North Manitou Shoal Light Station

North Manitou Light


Location	Southeast of North Manitou Island in Leland Township, Michigan
Coordinates	45°1′12″N 85°57′24″W / 45.02000°N 85.95667°W / 45.02000; -85.95667Coordinates: 45°1′12″N 85°57′24″W / 45.02000°N 85.95667°W / 45.02000; -85.95667
Year first constructed	1935
Year first lit	1935
Automated	1980
Foundation	Concrete crib
Construction	Steel
Tower shape	Square on square house
Markings / pattern	White
Height	63 feet (19 m)^[1]
Focal height	79 feet (24 m)
Original lens	Fresnel lens
Current lens	DCB-24
ARLHS number	USA-554^[2]
USCG number

North Manitou Shoal Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Leland Township, Michigan
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP Reference #	05000981^[3]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 2005

The North Manitou Shoal Light, also known as the North Manitou Light, is a lighthouse located in Lake Michigan, southeast of North Manitou Island in Leland Township, Michigan. When it was automated in 1980, it was the last manned offshore light in the Great Lakes.^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[3]

History

In 1907, the Lighthouse Board recommended that the shoal north of North Manitou Island be marked with a lightship.^[5] In 1910, Lightship No. 56 was stationed at the site, and continued there until 1927, when it was replaced by Lightship No. 89. In 1934, Lightship No. 103 was transferred to the location, and stayed until the permanent structure was built the next year.^[6]

In 1923, the Lighthouse Board first proposed replacing the lightships with a permanent station.^[6] However, funds were not allocated for the purpose until 1933, when they were made available through the Public Works Administration. In 1935, the permanent steel light station was constructed on the shoal in 26 feet (7.9 m) of water. The station was originally manned by a three-man crew, but in 1980 the light was automated, and the original Fresnel lens replaced.

Description

The North Manitou Shoal Light Station is a white square steel structure atop a concrete crib.^[1] The crib measures 65 feet (20 m) on a side, and supports a 62 feet (19 m) square superstructure rising 20 feet (6.1 m) above the water.^[6] A two-story steel building 37 feet (11 m) square, containing diesel generators and living quarters,^[4] sits atop the superstructure, and a three-story steel tower containing the light caps the whole. The steel portion is 63 feet (19 m) tall and the light is positioned 79 feet (24 m) above the water.

References

1 2 "Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Michigan Lighthouses - North Manitou Shoals Light". National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
↑ "North Manitou Shoal Light". Amateur Radio Lighhouse Society. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Shoal light built in 1935 to warn ships around North Manitou". Leelanau Enterprise.
↑ "Lighthouses: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
1 2 3 "North Manitou Shoal, MI". Lighthouse Friends.com. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

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