21. Usalights.com - Home Page Of Lighthouses All Around The United States. lighthouses on the east coast, midatlantic, Gulf of Mexico, great lakes and WestCoast can be found here. Chesapeake Chapter us Lighthouse Society http://www.usalights.com/

Keep Informed Join Our Mailing List Proud Member Chesapeake Chapter U.S. Lighthouse Society EXPANDED SELECTIONS! Talk To Us At usalights.com From time to time we will be using ICQ or Instant Messenger and visitors may be able to chat with us. ICQ ID: 47883807 If you are interested in downloading either of the above programs or want to know more about them, click on the logos below. Tell Your Lighthouse Stories ! This is going to be a new and exciting section to our site. If you have had a wonderful lighthouse experience you would like to share with the other visitors of usalights.com, take a few moments and submit your story. Approximately once a month we will be adding a new story from one of our visitors. Read Current Story Add Your Story Attention Lighthouse Enthusiasts Get your "Lighthouse-Related" Items Here.... New... Oregon Coast Lighthouses Books (Amazon.com) Books Books (St. Helena) Clocks (Replica) Clocks (Table) Coasters Frames (Pewter) Keychains (Pewter) Magnets (Pewter) Miniatures (Pewter) Mugs Note Cards Pins Prints (Watercolor) Socks Sweatshirts T-Shirts and so much more...

22. U. S. Lighthouses Of The Great Lakes us lighthouses of the great lakes. Looking for holiday gift ideas? great lakeslighthouses, American and Canadian A Comprehensive Directory http://doccopper.tripod.com/lights/usgl.html

setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Tripod Free Games Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next U. S. Lighthouses of the Great Lakes Looking for holiday gift ideas? Try lighthouse books lighthouse figurines lighthouse videos , or lighthouse magazine The freshwater seas called the Great Lakes are home to dozens of lighthouses. These beacons help inland mariners transport huge amounts of cargo to metropolitan areas, such as Chicago, Detriot, Cleveland and Buffalo. The Great Lakes Region is subdivided into a page for each Great Lake. When my wife and I go looking for lighthouses around the Great Lakes, we use extensively Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory Presque Isle (Erie, PA) Lake Superior Lake Michigan Lake Huron Lake Erie ... Lake Ontario Check out our lighthouse library! It is perhaps the most extensive listing of books about lighthouses on the web and there are all for sale. NEW!

23. Haunted Lighthouses Of The Great Lakes DVD > Lighthouse Videos > Lighthouse Depo Lighthouse Maps and Guides, Maine Books, Non us Lighthouse Books, Novels Haunted lighthouses of the great lakes DVD 08/07/05 819 AM http://www.lhdigest.com/Order.cfm?orderitem=88919

24. Legendary Lighthouses: Great Lighthouses-Western Great Lakes One of the most beautiful and spectacular lighthouses on the great lakes, theGrosse Point After the war, it was excavated and sent to the us Lighthouse http://www.pbs.org/legendarylighthouses/html/glakegl.html

Great Lighthouses Split Rock, Lake Superior Marblehead, Lake Erie Grosse Point, Lake Michigan Fort Niagara ... Rock of Ages Split Rock Lighthouse ,Two Harbors, Minnesota, 1910 Lake Superior Perched on a 120-foot cliff over Lake Superior, Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota has attracted tourists since its construction in 1910. It is one of the most visited and popular lighthouses in the country. The Split Rock Lighthouse is an octagonal yellow-brick structure, with a 54-foot tower. It also sits on the cliff, so it is one of tallest lighthouses in the Great Lakes area. The lighthouse also owes its existence to the terrible winter storms of 1905, when 116 lives were lost to three violent storms. One record gale on November 28, 1905, damaged nearly 30 ships on Lake Superior alone. Story of Construction: All the materials were shipped in and had to be lifted 120 feet to the top of the cliff, using a 12,000 pound steam hoist. Construction started May 1909, and went through November. Workers hiked through woods and took a logging train to Duluth. Work resumed the next spring, and the light station was completed and ready for occupancy by midsummer of 1910.

