Menominee Pier Light
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The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee, Michigan. The station was first lit in 1877. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927, and automated in 1972.[1] It is also sometimes called the "Menominee (Marinette) North Pierhead Light".[2]
The foundation is a concrete pier. The Script error: No such module "convert". tall octagonal cast iron building is marked in a distinctive red, with a black lantern and white base. A Fourth Order Fresnel lens was originally installed, but was replaced with a modern Script error: No such module "convert". acrylic optic lens.[3] The original lens is now at Sand Point Light in Escanaba, Michigan.[4] The focal plane is Script error: No such module "convert"..[5]
The building originally had a diaphone fog signal structure attached, and it was later removed. The iron catwalk was removed in 1972 when the light was automated.[6]
This light is paired with a large rear range light.[7] That is denominated the Menominee (Marinette) North Pier light, and is also an active aid to navigation. Its focal plane Script error: No such module "convert"., and its characteristic is a continuous red light. The tower is a Script error: No such module "convert".square pyramidal steel skeletal tower with gallery. It is painted red, and located on the Menominee North Pier about Script error: No such module "convert". from the pierhead light.[8] It may be accessed by walking the pier. The site is open, but the tower is closed. U.S. Coast Guard. USCG 7-21940.[2] Script error: No such module "Gallery".
References
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- ↑ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, 300 mm. acrylic optic lens.
- ↑ Wobser, David, Menoninee Pier Light Template:Webarchive at Boatnerd.com.
- ↑ National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Inventory of Historic Lights, Menoninee Pier Light.
- ↑ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Menoninee Pier Light.
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- ↑ See the photo, National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Inventory of Historic Lights, Menoninee North Pier Light.
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External links
- Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.
- Interactive map of Lights in Northern Lake Michigan, mapped by Google.
- Lighthouse Central, Menominee North Pier Light, The Ultimate Guide to Upper Michigan Lighthouses by Jerry Roach.. (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2007). Template:ISBN.
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