Lighthouses In The National Park System parks of the Pacific and great lakes regions; in Molokai Light Station, the tallestUS lighthouse in the California includes a number of lighthouses that are http://usparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm
Extractions: zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Travel U.S. / Canadian Parks Home ... Park Photographs zau(256,152,180,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); National Parks (USA) State Parks (USA) Hiking / Trails National Forests (USA) ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Subscribe to the About U.S. / Canadian Parks newsletter. Search U.S. / Canadian Parks Since the creation of the US Lighthouse Establishment in 1789 by the First Congress to manage the 12 colonial lighthouses, and the building of the Cape Henry Lighthouse the nation's first public works project lighthouses have been an important part of our nation's history. They comprise some of the country's oldest and most historic structures and represent many diverse styles of architecture and design. Over time, technological advances have decreased their importance as navigational tools, but they remain important symbols of our maritime heritage. The United States has the largest number of lighthouses of any country in the world. In recent years, many of these landmarks have been turned over to non-profit organizations for the purpose of restoration and the establishment of lighthouse parks and museums. Some of the most significant lighthouses have been listed on the
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Extractions: Lighthouse-related organizations, museums and other research sources Northeast American Lighthouse Foundation based in Wells, Maine. Join today and help save our lighthouse history and heritage! Absecon Lighthouse - Come see what makes this historic beacon in Atlantic City so special. Avery Point Lighthouse Society - Help this group preserve a unique tower in Groton, Connecticut. Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association The third oldest light station in the U.S. Bird Island Light Preservation Society in Marion, Massachusetts. Block Island North Light Fund - A beautiful lighthouse in Rhode Island. Dutch Island Lighthouse Society Working to restore a treasure of the Narragansett Bay. East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation - In Greenport, New York. Among much other good work this group maintains the restored Long Beach Bar "Bug" Light. Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society - The main concern of FILPS is to develop the appreciation of Long Island's Maritime Heritage. The Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands run trips to Boston Light.
Dan's Lighthouse Page - Links Chesapeake Chapter, us Lighthouse Society Crisp Foundation Florida Lighthouse AssociationFriends Harbor Islands The great lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association http://danslight.faithweb.com/links.html
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Extractions: Since 1988, Lynx Images has been creating books and films that help deepen appreciation of this country's history. For several years we have focused on the Great Lakes, travelling extensively by boat, car, and airplane. Our books and films are intended to enliven your explorations, whether by road or by water. Included in this catalogue are other quality Great Lakes books not published by Lynx Images. Thank you for your input and supportrevenue goes directly toward future history projects.
9th Coast Guard District Great Lakes Boating Safety how the Coast Guard is helping ensure the future of great lakes Lighthouse history.red,white,and blue Coast Guard graphic bar. Important Info for us Canadian http://www.uscg.mil/d9/d9boating/BoatingSafety.html
The Coast Guard And The Great Lakes The us Lighthouse Service was the first of the four agencies thatwould eventually make up the us Coast Guard on the great lakes. http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/h_greatlakes.html
Extractions: Great Lakes: A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Operations by Dennis L. Noble The Great Lakes provide a natural waterway for the transportation of goods from the rich American heartland. Together, they form the most important inland waterway in North America. As early pioneers and commerce pushed westward through this great waterway, the federal government provided four small organizations that helped those who sailed upon the lakes and provided a maritime federal law enforcement presence in the old Northwest. Eventually, these four agencies were amalgamated to form the modern day U.S. Coast Guard. The need for assistance to those upon the lakes brings up the old argument between salt and fresh water sailors. Many an old salt would ask what danger could there be on a lake? With the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 some of the questioning sailors had a chance to sail on the "mill ponds" and soon found that waves of twenty feet in height, or higher, can be quickly generated and danger is as real for a sailor on Lake Michigan as on the ocean. If one looks at the statistics, it becomes abundantly clear that this body of fresh water is huge. The chain of lakes making up the region encompasses 94,510 square miles. Indeed, it does appear that the lakes are, in the words of one writer, the "Eighth Sea". By 1866 there were 72 lights guiding ships to safety. The need for lights is well illustrated when one realizes that by the 20th century there would be more than 100 lighthouses dotting the shorelines of the lakes and the St. Lawrence River. The builders of Great Lakes lighthouses faced great difficulties in erecting their structures. Lighthouse Service engineers had to contend with high bluffs, sandy coasts, shoals, and other problems. The hazards are best illustrated by the establishment of Spectacle Reef Light, the "greatest engineering achievement in lighthouse construction on Lake Huron, and one of the outstanding feats in the lighthouse service as a whole.
