Peninsula Point Light

Infobox_Lighthouse

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caption = Peninsula Point Lighthouse
location = Stonington, Michigan
coordinates = coord|45.6682|-86.9666|
yearlit = 1866
automated = 1922
yeardeactivated = 1936 [ [http://www.michiganlights.com/peninsulapointlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Point Peninsula Light.] ]
foundation =
construction = Brick
shape = Square, decagonal lantern
marking = Natural yellow with Black Parapet and Lantern
height = Tower - convert|40|ft|m
elevation = Focal plane - convert|38|ft|m
lens = 4th order Fresnel lens
currentlens = Removed
intensity =
range = convert|12|mi|km
characteristic = white flash every 30 seconds.
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The Peninsula Point lighthouse is located on northern Lake Michigan south of Stonington, Michigan.

Note: Some of the USCG literature references this light as "Point Peninsula Light" The Stonington Peninsula plays a crucial role in the migration of the Monarch butterfly, which gathers there in September before migrating across Lake Michigan to Door County, Wisconsin. [ [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pointpeninsula/pointpeninsula.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Point Peninsula Light.] ] It has been called the Point Pelee of the Upper Peninsula. The location is also an important location for migratory birds, and has been deemed to be a successful effort by the Hiawatha National Forest. [ [http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/news/index.shtml Monarch butterflies in the Hiawatha National Forest.] ]

Because of their placement on points of land, lighthouses are often situated on migratory pathways, and are so-called 'bird traps.' See Whitefish Point Light and Tawas Point Light.

The light is listed on the National Register of Historical Places, Reference #75000941, Name of Listing: PENINSULA POINT LIGHTHOUSE. [ [http://www.michiganlights.com/peninsulapointlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Peninsula Point Light.] ]

When the Minneapolis Shoal Light went into service. this light was decommissioned and abandoned in 1936. Its tower is open for visitors to climb into the cast iron lantern room at the top of a cast iron spiral staircase. The attached lighthouse keeper's residence burnt in 1959, after it had been restored by the Stonington, Michigan Grange. [ [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pointpeninsula/pointpeninsula.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Point Peninsula Light.] ]

The light tower is located at the end of . The road that "progressively gets narrower and rougher, but the view from the tower is worth the trip." [ [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/peninsulapoint.htm Wobser, David, "Peninsula Point Light" Boatnerd.com.] ]

Further reading

* [http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/bibliography.html Bibliography on Michigan lighthouses.]
* Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein, "The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses" (2002) ISBN 1592231020; ISBN 978-1592231027.
* Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. "The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes." Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. ISBN 0814325548 ISBN 9780814325544.
* Jones, Ray & Bruce Roberts, "American Lighthouses" (Globe Pequot, September 1, 1998, 1st Ed.) ISBN 0762703245; ISBN 978-0762703241.
* Jones, Ray,"The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference" (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) ISBN 0762727357; ISBN 978-0762727353.
* Noble, Dennis, "Lighthouses & Keepers: U. S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy" (Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997). ISBN 1557506388; ISBN 9781557506382.
* Oleszewski, Wes, "Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses", (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
* Penrod, John, "Lighthouses of Michigan", (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 9780942618785 ISBN 9781893624238.
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* Putnam, George R., "Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States", (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933).
* Splake, T. Kilgore. "Superior Land Lights". Battle Creek, MI: Angst Productions, 1984.
* United States Coast Guard, "Aids to Navigation", (Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945).
* [http://www.uscg.mil/History/weblighthouses/h_lhbib.asp United States Coast Guard, "Aids to Navigation Historical Bibliography".]
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* Wagner, John L., "Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective", (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) ISBN 1880311011 ISBN 9781880311011.
* Wargin, Ed, "Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio" (Ann Arbor Media Group, 2006). ISBN 9781587262517.
* Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, "Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia" Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1550463993.

Notes

ee also

* Lighthouses in the United States

External links

* [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001 Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.]
* [http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Maps/mapIt.htm?file=GL/MichiganNorth.xml Interactive map of Lights in Northern Lake Michigan, mapped by Google.]
* [http://www.lighthousecentral.com/lighthouse_gallery.php4?lighthouse=Peninsula%20Point%20Lighthouse Lighthouse Central, History and Waypoints of Peninsula Point Light.]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/miup.htm Lighthouse Digest, Michigan Upper Peninsula lights including Peninsula Point LIght (University of North Carolina).]
* [http://www.michiganlights.com/peninsulapointlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Point Peninsula Light.]
* [http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/LH_list/peninsula_point.htm Michigan lighthouse Fund, Peninsula Point Light.]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/penin.htm National Park Service, Inventory of Historic Lighthouses, Peninsula Point Light.]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/pointpeninsula/pointpeninsula.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Point Peninsula Light.]
* U.S. Coast Guard [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMI.asp 's complete list of Michigan lights, with photographs and descriptions, including Crisp Point Light.]
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, US Coast Guard Lightlist (PDF).]
* [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/peninsulapoint.htm Wobser, David, "Peninsula Point Light" Boatnerd.com.]