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Company. In this configuration, its characteristic is a white flash every six seconds, which is visible for a distance of 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) in clear weather conditions, like the original lens. In 1973, the Coast Guard closed the station, and left the automated light
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unmanned. Putting aside questions of nostalgia, aesthetics, or appreciation for the engineering of a bygone era (as exemplified by the Fresnel lens), this iteration of lighthouse illumination is itself incredibly effective, and an endangered remnant of another bygone era.
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name is "only choice", suggesting that it was used as a refuge by the early French traders in this area. Local references state that the correct pronunciation is "Sis-shwa", assumed to be the common name used by both the French
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It is open to the public and tours are available (including climbing the tower), which is "relatively rare for an active aid to navigation." On display are the
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which was found on site. There are also "unique copper moldings around some of the interior door frames... a decorative touch... in lighthouse dwellings."
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between the two existing lights. After considerable investigation and delay, the result was the building of this lighthouse. It also included a separate
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Fischer, Jenifer. "Seul Choix Pointe Light Station." The Keeper's Log (United States Lighthouse Society, Spring 2004), pp. 2–7
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building, and a life-saving station. Although it was built two decades later, the design of this light is similar to the
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The lighthouse is in the end stage its historical restoration, being performed by National Restoration, Inc.
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In the 1880s, there was increased maritime traffic between the harbors on Lake Michigan's western shore and
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When the light was automated, the original lens was removed and an aerobeacon was emplaced
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The lighthouse is operated by the Gulliver Historical Society, in cooperation with the
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This location is the only harbor of refuge along a treacherous stretch of coast. Its
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National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site 
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Inventory of Historic Lights, Maritime Heritage Project, Seul Choix Pointe Light.
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It is also said to be haunted by the old lightkeeper, Joeseph William Townshed.
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side of points protruding into the lake along this stretch of unlighted shore.
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Mulgrew, Marilyn, Drawing of Seul Choix Light. {Dead link|date=September 2009}
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Interactive map of Lights in Northern Lake Michigan, mapped by Google.
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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The light is located at the tip of Seul Choix Pointe on the shore of
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National Register of Historic Places in Schoolcraft County, Michigan
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Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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Grounds are open year-round, and the light and museum is open from
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Roach, Jerry, Lighthouse Central, Photos of the Seul Choix Light,
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View of the current beacon taken from the lantern room July 2015
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DCB-36 Beacon... Fading Away and All but Forgotten by History
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Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, a full history of this light.
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sought to mark the sheltering harbor, and provide a visual
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Orlando M. Poe: Civil War General and Great Lakes Engineer
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The original optic was a fixed third-order Henry-LePaute
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Lighthouses in the Mackinac Straits, Lighthouse Friends.
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Maritime Heritage Program, Inventory of Historic Lights
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Anderson, Kraig, Lighthouse Friends, Seul Choix Light.
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Coordinates
45°55′17″N 85°54′43″W / 45.92139°N 85.91194°W / 45.92139; -85.91194
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Ashlar
Italianate
bracketing
Frustum
cone
keeper
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Fog signal
Diaphone
Fresnel lens
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site

Manistique, Michigan
Orlando M. Poe
Italianate
bracketing
MPS
84001846
lighthouse
Lake Michigan
Schoolcraft County, Michigan
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