25. Lighthouses In The National Park System Since the creation of the us Lighthouse Establishment in 1789 by the First Congress great lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association non-profit organization http://usparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Travel U.S. / Canadian Parks Travel ... Help w(' ');zau(256,140,140,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/C.htm','');w(xb+xb+' ');zau(256,140,140,'von','http://z.about.com/0/ip/496/7.htm','');w(xb+xb); FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the U.S. / Canadian Parks newsletter! See Online Courses Search U.S. / Canadian Parks LIGHTHOUSES IN THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM Since the creation of the US Lighthouse Establishment in 1789 by the First Congress to manage the 12 colonial lighthouses, and the building of the Cape Henry Lighthouse the nation's first public works project lighthouses have been an important part of our nation's history. They comprise some of the country's oldest and most historic structures and represent many diverse styles of architecture and design. Over time, technological advances have decreased their importance as navigational tools, but they remain important symbols of our maritime heritage. The United States has the largest number of lighthouses of any country in the world. In recent years, many of these landmarks have been turned over to non-profit organizations for the purpose of restoration and the establishment of lighthouse parks and museums. Some of the most significant lighthouses have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a smaller number have been preserved on National Park Service property. In this segment I'll cover lighthouses in the national parks of the Pacific and Great Lakes regions; in the next segment, I'll cover the Atlantic seaboard.

26. Michigan Lighthouse Project - About Us First great lakes lighthouses Buffalo, NY Erie, PA (1818). Oldest Lighthousein Service - Sandy Hook, NJ (1764). us Lighthouse Service merged with the http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/about_us.html

ABOUT US HOW YOU CAN HELP WHAT'S NEW FAQ'S ... BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION Oldest Lighthouse in Service - Sandy Hook, NJ (1764) US Lighthouse Service merged with the Coast Guard - 7 July 1939 Home About Us How You Can Help Resource Area ... Bibliography Designed by ActionWeb Services.

27. Michigan Lighthouse Project - Bibliography great lakes lighthouses, American and Canadian A Comprehensive Dennis Noble,lighthouses Keepers us Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/bibliography.html

ABOUT US HOW YOU CAN HELP WHAT'S NEW FAQ'S ... BIBLIOGRAPHY LIGHTHOUSE SOURCE MATERIAL GUIDEBOOKS , by Laurie and Bill Penrose (Petoskey, Michigan: Friede Publications, 1999) Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, by Wes Oleszewski (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998). PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS Lighthouses of Michigan , by John Penrod (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998). Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective, by John L. Wagner (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998). GENERAL HISTORY Dennis Noble, (Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997) United States Coast Guard, Aids to Navigation (Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945) George R. Putnam, Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933) George Weiss, The Lighthouse Service, Its History, Activities and Organization (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1926)

28. Great Lakes Lighthouse Books And Videos From Lynx Images/TITLE> lighthouse architecture, and the us light Saving Service. META NAME= keywords CONTENT= lighthouses, Lightkeepers, great lakes, Canada, United States http://www.lynximages.com/lighthousescatalogue.htm

Great Lakes Lighthouse Books and Films From Lynx Images LYNX IMAGES INC. Film Production, Book Publishing and Distribution PO Box 5961 Station A Toronto, Ontario M5W 1P4 Canada Phone:(416) 925-8422 Fax:(416) 925-8352 E-mail:Website@lynximages.com Lynx Main Page About Lynx Currently in Lynx Production Books and Films by Lynx Images GREAT LAKES Great Lakes Topics Lighthouses Shipwrecks Ghost Towns HISTORY Ontario History Canadian History OTHER Trains and Transporation Architecture Remember: All our prices are in Canadian Dollars. American customers ordering by creditcard: because charges are in Canadian dollars the exchange rate will offer you a discount on the price, shipping and handling. Since 1988, Lynx Images has been creating books and films that help deepen appreciation of this country's history. For several years we have focused on the Great Lakes, travelling extensively by boat, car, and airplane. Our books and films are intended to enliven your explorations, whether by road or by water. Included in this catalogue are other quality Great Lakes books not published by Lynx Images. Thank you for your input and supportrevenue goes directly toward future history projects. Alone in the Night: Lighthouses of Georgian Bay, Manitoulin Island, and the North Channel

