White Shoal MI

Year Established:
1891
Existing:
Yes
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
NW OF WAUGOSHANCE ISLAND/LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
45° 50.5'
Longitude:
85° 8.2'
City / Town:
MACKINAW CITY
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
EMMET
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. White Shoal MI
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1910
Tower Construction Material:
TERRA COTTA/STEEL W/BRICK INT.
Tower Foundation:
TIMBER CRIB/CONCRETE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
125
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
121
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1910
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
190 MM
Original Optic Type:
SECOND ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

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Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017