The rocky Lake Huron
bottom rises so close to the surface in this area that you can easily
see it from a boat.
Also, this light is a near twin to the one built at Poe Reef in 1893.
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LOCATION:
South end of reef, mouth of St. Marys river, East
of Straits of Mackinac, North side of Lake Huron
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CURRENT
TOWER LIT: 1927
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CURRENT
USE: Active aid to navigation
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AUTOMATED:
Yes
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FOUNDATION
MATERIALS: Crib
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LIGHTHOUSE
MATERIALS: Reinforced concrete / Steel
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TOWER SHAPE: Square --- 52 ft. tall
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COLOR(S)/MARKINGS/PATTERN: White with red roof
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ORIGINAL LENS: Third Order,
Fresnel
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NEAT CHARACTERISTICS: The
concrete platform of this light sits about 17 ft. above the water.
The three-story building has 6 rectangular windows (as seen in USCG
photo above) on each of its sides, but today the bottom two on each side have been
covered.
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