29. Great Lakes Seaway Trail Lighthouses Beckon Travelers - ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine The great lakes Seaway Trail collection of 28 historic lighthouses first onthe great lakes, Barcelona Lighthouse the first public building in the us http://www.roadandtravel.com/adventuretravel/2005/lighthousetravelers.htm

C O N T E N T S Travel Network Adventure Travel Airline Rules Cruise Lines ... FREE NEWSLETTER by Kara Dunn L ighthouses once vital to maritime safety for sailors and War of 1812 soldiers on Great Lakes Erie and Ontario and on the St. Lawrence River now beckon theme travelers from around the globe. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail collection of 28 historic lighthouses includes three lights (Presque Isle, PA, Buffalo and Old Fort Niagara) claiming to be the first on the Great Lakes, Barcelona Lighthouse - the first public building in the U.S. to be lit by natural gas, and Selkirk Lighthouse, one of only four lights that still have a birdcage-style lantern room. Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse on Lake Ontario Selkirk Lighthouse is one of the three Seaway Trail lights offering rarely-found-in-a-lighthouse overnight accommodations. Call ahead for reservations at Thirty Mile Point and Selkirk Lighthouses on Lake Ontario and at Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Hostel in Cape Vincent located at the scenic junction of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. A climb to the top of the Old Sodus Lighthouse offers a spectacular view of Chimney Bluffs and Sodus Bay, often dotted with sailboats in the summertime. This lighthouse site includes a museum, reference library and gift shop and hosts summer Sunday afternoon waterfront concerts (generally from early July to September).

30. Lighthouses With Overnight Accommodations New England/Northeast / West Coast / Southern us / great lakes / Iowa great lakes. Big Bay Point Lighthouse A unique bed breakfast in Michigan. http://www.lighthouse.cc/links/overnight.html

Lighthouses with overnight accommodations Click here to buy the book "Staying at a Lighthouse" New England/Northeast West Coast Southern U.S. ... South Africa Please email me at keeper@lighthouse.cc if you know of any lighthouses with accommodations not listed here. NEW ENGLAND / NORTHEAST The Elms Bed and Breakfast - Not a lighthouse, but located in beautiful Camden, Maine, near several lighthouses and the Shore Village (Lighthouse) Museum. First Light Bed and Breakfast On the waterfront in the quaint village of East Blue Hill, Maine. There is a privately built tower resembling a lighthouse at this inn. The Keeper's House Inn (at Isle au Haut Lighthouse) - an operating lighthouse station located on a rugged remote island in Maine's Acadia National Park. The Lighthouse Inn - In West Dennis on Cape Cod, MA, picturesquely situated along the shore of Nantucket Sound. Monomoy Point Light - Off Chatham on Cape Cod. The Friends of Monomoy offer programs that include an overnight stay in the keeper's house. Call (508) 945-0594 for information. Popham Beach Bed and Breakfast Not a lighthouse, but a converted lifesaving station. With views of the mouth of the Kennebec River, and Seguin and Pond Island lighthouses.

31. Lighthouse Personal Pages Phil Block s Lighthouse Page Material on great lakes lights. Jayneyzee sLighthouse Pages - Some lighthouses of the southeastern us, the Bahamas, http://www.lighthouse.cc/links/personal.html

Lighthouse-related Personal Pages America's Premier Picture Gallery - Discover unique lighthouse pictures to enhance the beauty of your home decor, plus get free lighthouse screensavers, and wallpaper - wonderful gift ideas! The B'Muthian Empire Homepage - This site includes the "Maine Lights Collection" photo tours of some Maine lights and Christmas ornaments for sale. Bill's Lighthouse Getaway - One of the first lighthouse sites on the web - nice, extensive pictorial tour! Phil Block's Lighthouse Page - Material on Great Lakes lights. California Lighthouses - Antique postcards of a number of lighthouses. Dan's Lighthouse Page - An excellent site by a former Coast Guardsman. He even has his own lighthouse on display! David Coull Burnett 's site includes info on his grandfather, Alexander Burnett, a keeper at 10 different Scottish lighthouses. Val and James Campbell's Genealogy and Lighthouse Page - includes information on Canadian lighthouses. Jim Carigan's Lighthouse Page - Includes the Beavertail Lighthouse (Rhode Island) Museum Association Newsletter and the Friends of Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse (New York) Newsletter. Also has a very useful table of contents for the

32. Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, A Maritime Museum In Upper Peninsula Michigan On W about Lake Superior lighthouses, great lakes shipwrecks and much more. Please call us toll free, 888492-3747 with any questions or to order by http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/

Museum Virtual Tours Shipwreck Society Year in Review 2004 ... Great Lakes Shipwreck Survivors to Ring Fitzgerald Bell November 10, 2005 This November marks the 30th anniversary of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald’s loss just 17 miles from Whitefish Point in a terrible storm that claimed the lives of all 29 crewmen. With assistance from Daniel J. Morrell survivor Dennis Hale (photo), who has become a popular lecturer, author and motivational speaker, the Shipwreck Museum is pleased to have arranged for several survivors of Great Lakes shipwrecks to ring the Fitzgerald bell at the annual Memorial Service. These include three survivors of the Cedarville disaster, 1965; one survivor from the Canadian vessel Emperor lost at Isle Royale in 1947; Mr. Hale, and possibly others. The Memorial Service and Call to the Last Watch Ceremony will take place at the Shipwreck Museum at 7 pm on Thursday, November 10. The public is welcome but please note that seating will be extremely limited. Please call the Shipwreck Society office at 800-635-1742 for details. Haunted Trail, Sawmill Creek Township Park, October 21-22

33. Welcome Aboard -- Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine, February 2005 In fact, nearly 50 lighthouses line Wisconsin’s great lakes coastline and Beginning in the 1840s, the us Lighthouse Service, today’s us Coast Guard, http://www.wnrmag.com/supps/2005/feb05/museums.htm

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is home to the USS Cobia , a World War II submarine. February 2005 Lighthouses, museums, parks and more Increasing accessibility to the state’s maritime culture. Natasha Kassulke Leaving the lights on Museums Fisheries, car ferries, parks and more W hen the wind and waves roared, Great Lakes lightkeepers jumped to duty keeping beacons burning and fog horns sounding. At night, the revolving lights of these towering lantern rooms showed sailors entrances to harbors and warned of hazardous rocks. Contents Above and below the waves Maritime man Ghosts of our coasts Lighthouses, museums, parks and more ... Credits But today, many of these beacons also are boosting tourism in Wisconsin reincarnated as museums, bed and breakfasts and the focal points of parks. In fact, nearly 50 lighthouses line Wisconsin’s Great Lakes coastline and Door County has more lighthouses – many over a century old than any other county in the United States. Add to that museums, parks and interpretive signs to point out submerged artifacts and you have multiple gateways to the lakeshore’s maritime history. “Accessibility is an important goal of Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails,” says State Underwater Archaeologist Keith Meverden. “A lot of the shoreline signage provides resources for non-divers too.”

34. The Great Lakes Lighthouse Region Bookmarks Of Lighthouses - Light House great lakes lighthouses (left to right). Racine N Breakwater,WI Duluth N All pricing is stated in us Dollars $ Connecticut residents add 6% state http://www.bevstudio.com/bookmarks/great_lakes_lighthouse_book.htm

Great Lakes Region Lighthouse Bookmarks Bookmarks are $2.50 each Buy and get One FREE! Click Here to place a BookMark Order The listed names of the lighthouses below are printed on the back of each respective bookmark. These wonderful bookmarks are laminated for protection from moisture and finger prints as well as durability. Door County, WI Lighthouses (left to right) Is. Rear Range, S. end of Is.,1/3 mile behind front light - - Plum Is. Front Range , guiding ships thru 'Death's Door' waters - - Pilot Is. (Port des Morts) , E. of Northport at tip of Door peninsula - - Chambers Is. , on NW shore of Is. in Green Bay - - Sherwood Point , At entrance, SW side to Sturgeon Bay - - Cana Is. , On E. point of the Is., 1/2 way between North and Moonlight Bays - -Eagle Bluff , From Peninsula State Park, marks eastern entrance to Green Bay - - Old Baileys Harbor light ruins , On North Pt. Is. at entrance to harbor. Used only 17 yrs. Baileys Harbor Front Range , In Ridges Sanctuary near Baileys Harbor - - Baileys Harbor Rear Range , 950 ft. behind front range light -

