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What's New Michigan Lighthouse and Ports Conference (4/4) The Michigan Lighthouse Alliance and the Michigan Port Collaborative will partner this May in holding their joint conference and regional meeting in Traverse City, Mich., May 22-24. Events include presentations, workshops and discussion sessions which will provide a unique opportunity to interface with others involved in the preservation of lighthouses and sustainable development of multi-function working ports. Be a Great Lakes lighthouse keeper! WXYZ - Detroit (1/28) The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking for people who want to work a couple of weeks as the lighthouse keeper for the Tawas Point Lighthouse on Lake Huron this year. Enlightened heritage Morning Star Publishing (1/16) The Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum, which stands sentry over the area’s maritime history, will host a fundraising event to support its general operations. Lake Superior lighthouse photo contest (11/11) Do you have photos of your favorite Lake Superior lighthouse? Essentia Health and Lake Superior Magazine have teamed up to find top-notch Lake Superior lighthouse photos to use in a special joint-replacement rehabilitation program, during which recovering patients will "walk" around Lake Superior, using lighthouse waypoints to meet personal rehabilitation goals. Lighthouse needs more parking space The Times Herald (11/1) The Fort Gratiot Lighthouse, the Great Lakes' second-oldest lighthouse and the oldest beacon in Michigan, could reopen to tourists as early as this spring or summer after years of deterioration. DeTour Reef Light celebrates 80 years Soo Evening News (10/22) The DeTour Reef lighthouse, completed in 1931, has stood guard for eighty years a mile offshore in northern Lake Huron, at the far eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
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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