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feet below the surface. The shallow water caught many a vessel following the shore. Turbulence was common when the lake was "pushed in by violent storms out of the north and northwest." Thick fogs resulted form the mix of frigid lake air and warmth from the sand dunes. "As early as 1622, French explorers called the region 'most dangerous when there is any storms'."
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The shoreline in this area is considered one of North
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is a shallow ridge of sandstone that in places is only 6 feet (1.8 m) below the surface and extends nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) into Lake
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building was added in 1897; the keepers' quarters were converted to a duplex in 1909; and the steel oil house was raised in 1915. There is also a second brick
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when keeping land in sight was the main navigational method. The Au Sable Point reef was known as a "ship trap" that ensnared many ships, including the passenger ship
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The tower is a white brick conical tower with a black lantern. A red brick lightkeeper's house stands next to the lighthouse. It originally had a third-order
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The Au Sable Light
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Historic Structure Report, Pictured Rocks Au Sable Light Station
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National Register of Historic Places in Alger County, Michigan
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Orlando M. Poe: Civil War General and Great Lakes Engineer
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Anderson, Kraig, Lighthouse Friends, Au Sable Lighthouse
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National Park Service, Historic Structure Report, 1978.
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was called "Big Sable Light" (not to be confused with
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Distant view of the lighthouse from Grand Sable Dunes
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2129:Vidal Shoals Channel Range Front and Rear Lights
882:The Ultimate Guide to Upper Michigan Lighthouses
969:Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Au Sable Light
880:Lighthouse Central, Au Sable Point Lighthouse,
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2044:Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights
1229:List of lighthouses in the United States
904:Wobser, David, Boatnerd.com, Orlando Poe
844:Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.
666:Michigan lighthouse fund, Au Sable Light
380:Undated historic photo of the lighthouse
2158:List of lifesaving stations in Michigan
1174:Satellite view, Au Sable Point Light by
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1534:Round Island Light (St. Mary's River)
16:Lighthouse in Michigan, United States
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765:National Register of Historic Places
620:National Register of Historic Places
1682:Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance
738:Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes
44:Au Sable Light complex in June 2021
2124:St. Mary's River Lower Range Front
458:which was stranded there in 1859.
227:(original), 12-inch (300 mm)
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2735:Museums in Alger County, Michigan
716:. terrypepper.com. Archived from
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58:Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
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1983:Tri-Centennial Light of Detroit
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2064:Harwood Point East Range Front
1293:Grand Island Harbor Rear Range
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2715:Lighthouses completed in 1874
2674:Michigan State Historic Sites
2165:, Musselman Island lighthouse
1988:William Livingstone Memorial
1074:Taylor, Paul (October 2009)
993:Grand Marais Maritime Museum
587:Grand Marais Maritime Museum
284:Michigan State Historic Site
2684:National Historic Landmarks
1853:Cheboygan River Front Range
1802:St. Joseph North Pier Outer
1797:St. Joseph North Pier Inner
1368:Portage River (Jacobsville)
1080:Kent State University Press
710:"Database of Focal Heights"
687:"Database of Tower Heights"
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1453:Manistique East Breakwater
1333:Marquette Breakwater Outer
913:. Lighthouse.boatnerd.com.
783:State of Michigan (2009).
625:To visit this light, take
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494:South Manitou Island Light
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1303:Grand Marais Range Lights
1288:Grand Island East Channel
1273:Eagle Harbor Range Lights
1258:Copper Harbor Front Range
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956:January 10, 2009, at the
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785:"Big Sable Light Station"
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1544:Winter Point Range Front
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1236:Northern Upper Peninsula
1056:. Lighthousefriends.com.
934:The Lighthouse Directory
671:January 6, 2009, at the
526:Little Sable Point Light
429:Little Sable Point Light
324:Architectural style
249:Flashing white every 6 s
175:White with black lantern
2009:Au Sable North Pierhead
1923:Peche Island Rear Range
1826:Eastern Lower Peninsula
1630:Western Lower Peninsula
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1672:Frankfort South Range
1662:Charlevoix South Pier
1154:National Park Service
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1792:South Manitou Island
1742:Mission Point (1933)
1637:Beaver Island Harbor
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1343:Mendota (Bete Grise)
1134:World List of Lights
1126:at Wikimedia Commons
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585:, also known as the
538:Spectacle Reef Light
530:Manistique, Michigan
478:Orlando Metcalfe Poe
467:Granite Island Light
411:. Until 1910, this
363:Designated MSHS
215:107 feet (33 m)
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1757:North Manitou Shoal
1747:Muskegon Breakwater
1584:Straits of Mackinac
1353:Munising Rear Range
1283:Fourteen Mile Point
1071:at terrypepper.com.
720:on August 30, 2008.
433:Pentwater, Michigan
421:Ludington, Michigan
153:87 feet (27 m)
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1978:Thunder Bay Island
1933:Pointe aux Barques
1712:Little Sable Point
1642:Beaver Island Head
1601:Old Mackinac Point
1413:Thunder Bay Island
1298:Grand Island North
1037:. Terrypepper.com.
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518:Outer Island Light
502:Evanston, Illinois
498:Grosse Point Light
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1403:St. Martin Island
1122:Media related to
1106:(November, 1978).
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1606:Round Island
1570:Portage Lake
1498:Squaw Island
1388:Rock of Ages
1318:Huron Island
1268:Eagle Harbor
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212:Focal height
128:Construction
123:Wood pilings
82:86°08′21.6″W
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2652:Other lists
2580:Schoolcraft
2510:Montmorency
2119:Squaw Point
2109:Saginaw Bay
2099:New Buffalo
2094:Monroe Pier
1973:Tawas Point
1948:Saginaw Bay
1938:Port Austin
1817:White Shoal
1812:White River
1807:Waugoshance
1787:South Haven
1652:Cedar River
1524:Pipe Island
1458:Martin Reef
1443:DeTour Reef
1383:Rock Harbor
1323:Isle Royale
1278:Eagle River
1263:Crisp Point
1177:Google Maps
536:(1895) and
112:Constructed
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69:Coordinates
2709:Categories
2595:St. Joseph
2585:Shiawassee
2446:Livingston
2290:Charlevoix
2163:Wixom Lake
2150:Lightship
2014:Belle Isle
1697:Grays Reef
1657:Charlevoix
1591:Bois Blanc
1493:Seul Choix
1488:Sand Point
1393:Sand Hills
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328:Italianate
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133:Italianate
120:Foundation
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2565:Roscommon
2537:Ontonagon
2496:Missaukee
2486:Menominee
2471:Marquette
2408:Kalamazoo
2363:Hillsdale
2325:Dickinson
2295:Cheboygan
2074:Mama Juda
2034:Gibraltar
1878:Gibraltar
1722:Ludington
1667:Frankfort
1358:Ontonagon
1313:Gull Rock
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561:outhouses
431:south of
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2466:Manistee
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2436:Leelanau
2421:Keweenaw
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2398:Isabella
2368:Houghton
2315:Crawford
2300:Chippewa
1928:Poe Reef
1243:Au Sable
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2280:Calhoun
2270:Berrien
2230:Allegan
2143:Related
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551:light.
439:History
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229:acrylic
162:Frustum
131:Brick,
2669:Houses
2555:Ottawa
2550:Otsego
2545:Oscoda
2533:Ogemaw
2529:Oceana
2501:Monroe
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2431:Lapeer
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2275:Branch
2265:Benzie
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2240:Antrim
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2476:Mason
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2255:Barry
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