35. Great Lakes Lighthouses - Light Houses Art Prints Of The Great Lakes. great lakes Limited Edition lighthouse Art Prints Signed and Numbered by All pricing is stated in us Dollars $ Connecticut residents add 6% state http://www.bevstudio.com/great_lakes.htm

Great Lakes Lighthouses Limited Edition Art Prints Click on ANY image to see more information and pricing about that print. Big Sable Point, MI Wind Point, Wisconsin Little Sable Point, MI SOLD OUT Holland 'Big Red' Michigan Ludington North Breakwater Light Ludington, Michigan Ohio Lights NEW Grand Traverse Lighthouse, Michigan Eagle Harbor 5 lights from MI's U.P. Old Mackinac Point, Michigan Fairpoint Harbor, Ohio Lake Michigan Lights Tall Wisconsin Lighthouses Marblehead, Ohio Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wisconsin Tall Michigan Lighthouses Old and New Presque Isle Lighthouses Round Island, Michigan South Haven South Pier Light, Michigan St. Joseph N. Pier Lights, MI Straits of Mackinac Lights Great Lakes Lighthouse Sampler Short Lighthouses Great Lakes Short Lighthouses Michigan Great Lakes Lighthouses Series II Lighthouses of Door County, WI

36. Michigan Lighthouses - Testimonials Each lighthouse along the great lakes has its own history, its own unique Those of us who have reaped the benefits of living in the great lakes region, http://www.michiganlighthouse.com/testimonials.html

Testimonials William Upjohn Parfet Friend, Great Lakes Enthusiast President of The Upjohn Company Kalamazoo, Michigan The vast regions of fresh water in North America known as the Great Lakes share the same captivating qualities as the salt water counterparts into which they flow. Glacial effects, early exploration, shipping channels, recreational activities and abundant fishing, all characterize the important role the Great Lakes have played in history. Tales of Native American encampments, early settlers, violent storms, shipwrecks, and peaceful vistas and winter ice floes, all add to the lore of the Great Lakes. The most tangible reminder of the varied and evolving development of these fresh water seas is the lighthouses. Constructed originally to mark areas of danger to seafarers, lighthouses were eventually built to designate a safe route for passage. Each lighthouse along the Great Lakes has its own history, its own unique character, its own charm, and its own meaning to those many who venture past either by land or by sea. This book, this compendium of aerial photographs, is the work of John L. Wagner who has devoted the last six years to capturing the essence of the Great Lakes lighthouses from a perspective never seen before.

37. Print Sources The Northern Lights lighthouses of the Upper great lakes List of lighthouses,Light Beacons, and Floating Lights in the us, corrected to January . http://www.chippewa-hills.k12.mi.us/~pjdurbin/Sources_Of_Info/print_sources.htm

Print Sources SOURCES OF INFO. INTERNET SOURCES HOME Adamson, Hans Christian. Keepers of the Lights (New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1955). Army Corp of Engineers. U.S. Lake Survey Chart No. 400: Detroit River, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River (Detroit: Department of Army, Lake Survey District, Corps of Engineers, 1969). Annual Report of the Commissioner of Lighthouses to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor for the Fiscal Year Ended June 1911 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1911). Annual Report of the Light-House board to the Department of the Treasury for the Year 1868 (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1868). Brisson, Steve. Mackinac History, vol. III, Leaflet No. 5 (Mackinac Island, Michigan: Mackinac State Historic Parks, 2001). Burton Historical Collection.

