dwhike's Adventures : Popular Photos : Seul Choix Point - One of the Great Lakes signature lighthouses, Seul Choix (pronounced Ses-shwah) was completed in 1895 after five years of construction. Its Third Order Fresnel lens, 74' above the lake, could be seen from a distance of 17 miles. The station was manned until 1972, when it was automated and abandoned. The station deteriorated rapidly until a local group, the Gulliver Historical Society, took it upon themselves to preserve the light. The restored station is open to the public.- powered by SmugMug

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Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Copper Harbor - The Copper Harbor light was activated in 1849 and was one of two original lighthouses on Lake Superior (the other being Whitefish Point). The light originally housed both a Sixth and then a Fourth Order Fresnel lens. In 1927 the Coast Guard began leasing the building to summer guests and in 1933 abandoned the building altogether in favor of a 62-foot steel tower adjacent. The property was sold to the State of Michigan in the late 50's and has since been restored.

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Lamentations 3:26

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Old Mackinac Point - Built in 1892, the Old Mackinac Point light originally housed a 4th order Fresnel lens. Restoration began on the light in 2001 and the lighthouse re-opened to visitors in 2004. During the summer you can climb the tower for a beautiful view of the straits.

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > 6593' - High Top, the true summit of LeConte, is somewhat anticlimactic. After visiting Cliff Top and its amazing views, you might expect more after an additional 100 feet of climbing but the summit is completely overgrown. It is considered good luck to place a stone on the pile at the summit. That and we can get it about 80 feet higher LeConte would become the highest point in the Smokies!

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Seul Choix Point - One of the Great Lakes signature lighthouses, Seul Choix (pronounced Ses-shwah) was completed in 1895 after five years of construction. Its Third Order Fresnel lens, 74' above the lake, could be seen from a distance of 17 miles. The station was manned until 1972, when it was automated and abandoned. The station deteriorated rapidly until a local group, the Gulliver Historical Society, took it upon themselves to preserve the light. The restored station is open to the public.

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Petoskey Pierhead Light @ Sunset

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Crisp Point - Crisp Point, in recent years, has become famous among lighthouse buffs as one of America's most endagered lights. Operational in 1904, by 1996 the tower was in danger of toppling into the lake when it came under the protection of the Crisp Point Lighthouse Preservation Society. Since 1996 efforts have been made to stem lakeshore erosion, the tower has been painted and is now open to climb (summer), and the attached service room is being rebuilt.

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Power House Falls, Baraga Co.

Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Arriving at the top of Robertson Lake Cliffs...

Seul Choix Point - One of the Great Lakes signature lighthouses, Seul Choix (pronounced Ses-shwah) was completed in 1895 after five years of construction. Its Third Order Fresnel lens, 74' above the lake, could be seen from a distance of 17 miles. The station was manned until 1972, when it was automated and abandoned. The station deteriorated rapidly until a local group, the Gulliver Historical Society, took it upon themselves to preserve the light. The restored station is open to the public.