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Thunderbay National Marine Sanctuary, Thunder Bay River Lighthouse.
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HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl). Operates May 1 to Oct. 20.
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2208:Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights
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1275:Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.
694:"Michigan Lighthouse fund, Alpena Light"
613:List of lighthouses in the United States
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618:Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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805:National Register of Historic Places
384:National Register of Historic Places
1846:Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance
786:, claimed "190 mm plastic optic."
739:Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes
444:tower, complete with a Sixth Order
224:(original), 9.8-inch (250 mm)
2288:St. Mary's River Lower Range Front
1134:Picture, ship passing Alpena Light
502:From 1878 to 1965 there were five
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2914:1875 establishments in Michigan
2147:Tri-Centennial Light of Detroit
1343:Satellite view of Alpena Light.
788:U.S. Lighthouses, Alpena Light.
569:General Services Administration
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2228:Harwood Point East Range Front
1457:Grand Island Harbor Rear Range
981:"Alpena County Tourist Bureau"
488:Originally painted black, its
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2879:Lighthouses completed in 1875
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2329:, Musselman Island lighthouse
864:, Clarke Historical Library,
2152:William Livingstone Memorial
1291:Map of Michigan Lighthouses.
382:frame. It was added to the
344:Thunder Bay River Lighthouse
2848:National Historic Landmarks
2017:Cheboygan River Front Range
1966:St. Joseph North Pier Outer
1961:St. Joseph North Pier Inner
1532:Portage River (Jacobsville)
1302:Wobser, David, Alpena Light
866:Central Michigan University
665:"Database of Focal Heights"
601:Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club
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1717:Portage River/Ship Canal
1708:Winter Point Range Front
1600:Southern Upper Peninsula
1400:Northern Upper Peninsula
1245:The Lighthouse Directory
1014:The Lighthouse Directory
536:at the City of Alpena’s
366:. Standing on the north
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83:45.060417°N 83.4229000°W
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2087:Peche Island Rear Range
1990:Eastern Lower Peninsula
1794:Western Lower Peninsula
1383:Lighthouses in Michigan
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421:First and second lights
390:History and description
348:Alpena Breakwater Light
597:Mohave County, Arizona
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1836:Frankfort South Range
1826:Charlevoix South Pier
1333:at Wikimedia Commons
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297:US Lighthouse Service
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1956:South Manitou Island
1906:Mission Point (1933)
1801:Beaver Island Harbor
1775:Round Island Passage
1512:Munising Front Range
1507:Mendota (Bete Grise)
1253:under Alpena Replica
342:, also known as the
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1921:North Manitou Shoal
1911:Muskegon Breakwater
1748:Straits of Mackinac
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1447:Fourteen Mile Point
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2142:Thunder Bay Island
2097:Pointe aux Barques
1876:Little Sable Point
1806:Beaver Island Head
1765:Old Mackinac Point
1577:Thunder Bay Island
1462:Grand Island North
1307:2011-07-11 at the
1226:2016-01-14 at the
1187:Beatty, MaryAnne.
1139:2011-07-08 at the
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1567:St. Martin Island
1329:Media related to
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1936:Point Betsie
1770:Round Island
1734:Portage Lake
1662:Squaw Island
1552:Rock of Ages
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209:Focal height
143:four-legged
122:Construction
23:Alpena Light
2816:Other lists
2744:Schoolcraft
2674:Montmorency
2283:Squaw Point
2273:Saginaw Bay
2263:New Buffalo
2258:Monroe Pier
2137:Tawas Point
2112:Saginaw Bay
2102:Port Austin
1981:White Shoal
1976:White River
1971:Waugoshance
1951:South Haven
1816:Cedar River
1688:Pipe Island
1622:Martin Reef
1607:DeTour Reef
1547:Rock Harbor
1487:Isle Royale
1442:Eagle River
1427:Crisp Point
1346:Google Maps
1193:GSA Website
585:Lake Havasu
483:Great Lakes
376:Thunder Bay
249:Fl R 5 secs
104:Constructed
86: /
71:45°3′37.5″N
61:Coordinates
2873:Categories
2759:St. Joseph
2749:Shiawassee
2610:Livingston
2454:Charlevoix
2327:Wixom Lake
2314:Lightship
2178:Belle Isle
1861:Grays Reef
1821:Charlevoix
1755:Bois Blanc
1657:Seul Choix
1652:Sand Point
1557:Sand Hills
991:2008-08-18
938:2009-12-20
704:2008-08-14
679:2009-11-08
638:Database,
624:References
555:freighters
368:breakwater
356:Lake Huron
352:lighthouse
183:Fog signal
116:Breakwater
112:Foundation
19:Lighthouse
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2769:Van Buren
2754:St. Clair
2729:Roscommon
2701:Ontonagon
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2198:Gibraltar
2042:Gibraltar
1886:Ludington
1831:Frankfort
1522:Ontonagon
1477:Gull Rock
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408:newsprint
294:Architect
201:First lit
126:Cast iron
2842:listings
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2670:Montcalm
2630:Manistee
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2585:Keweenaw
2576:Kalkaska
2562:Isabella
2532:Houghton
2479:Crawford
2464:Chippewa
2092:Poe Reef
1407:Au Sable
1313:Boatnerd
1305:Archived
1224:Archived
1145:Boatnerd
1137:Archived
1098:See also
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1042:Boatnerd
1034:Archived
607:See also
553:Passing
511:fog horn
450:keeper's
364:Michigan
319:06000197
167:Heritage
155:Markings
148:skeleton
49:Location
2823:Bridges
2791:Wexford
2784:Detroit
2764:Tuscola
2739:Sanilac
2734:Saginaw
2705:Osceola
2688:Oakland
2683:Newaygo
2655:Midland
2645:Mecosta
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2567:Jackson
2522:Gratiot
2512:Gogebic
2508:Gladwin
2504:Genesee
2474:Clinton
2444:Calhoun
2434:Berrien
2394:Allegan
2307:Related
1785:Wawatam
1203:12 July
1172:12 July
784:But see
593:Arizona
581:replica
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