38. Fun Facts necessarily pertain just to the great lakes lighthouses of Michigan. Today,all of the lighthouses in the us have been automated except this one. http://www.chippewa-hills.k12.mi.us/~pjdurbin/Nautical_Lingo/fun_facts.htm

Fun Facts NAUTICAL LINGO EXIT HOME Here I have provided some interesting lighthouse facts that do not necessarily pertain just to the Great Lakes Lighthouses of Michigan. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a lighthouse, the famous Pharos of Alexandria, built about 280BC. Those records tell us that it was the tallest light ever built 450 ft. (comparable to a 45-story skyscraper) and used an open fire at the top. This fantastic structure survived for 1500 years until it was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1302. It took twenty long years to complete this structure which was completed using slave labor. It was a three-part tower with a square base, a second story with eight sides and a narrow, taller, round third story. At night they believe its lighted fire could be seen for thirty miles, whereas by day it produced a column of smoke for a daymark. The oldest existing lighthouse in the world is considered to be La Coruna in Spain that dates from ca. 20BC. Next, would be a Roman lighthouse built on the Cliffs of Dover in Britain that was constructed in 40AD.

39. Lighthouse Related Links Publicly Accessible lighthouses us National Park Service listing organized great lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Focused on great lakes lights, http://www.lanternroom.com/misc/lhlinks.htm

Lighthouse Related Links The Lighthouse of Alexandria The definitive home-page about the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. There is a lot of news about the discovery of the Lighthouse remains and this page gives you breaking news on this front as well as more general information about the history of the Lighthouse. Through this page you can also meander off to lots of sites relating to ancient Alexandria and the other six Wonders of the ancient world. Lighthouse News Magazine This is one of the big ones among lighthouse sites: the electronic version of the Lighthouse Digest Magazine. It is regularly updated so it is one of those sites you can keep going back to. It usually includes articles dealing with historical and contemporary lighthouse information and issues. Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey Combines the work of photographer and lighthouse enthusiast Donald W. Carter with a comprehensive guide to lighthouses of Michigan, the Great Lakes, America and the world. Includes an expedition journal kept by Donald's wife Diana covering where they travelled to photograph the lighthouses, an alphabetical listing of all the lighthouses, a geographical index of the lighthouses listed by bodies of water and a search engine to look up areas of particular interest in the text. The page also offers a lighthouse bibliography that gives leads on good lighthouse research material and a guide to Internet lighthouse resources.

40. The Coast Guard And The Great Lakes The builders of great lakes lighthouses faced great difficulties in erecting their In fact, when the us Coast Guard took over the us Lighthouse Service, http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/h_greatlakes.html

Great Lakes: A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations by Dennis L. Noble The Great Lakes provide a natural waterway for the transportation of goods from the rich American heartland. Together, they form the most important inland waterway in North America. As early pioneers and commerce pushed westward through this great waterway, the federal government provided four small organizations that helped those who sailed upon the lakes and provided a maritime federal law enforcement presence in the old Northwest. Eventually, these four agencies were amalgamated to form the modern day U.S. Coast Guard. The need for assistance to those upon the lakes brings up the old argument between salt and fresh water sailors. Many an old salt would ask what danger could there be on a lake? With the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 some of the questioning sailors had a chance to sail on the "mill ponds" and soon found that waves of twenty feet in height, or higher, can be quickly generated and danger is as real for a sailor on Lake Michigan as on the ocean. If one looks at the statistics, it becomes abundantly clear that this body of fresh water is huge. The chain of lakes making up the region encompasses 94,510 square miles. Indeed, it does appear that the lakes are, in the words of one writer, the "Eighth Sea". By 1866 there were 72 lights guiding ships to safety. The need for lights is well illustrated when one realizes that by the 20th century there would be more than 100 lighthouses dotting the shorelines of the lakes and the St. Lawrence River. The builders of Great Lakes lighthouses faced great difficulties in erecting their structures. Lighthouse Service engineers had to contend with high bluffs, sandy coasts, shoals, and other problems. The hazards are best illustrated by the establishment of Spectacle Reef Light, the "greatest engineering achievement in lighthouse construction on Lake Huron, and one of the outstanding feats in the lighthouse service as a whole.

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