photographer and lighthouse enthusiast Donald W. Carter with a comprehensive guide to the lighthouses of Michigan, Great Lakes, America and the world. Seeing The Light: Lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes Join lighthouse buffs Terry and Sue Pepper on a voyage of discovery around the Great Lakes and through history. This site features photography, research and observations of lighthouses on lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron.
State and Provincial Resources MICHIGAN Mendota Light Station Located on Keweenaw Peninsula in Bete Grise, the light station was renovated in 1998 and shines once again. Michigan Lighthouse Project Established in 1998, the project's mission is to increase public and governmental awareness of lighthouse preservation issues and identify ways to ensure the long-term preservation of Michigan's lighthouses. MINNESOTA Split Rock Lighthouse Minnesota Historical Society Located in Two Harbors, Minn., shipwrecks from a mighty 1905 November gale prompted this rugged landmark's construction. NEW YORK Buffalo Light: Guardian of the Harbor Buffalo History Works An interactive sight providing historical facts, photographs and preservation information regarding the lighthouse. WISCONSIN Lighting the Outer Limits Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine Parks Friends kindled interest to restore Wisconsin's oldest public lighthouse on Lake Michigan, the Pottawatomie (or Potawatomi) Lighthouse in Door County.
Related Resources GLIN: Historic Sites in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Islands in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes Region
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