A Tour Of Lake Erie Lighthouses to my pen pal, Dave Kramer, of Lorain (and a Board member of the Lighthouse preservationgroup there) for agreeing to let us see his great shot from http://users.aol.com/jimmonomoy/private/LakeErie.htm
Extractions: Manhattan Range, Maumee River, Toledo This retired range light sits on private property on the south side of Summit Drive which runs along the north bank of the Maumee River just a short drive east of I-280. Port Clinton, Portage River This lighthouse now sits in a marina on the river. It once sat on a breakwater, in the lake, at the mouth of the river. Marblehead Lighthouse, Marblehead, Ohio Said to be the oldest Great Lakes station still in use, built in 1821, Marblehead was one of the stars of the recent Great Lakes U. S. postage stamp series. It guards the South Passage where Marblehead Peninsula juts out from the Ohio mainland toward the islands. by Loretta Faux Lighthouse, Cedar Point Chaussee Near Sandusky, Ohio Huron Breakwater, Huron, Ohio This picture was taken on November 10, 1995 the 20th anniversary of the wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald. As if in observance, Lake Erie served up another of those 'storms of November', that Gordon Lightfoot sings about, with 50 mph winds. In weather like this, one learns quickly what awesome wonders of nature the Great Lakes really are. by Loretta Replica of the Vermilion Lighthouse at the Inland Seas Museum of the Great Lakes Historical Society A very authentic replica in appearance, sitting outside a wonderful museum make some time to take a tour. The town of Vermilion is charming, a former home to many laker ship captains. Beautiful white Cape Cod style homes line inlets and canals.
Marblehead Lighthouse State Park Marblehead Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in continuous In 1819, the fifteenthUS Congress recognized the navigational aides along the great lakes, and set http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/marblehead.htm
Extractions: Pick A Park STATE MAP Adams Lake Alum Creek A.W. Marion Barkcamp Beaver Creek Blue Rock Buck Creek Buckeye Lake Burr Oak Caesar Creek Catawba Island Cleveland Lakefront Cowan Lake Crane Creek Deer Creek Delaware Dillon East Fork East Harbor Findley Forked Run Geneva Grand Lake St. Marys Great Seal Guilford Lake Harrison Lake Headlands Beach Hocking Hills Hueston Woods Independence Dam Indian Lake Jackson Lake Jefferson Lake John Bryan Kelleys Island Kiser Lake Lake Alma Lake Erie Islands Lake Hope Lake Logan Lake Loramie Lake Milton Lake White Little Miami Madison Lake Malabar Farm Marblehead Lighthouse Mary Jane Thurston Maumee Bay Middle Bass Island Mohican Mosquito Lake Mt. Gilead Muskingum River Nelson Kennedy Ledges Paint Creek Pike Lake Portage Lakes Punderson Pymatuning Quail Hollow Rocky Fork Salt Fork Scioto Trail Shawnee South Bass Island Stonelick Strouds Run Sycamore Tar Hollow Tinker's Creek Van Buren West Branch Wolf Run ACTIVITIES EVENTS OVERNIGHT FACILITIES INSIDE PARKS ... Prices Marblehead Lighthouse
Minnesota Sea Grant - Publications - Visualizing The Great Lakes 344, View of us side of falls from 346, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, Centerfor great lakes and Aquatic Sciences, 347, Split Rock Lighthouse along Lake http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/pubs/vgl/par2.html
Extractions: Medium/Large Gateway to the Beach Pere Marquette Park Muskegon, Michigan Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Carole Y. Swinehart Waterfall in Cascade Park - where two branches of the Black River join Elyria, Ohio Ohio Lake Erie Office View of US side of falls from Ontario Niagara Falls, New York Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Carole Y. Swinehart Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, New York Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, New York Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences Split Rock Lighthouse - along Lake Superior's North Shore Lake Superior Minnesota Minnesota Sea Grant Grand Island Lighthouse from Munising Bay Lake Superior Michigan Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Carole Y. Swinehart Lighthouse Kewaunee, Wisconsin Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Carole Y. Swinehart Lighthouse at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Lake Superior Wisconsin Wisconsin Division of Tourism Gull Rock Lighthouse Keeweenaw Point Lake Superior Tom Duchaine (courtesy Michigan Travel Bureau) Specticle Reef Lighthouse Straits of Mackinac US Coast Guard Grand Haven Lighthouse in storm Grand Haven, Michigan
Untitled Document This is the largest us city on the shores of the great lakes! 15. The great lakeswere dug millions of years ago by these! Click on the lighthouse for answers! http://www.sentinelpublications.com/gllka.htm
Extractions: GLLKA Patch The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association was one of the first lighthouse preservation societies in the nation, established in the early 1980s. One of its goals has been to foster awareness of the importance of Great Lakes lighthouses in the overall story of American lighthouses. This patch says it well! A traditional, conical lighthouse rises from the lakes. This patch makes a terrific starting point for a "Great Lakes Jeopardy" challenge game. Take the challenge below! Can you come up with the "Great Lakes Jeopardy" questions to go with the statements? Write your questions on a sheet of paper, then check if you're correct by clicking on the lighthouse at the bottom of the page. Remember to write your answers in the form of questions, just like on TV Jeopardy. Use an atlas for help. Try to get all fifteen correct! These are the names of the five Great Lakes! This Great Lake is the largest! This natural phenomenon connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie! This state has the most lighthouses on the Great Lakes!
