Menominee Pier Light

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Coordinates: 45°05′50.2″N 87°35′9.6″W / 45.097278°N 87.586000°W / 45.097278; -87.586000
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Pierhead Light 4
Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl R 4s
Menominee Pierhead Light Station
Nearest city
MPS
Light Stations of the United States MPS
NRHP reference No.05000738[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2005

The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee, Michigan. The station was first lit in 1877. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927, and automated in 1972.[3] It is also sometimes called the "Menominee (Marinette) North Pierhead Light".[4]

The foundation is a concrete pier. The 34-foot (10 m) tall octagonal cast iron building is marked in a distinctive red, with a black lantern and white base. A Fourth Order Fresnel lens was originally installed, but was replaced with a modern 12-inch (300 mm) acrylic optic lens.[5] The original lens is now at Sand Point Light in Escanaba, Michigan.[6] The focal plane is 46 feet (14 m).[7]

The building originally had a

fog signal structure attached, and it was later removed. The iron catwalk was removed in 1972 when the light was automated.[8]

This light is paired with a large rear range light.

pyramidal steel skeletal tower with gallery. It is painted red, and located on the Menominee North Pier about 600 feet (180 m) from the pierhead light.[10] It may be accessed by walking the pier. The site is open, but the tower is closed. U.S. Coast Guard. USCG 7-21940.[4]

  • Undated USCG aerial photo, showing catwalk (since removed)
    Undated USCG aerial photo, showing catwalk (since removed)
  • Early undated USCG image of light and attached fog signal building
    Early undated USCG image of light and attached
    fog signal
    building

References

  1. ^ a b Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  4. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  5. ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, 300 mm. acrylic optic lens.
  6. Boatnerd.com
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  7. ^ National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Inventory of Historic Lights, Menoninee Pier Light.
  8. ^ Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Menoninee Pier Light.
  9. ^ "Lighthoues R US, Menoninee Pier Lights". Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  10. ^ See the photo, National Park Service, Maritime Heritage Inventory of Historic Lights, Menoninee North Pier Light.

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