Grand Haven Light
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The Grand Haven Breakwater lighthouse
is located in the harbor of Grand Haven, Michigan
.
Grand Haven Lighthouses are two different lighthouse
s on the south pier of the channel where Grand River
comes in to Lake Michigan
. A lighthouse was first established there in 1839. Both lighthouses were put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act
.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
is located in the harbor of Grand Haven, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Grand Haven Lighthouses are two different lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
s on the south pier of the channel where Grand River
Grand River (Michigan)
The Grand River is the longest river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs through the cities of Jackson, Eaton Rapids, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Grand Haven.-Description:...
comes in to Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
. A lighthouse was first established there in 1839. Both lighthouses were put up for sale in 2009 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act
National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act
The National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000 is American legislation creating a process for the transfer of federally-owned lighthouses into private hands...
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External links
- Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses, Detroit News.
- Interactive map of lighthouses in southern Lake Michigan.
- Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Grand Haven Light, The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2005). ISBN 0-9747977-0-7.
- Lighthouse Friends (Grand Haven Light).
- Map of Michigan Lighthouse in PDF Format.
- Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Grand Haven Lighthouse.
- National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
Inventory of Historic Lighthouses, Maritime Heritage, Grand Haven South Pierhead light. - Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Grand Haven Pier Light,
- Wobser, David, boatnerd.com, Grand Haven South Pier and Pierhead Lights.