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The lighthouse at
Waugoshance was arguably the first light built in the Great Lakes that was totally surrounded by water. Both its construction and its continued maintenance were rendered extremely hazardous by the severe weather conditions of the area. Waugoshance is at the northern end of the long
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National Historic Lighthouse
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The light was the object of a thirty year long struggle to save it. The nonprofit
Waugoschance Lighthouse Preservation Society was formed by Chris West, and they bought it from the Coast Guard. They performed intermittent repairs. However, given the deterioration during 2019 and 2020, due to
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The
Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society was formed in 2000. It undertook preservation and restoration. The Society's "first priority ... raising funds to stabilize the building." It solicitied funds to rebuild the light, and got an extended lease from the U.S. Coast Guard, so that
515:'s house and all of the wood framing in the lighthouse burned. The metal shell has fallen away. Today, the lighthouse "is considered one of the most endangered lighthouses in the world." It has been said that, ". . . . it is amazing that anything remains."
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The imposing crib structure was a first on the Great Lakes. The pier was reconstructed in 1870—a massive undertaking that was hampered by the ironic fact that the viable 'building season' is far shorter than even the normal operating season for the light—and used a
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rising water levels, the organization has given up. The structure has been given back to the Coast Guard. While the fans have now transmuted and formed an admiration society, they asked to remove and preserve the unique 'birdcage' cap. That request was denied.
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post that, owing to prohibitively high costs for long term preservation, the non-profit would be dissolving and that funds raised for preservation would be donated "to local organizations with similar missions." Just stabilizing the foundation would cost
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Service out of Mackinaw City offers periodic lighthouse cruises in the summer season. Its "westbound Lighthouse Tour"—three hours more or less—includes passes by various lights, including Waugoshance Light,
387:'s eastern shore between the mainland and the Beavers. With a depth of less than 12 feet (3.7 m) deep, it was one of the most dangerous parts of the Straits. Thereafter, a "Gray's Reef passage" became more typical because modern
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National Register, Reference #83000841, Name of Listing: WAUGOSHANCE LIGHT STATION (U.S. COAST GUARD/GREAT LAKES TR). It is not on the state list inventory.
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Adding to the complication of navigation in this area is the White Shoal, located just north of
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1018:"Lighthouses@Lighthouse Digest ... A Nautical Gravestone"
538:." It is one of six in Michigan; the remaining five are:
896:"Terry Pepper, Seeing The Light, Waugoshance Lighthouse"
764:"Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses"
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by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2005).
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to make a tour of the Mackinac Straits and environs.
841:"Michigan Lighthouse conservancy, Waugoshance Light"
708:"Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Waugoshance Light"
635:. Schedules and rates are available from Shepler's.
423:. The last light vessel on the Great Lakes was the
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752:Michigan Lighthouse Project, Waugoshance Light.
660:The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses
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1020:. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011
564:National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act
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1366:List of lighthouses in the United States
999:Edwards, Jack, "A Nautical Gravestone",
926:Edwards, Jack, "A Nautical Gravestone",
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16:Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
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638:Another alternative is to charter a
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785:"Database of Original Lenses"
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2125:William Livingstone Memorial
1003:(October, 1994) reprinted in
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956:Beacons Shining in the Night
928:Great Lakes Cruiser Magazine
341:area at the northern end of
283:Waugoshance Island, Michigan
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1990:Cheboygan River Front Range
1939:St. Joseph North Pier Outer
1934:St. Joseph North Pier Inner
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723:"Database of Focal Heights"
690:"Database of Tower Heights"
570:Preservation Act of 2000."
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1681:Winter Point Range Front
1573:Southern Upper Peninsula
1373:Northern Upper Peninsula
1316:Waugoshance Shoal Light.
1161:The Lighthouse Directory
1121:The Lighthouse Directory
675:August 27, 2009, at the
2146:Au Sable North Pierhead
2060:Peche Island Rear Range
1963:Eastern Lower Peninsula
1767:Western Lower Peninsula
1356:Lighthouses in Michigan
633:St. Helena Island Light
470:1871 Great Chicago Fire
940:June 14, 2011, at the
611:that was brought from
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347:Emmet County, Michigan
337:protects boats from a
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1809:Frankfort South Range
1799:Charlevoix South Pier
912:National Park Service
875:. pp. 1A, 8A–9A.
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625:Wilderness State Park
448:Big Sable Point Light
413:Wilderness State Park
357:Reason for lighthouse
85:45.78611°N 85.09111°W
2241:North Manitou Island
1929:South Manitou Island
1879:Mission Point (1933)
1774:Beaver Island Harbor
1748:Round Island Passage
1485:Munising Front Range
1480:Mendota (Bete Grise)
556:Poverty Island Light
552:Manitou Island Light
540:Charity Island Light
2010:Fourteen Foot Shoal
1894:North Manitou Shoal
1884:Muskegon Breakwater
1721:Straits of Mackinac
1490:Munising Rear Range
1420:Fourteen Mile Point
1117:"The Doomsday List"
437:"bird cage" lantern
417:Straits of Mackinac
381:Straits of Mackinac
231:74 feet (23 m)
143:63 feet (19 m)
125:Brick encased with
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2226:Middle Lake George
2115:Thunder Bay Island
2070:Pointe aux Barques
1849:Little Sable Point
1779:Beaver Island Head
1738:Old Mackinac Point
1550:Thunder Bay Island
1435:Grand Island North
1008:2011-06-14 at the
872:Detroit Free Press
791:. terrypepper.com.
729:. terrypepper.com.
696:. terrypepper.com.
482:Manistee, Michigan
466:Lighthouse keepers
399:In 1832 the first
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1864:Manistee Pierhead
1753:St. Helena Island
1656:Frying Pan Island
1640:St. Martin Island
1605:Minneapolis Shoal
1540:St. Martin Island
1104:on June 14, 2011.
1013:Lighthouse Digest
934:Lighthouse Digest
815:. March 13, 2009.
629:Gray's Reef Light
621:White Shoal Light
532:Lighthouse Digest
513:Lighthouse keeper
478:Northern Michigan
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363:Waugoshance Point
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1869:Manning Memorial
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405:Great Lakes
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2722:Shiawassee
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2427:Charlevoix
2300:Wixom Lake
2287:Lightship
2151:Belle Isle
1834:Grays Reef
1794:Charlevoix
1728:Bois Blanc
1630:Seul Choix
1625:Sand Point
1530:Sand Hills
1247:2008-06-29
1221:January 5,
1083:2008-06-29
646:References
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389:freighters
383:and along
191:Original:
187:Fog signal
114:Foundation
73:45°47′10″N
19:Lighthouse
2747:Washtenaw
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2727:St. Clair
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2171:Gibraltar
2015:Gibraltar
1859:Ludington
1804:Frankfort
1495:Ontonagon
1450:Gull Rock
1024:August 3,
599:cormorant
582:300,000.
509:U.S. Navy
494:the Thumb
212:First lit
76:85°5′28″W
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2535:Isabella
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1380:Au Sable
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