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The waterway between the Manitou Islands and May 1, 1935. The North Manitou Shoal Light is a steel structure that Michigan’s west coastline, known as the Manitou Passage, was a busy sits on a foundation made of a wooden crib embedded in the lake shipping lane in the early 20th century. In 1908, it was determined floor that is filled with concrete and rock. that a new aid to navigation was needed a mile southeast of North The had a three-man crew serving on a three-week rotation Manitou Island to mark a shoal. Congress responded by approving with two weeks on and one week off. In 1980, the lighthouse funding for a lightship, which was easier to place and less expensive became fully automated and the crew was permanently removed. than constructing a lighthouse. Three different lightships served at the It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and North Manitou Shoal from 1910 to 1935. ownership was transferred to the North Manitou Light Keepers, a Beginning in 1932, federal funding was requested for the construction nonprofit organization, in 2016. The lighthouse is located about eight of a permanent light to replace the lightship. After delayed approvals miles west of Leland, Michigan and can be clearly seen from the and seasonal construction restrictions, the lighthouse was first lit on ferry that services the Manitou Islands.

For more information about the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program, visit www.michigan.gov/saveourlights Michigan borders four of the five and has over 3,280 miles of freshwater shoreline; the longest shoreline of any state except Alaska. To aid maritime navigation, about 140 have been built in Michigan, more than any other state. A wide range of lighthouse styles and materials were used in constructing Michigan’s lighthouses. The four lighthouses featured on this map are just a sampling of the Eagle Harbor DeTour Reef Charlevoix South Pier variety that can be seen on Michigan’s shoreline and lakes.

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LAKE SUPERIOR 44 Charlevoix South Pier Light Station 89 Forty Mile Point Light Station 1 Station 45 Frankfort North Breakwater Light Station 90 Fourteen Foot Shoal Light Station 2 Big Bay Point Light Station 46 Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light Station 91 Gravelly Shoal Light Station 3 Copper Harbor Front Range Light Station 47 Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light Station 92 Harbor Beach (Sand Beach) Light Station 4 Copper Harbor Light Station 48 Station 93 Lightship Huron 5 Copper Harbor Rear Range Light Station 49 Gray’s Reef Light Station 94 Mackinac Point Light Station 6 Station 50 Holland Harbor (South Pierhead) Light Station 95 Martin Reef Light Station 7 Eagle Harbor Light Station 51 Lansing Shoal Light Station 96 Middle Island Light Station 8 Eagle Harbor Rear Range Light Station 52 Station 97 Pipe Island Light Station 9 Eagle River Light Station 53 Little Traverse Light Station 98 Station 10 Fourteen Mile Point Light Station 54 Ludington North Pierhead Light Station 99 Point Aux Barques Light Station 11 Grand Island East Channel Light Station 55 Manistee North Pierhead Light Station 100 Port Austin Reef Light Station 12 Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light Station 56 Manistique East Breakwater Light Station 101 Port Sanilac Light Station 13 Grand Island North Light Station 57 McGulpin’s Point Light Station 102 Presque Isle Front Range Light Station 14 Grand Marais Harbor Inner Range Light Station 58 Menominee North Pier Light Station 103 Presque Isle Light Station (New) 15 Grand Marais Harbor Outer Range Light Station 59 Minneapolis Shoal Light Station 104 Presque Isle Light Station (Old) 16 Granite Island Light Station 60 Mission Point Light Station 105 Presque Isle Rear Range Light Station 17 Gull Rock Light Station 61 Muskegon South Breakwater Light Station 106 Round Island Light Station () 18 Huron Island Light Station 62 Muskegon South Pier Light Station 107 Round Island Passage Light Station 19 Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light Station 63 North Manitou Shoal Light Station 108 Saginaw River Rear Range Light Station 20 Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light Station 64 Peninsula Point Light Station 109 Spectacle Reef Light Station 21 Manitou Island Light Station 65 Point Betsie Light Station 110 Station 22 Marquette Breakwater Outer Light 66 Light Station 111 Tawas Point Light Station 23 Marquette Harbor Light Station 67 Sand Point Light Station (Escanaba) 112 Island Light Station 24 Menagerie Island () Light Station 68 Saugatuck Light Station LAKE ST CLAIR 25 Mendota Light Station 69 Seul Choix Pointe Light Station 113 Lake St. Clair Light Station 26 Munising Front Range Light Station 70 Skillagalee Island Light Station 114 St. Clair Flats South Channel Front Range Light Station 27 Munising Rear Range Light Station 71 South Fox Island Light Station 115 St. Clair Flats South Channel Rear Range Light Station 28 Ontonagon Harbor West Pierhead Light Station 72 South Haven South Pier Light Station 116 Windmill Point Light Station 29 Ontonagon Light Station 73 Light Station 30 Passage Island Light Station 74 Light Station RIVERS 31 Point Iroquois Light Station 75 St. Helena Island Light Station 117 Light Station—Detroit River 32 Portage River Light Station 76 St. Joseph North Pier Inner Light Station 118 Grosse Ile Front Range Light Station—Detroit River 33 Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light Station 77 St. Joseph North Pier Outer Light Station 119 Peche Island Rear Range Light Station—St. Clair River 34 Rock Harbor Light Station 78 St. Martin Island Light Station 120 Round Island Light Station—St. Mary’s River 35 Rock of Ages Light Station 79 Waugoshance Light Station 121 William Livingstone Memorial Light Station—Detroit River 36 Sand Hills Light Station 80 White River Light Station * Light Station is used throughout to refer to either a complex of 37 Sand Point Light Station (Baraga vicinity) 81 White Shoal Light Station buildings, or an individual light. 38 Stannard Rock Light Station LAKE HURON 39 Light Station Information on the North Manitou Shoal Light Station is provided by the North Manitou 82 Alpena Light Station Light Keepers and the Historic Structure Report completed by Sanders & Czapski Associates, LAKE MICHIGAN 83 Bois Blanc Island Light Station PLLC and Smay Trombley Architecture with funding from a Michigan Lighthouse Assistance 84 Charity Island Light Station Program (MLAP) grant from the State Historic Preservation Office of the Michigan Strategic 40 Beaver Island Harbor Light Station (St. James) Fund. North Manitou Shoal Light photographs were provided by David McWilliam, North 41 Beaver Island Light Station (Beaver Head) 85 Cheboygan Crib Light Station Manitou Light Keepers. The historic North Manitou Shoal Light photograph is from the National Archives. The historic photograph of visitors at the North Manitou Shoal Light is 42 Big Sable Point Light Station 86 Front Range Light Station from the Leelanau Historical Society Museum Archives. All other photographs are provided 87 DeTour Reef Light Station 43 Cedar River Light Station by Bryan Lijewski, State Historic Preservation Office. 88 Station MK180511-065 Office for Equal Opportunity, , 1849 20240. 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