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In addition to the lighthouse, the site presently includes a
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was installed, and the fog signal upgraded to twin Type "G"
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699:"Seeing The Light - Point Betsie Lighthouse"
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2016:Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights
1201:List of lighthouses in the United States
1143:Summary chronology of Point Betsie light
422:— at the southern entrance to the
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976:"Bibliography on Michigan lighthouses"
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622:A side view of the lighthouse
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1960:William Livingstone Memorial
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750:The Lighthouse Directory
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1895:Peche Island Rear Range
1798:Eastern Lower Peninsula
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980:Michiganlighthouse.org
560:Point Betsie, Michigan
364:2 acres (0.81 ha)
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849:Sleepingbeardunes.com
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1360:Rock of Ages
1290:Huron Island
1240:Eagle Harbor
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258:Focal height
182:Construction
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2624:Other lists
2552:Schoolcraft
2482:Montmorency
2091:Squaw Point
2081:Saginaw Bay
2071:New Buffalo
2066:Monroe Pier
1945:Tawas Point
1920:Saginaw Bay
1910:Port Austin
1789:White Shoal
1784:White River
1779:Waugoshance
1759:South Haven
1624:Cedar River
1496:Pipe Island
1430:Martin Reef
1415:DeTour Reef
1355:Rock Harbor
1295:Isle Royale
1250:Eagle River
1235:Crisp Point
212:Cylindrical
166:Constructed
148: /
123:Coordinates
59:August 2016
51:introducing
2681:Categories
2567:St. Joseph
2557:Shiawassee
2418:Livingston
2262:Charlevoix
2135:Wixom Lake
2122:Lightship
1986:Belle Isle
1669:Grays Reef
1629:Charlevoix
1563:Bois Blanc
1465:Seul Choix
1460:Sand Point
1365:Sand Hills
1050:2008-02-28
1015:2007-08-28
990:2016-08-02
961:2008-07-30
936:2016-08-02
888:2016-08-02
854:2016-08-02
830:2016-08-02
806:2016-08-02
782:2016-08-02
708:2016-08-02
679:References
536:fog signal
443:lighthouse
269:4th order
195:April 1983
174:Foundation
136:86°15′19″W
133:44°41′29″N
81:Lighthouse
34:references
2582:Washtenaw
2577:Van Buren
2562:St. Clair
2537:Roscommon
2509:Ontonagon
2468:Missaukee
2458:Menominee
2443:Marquette
2380:Kalamazoo
2335:Hillsdale
2297:Dickinson
2267:Cheboygan
2046:Mama Juda
2006:Gibraltar
1850:Gibraltar
1694:Ludington
1639:Frankfort
1330:Ontonagon
1285:Gull Rock
553:diaphones
428:Frankfort
277:(current)
250:First lit
192:Automated
114:North of
2650:listings
2486:Muskegon
2478:Montcalm
2438:Manistee
2428:Mackinac
2408:Leelanau
2393:Keweenaw
2384:Kalkaska
2370:Isabella
2340:Houghton
2287:Crawford
2272:Chippewa
1900:Poe Reef
1215:Au Sable
594:See also
504:design.
439:Michigan
436:Northern
396:84001375
350:Location
226:Heritage
218:Markings
177:Concrete
111:Location
2631:Bridges
2599:Wexford
2592:Detroit
2572:Tuscola
2547:Sanilac
2542:Saginaw
2513:Osceola
2496:Oakland
2491:Newaygo
2463:Midland
2453:Mecosta
2413:Lenawee
2375:Jackson
2330:Gratiot
2320:Gogebic
2316:Gladwin
2312:Genesee
2282:Clinton
2252:Calhoun
2242:Berrien
2202:Allegan
2115:Related
1593:Wawatam
825:Nps.gov
606:Gallery
449:History
47:improve
2641:Houses
2527:Ottawa
2522:Otsego
2517:Oscoda
2505:Ogemaw
2501:Oceana
2473:Monroe
2433:Macomb
2403:Lapeer
2350:Ingham
2247:Branch
2237:Benzie
2222:Baraga
2217:Arenac
2212:Antrim
2207:Alpena
2192:Alcona
1996:Ecorse
1805:Alpena
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529:VRB-25
275:VRB-25
200:Height
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2587:Wayne
2448:Mason
2360:Iosco
2355:Ionia
2345:Huron
2307:Emmet
2302:Eaton
2292:Delta
2277:Clare
2227:Barry
2197:Alger
2124:Huron
369:Built
282:Range
245:Light
208:Shape
161:Tower
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2398:Lake
2388:Kent
2365:Iron
2257:Cass
1076:ISBN
910:ISBN
372:1858
361:Area
266:Lens
253:1859
169:1858
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