Lighthouses of Michigan : A Guidebook and Keepsake

by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones

• ISBN13: 9780762737383
• ISBN10: 0762737387
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

For lighthouse lovers in the Midwest, here is a charming guide to Michigan's lighthouses--nearly fifty of them-- situated on three Great Lakes. It offers not only history and travel information but also a beautiful full-colour souvenir of the state. Profiles of each lighthouse include history, a detailed description of the structure, complete practical information for travellers, and at least one colour photograph. From the most highly respected source of lighthouse books.

Author Biography

Bruce Roberts's photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, including Life and Sports Illustrated, and in hundreds of books, many of them about lighthouses. He was director of photography at Southern Living magazine for many years. His work is also on display in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution. He lives in Morehead City, North Carolina.

Ray Jones is the author or coauthor of fourteen best-selling books about lighthouses. He has served as an editor at Time-Life Books, as founding editor of Albuquerque Living magazine, as writing coach at Southern Living magazine, and as founding publisher of Country Roads Press. He lives in Pebble Beach, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Lights along Lake Huron Lightship

Huron Fort Gratiot Light Port

Sanilac Light Pointe

aux Barques Light Tawas

Point Light Sturgeon Point Light

Alpena Light Middle

Island Light Presque

Isle Light (Old and New)

Forty Mile Point Light Spectacle

Reef Light Poe Reef Light Detour

Reef Light Round Island Light

Cheboygan Crib Light Cheboygan

River Range Lights Mackinac Point Light

Lights along Lake Michigan South Manitou

Island Light North Manitou Island Shoal up0 Beaver

Island Light

Island Light Charlevoix

South Pierhead Light Old Mission Point

Light Grand Traverse Light Point

Betsie Light Big Sable Point Light Little

Sable Point Light Muskegon South

Pierhead Light Grand Haven Pier Lights

Holland Harbor (Black Lake)

Light South Haven Light

Pier Lights Sand Point Light Seul Choix Point Light

Lights along Lake

Superior Point Iroquois Light Whitefish

Point Light Crisp Point Light

Au Sable Point Light Munising Range

Lights Marquette Harbor Light Big Bay

Light Sand Hills Light Copper Harbor

Light Eagle Harbor Light f0 Rock of Ages

Light Rock Harbor Light

Glossary

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