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A private boat is, of course, the best way to see this light close up. Short of that, Shepler's Ferry
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tour of the Mackinac Straits to see the lights in the area.
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1285:Harbor Beach
1260:Fort Gratiot
1174:Portage Lake
1169:Point Betsie
1003:Round Island
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967:Portage Lake
895:Squaw Island
785:Rock of Ages
715:Huron Island
665:Eagle Harbor
575:Boatnerd.com
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187:Fresnel Lens
174:Focal height
120:yellow brick
117:Construction
1516:Squaw Point
1506:Saginaw Bay
1496:New Buffalo
1491:Monroe Pier
1370:Tawas Point
1345:Saginaw Bay
1335:Port Austin
1214:White Shoal
1209:White River
1204:Waugoshance
1184:South Haven
1049:Cedar River
921:Pipe Island
855:Martin Reef
840:DeTour Reef
780:Rock Harbor
720:Isle Royale
675:Eagle River
660:Crisp Point
222:erected on
220:lighthouses
166:Deactivated
99: /
74:Coordinates
1607:Lake Huron
1576:Categories
1560:Wixom Lake
1547:Lightship
1411:Belle Isle
1094:Grays Reef
1054:Charlevoix
988:Bois Blanc
890:Seul Choix
885:Sand Point
790:Sand Hills
474:2018-11-09
264:, a brick
232:Lake Huron
87:84°25′19″W
84:45°48′40″N
26:Lighthouse
1471:Mama Juda
1431:Gibraltar
1275:Gibraltar
1119:Ludington
1064:Frankfort
755:Ontonagon
710:Gull Rock
248:acetylene
158:First lit
1325:Poe Reef
640:Au Sable
426:Archived
408:Archived
299:seaplane
266:outhouse
228:Michigan
141:Markings
67:Michigan
59:Location
1540:Related
1018:Wawatam
238:History
1421:Ecorse
1230:Alpena
624:Main:
255:Legacy
136:square
125:Height
1549:Huron
322:Notes
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153:Light
133:Shape
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