Michigan, Delta County, Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Lake Michigan (2,122c)
The 40-feet tall square tower is all that remains of the lighthouse that was in service from 1895 to 1936. The tower was attached to the light keeper's residence. The house burned in 1959. The US Forest Service owns and manages the site as a picnic ground. The light tower is on the National Register of Historic Places. The photograph was taken in 2003.
The following quoted text is from the Michigan History Center, State Historic Preservation Office website.
"Established in 1865, Peninsula Point Lighthouse was a significant navigational tool on the Great Lakes. There is also evidence that Peninsula Point was a summer camp for Native Americans before the eighteenth century. In 1894 a light ship was first placed on nearby Eleven Foot Shoal as an additional navigation aid. The usefulness of the lighthouse on Peninsula Point for navigation purposes diminished. An automatic acetylene light replaced the hand operated oil lamp in 1922 and the keeper was transferred. In 1936 when the newly constructed Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse was put into operation, the light on Peninsula Point was finally snuffed out and the property declared surplus. In 1937 the U.S. Forest Service was granted custodianship and a public picnic ground was constructed on the site by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Fire destroyed the dwelling part of the lighthouse structure in 1959. There is no longer a light on Peninsula Point, however, the site still serves an important public purpose--the light tower is a reminder of a colorful past and is a scenic area."
Michigan, Delta County, Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Lake Michigan (2,122c)
The 40-feet tall square tower is all that remains of the lighthouse that was in service from 1895 to 1936. The tower was attached to the light keeper's residence. The house burned in 1959. The US Forest Service owns and manages the site as a picnic ground. The light tower is on the National Register of Historic Places. The photograph was taken in 2003.
The following quoted text is from the Michigan History Center, State Historic Preservation Office website.
"Established in 1865, Peninsula Point Lighthouse was a significant navigational tool on the Great Lakes. There is also evidence that Peninsula Point was a summer camp for Native Americans before the eighteenth century. In 1894 a light ship was first placed on nearby Eleven Foot Shoal as an additional navigation aid. The usefulness of the lighthouse on Peninsula Point for navigation purposes diminished. An automatic acetylene light replaced the hand operated oil lamp in 1922 and the keeper was transferred. In 1936 when the newly constructed Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse was put into operation, the light on Peninsula Point was finally snuffed out and the property declared surplus. In 1937 the U.S. Forest Service was granted custodianship and a public picnic ground was constructed on the site by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Fire destroyed the dwelling part of the lighthouse structure in 1959. There is no longer a light on Peninsula Point, however, the site still serves an important public purpose--the light tower is a reminder of a colorful past and is a scenic area."