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Managing Organization:
North Manitou Shoal Light Preservation Society
Contact Address Information:
336 Wolverine Drive
Walled Lake
Michigan,
48390,
United States
Notes:
This lighthouse replaced a lightship that had been on the site since 1910. It helps to mark the dangerous Manitou Passage. Tower Height: 63 Height of Focal Plane: 79 Characteristic and Range: Red flash every 15 seconds. Description of Tower: Square, steel and concrete tower on roof of keeper's quarters.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Intergral two-story keeper's quarters. Date Established: 1935 Date Present Tower Built: 1935 Date Automated: 1980 Optics: 1935: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now DCB-24. Fog Signal: Originally diaphone fog horn, now automated horn with two blasts every 20 seconds. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
The ferry from Leland to the Manitou Islands passes this lighthouse. Call the Manitou Islands Transit Company at (616) 256-9061 for information or see www.leelanau.com/manitou/shoreline.html
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