GLLKA - Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Events are interested please contact us as soon MAY 15 Lake Michigan Lighthouse Conference Kenosha, Wisconsin The great lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association http://www.gllka.com/events/spring.htm
Extractions: A special opportunity to tour one of Minnesota's most famous landmarks located in Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on US Hwy 61, 20 miles northeast of Two Harbors, MN. Gift shop and exhibits will be open also. For more information call 218 226-6372. SATURDAY JUNE 12 Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinaw City, MI Open for the season - 9 am daily. New this year - tour the lighthouse - a restoration in progress. $5.00 for Adults, $3.00 for ages 6 - 17, children 5 and under - free. Funds go to further the restoration. THURSDAY JUNE 17 1:30 pm (tentative) Shepler's West Bound Lighthouse Cruise Departing from Shepler's Mackinaw City dock, you'll bear west and pass directly under the mighty Mackinac Bridge en route to a three hour circle tour. Visible to the south along the 20 mile run to White Shoal Light is Wilderness State Park. To the south lies Gray's Reef Light, originally built in 1891. Your ship will then double back toward the medieval looking Waugoshance Light. The 12 mile eastward run to St. Helena Island provides ample opportunity for plenty of lighthouse lore. The final pass on the Westward Cruise swings by the St. Helena Island Light, then back to Mackinaw City.
GLLKA - Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Events Past Apostle Islands and other great lakes Lighthouse Keepers and of the Straits andplenty of lighthouse history provided John will take us past the following http://www.gllka.com/events/fall.htm
Extractions: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 1:30 pm (tentative) Shepler's East Bound Lighthouse Cruise Depart from Mackinaw City and head across the Straits between Round Island Light and Round Island Passage Light. Turning east, you'll pass by the privately owned Bois Blanc Light. Poe Reef and Fourteen Foot Shoal Lights mark your turn into the South Channel. A quick trip up the Cheboygan River takes you past the Cheboygan Crib light before you head back. En route, you'll enjoy the clear blue waters of the Straits and plenty of lighthouse history provided by GLLKA historians. $49.50 per person. Children under 5 ride free of charge. Contact Shepler's by phone at (800) 828-6157 or click here to visit their website. SEPTEMBER 8 THROUGH 29 9th Annual Apostle Islands Lighthouse Celebration - Bayfield, Wisconsin. Three weeks of special cruises and lighthouse tours. Your chance to visit all seven of Lake Superior's Apostle Island Lighthouses. Too many events to list them all, but there will be dinners, cruises, gifts, arts and crafts, well known guests and lots more. For a brochure with cruise and event schedules, and ticket information, please call Keeper of the Light at 800-779-4487 or click here to visit the website.
The Southern Great Lakes Gardener The Southern great lakes Gardener an informational site about gardening in the USDA hardiness zone 5a to 6a regions of the United States great lakes Region. Included are articles, monthly of the http://www.gardengal.net/
Extractions: var site="s11gardengal" Welcome! I welcome you to my little spot on the Internet for the past three years, The Southern Great Lakes Gardener. This website is all about gardening in the southernmost portion of the beautiful Great Lakes Region, an area of small towns and friendly people, lighthouses and dunes. Gardening has always been a passion of mine, since my preschool years. I was fortunate to have had a Mother who dearly loved Nature, the outdoors, and gardening in particular. What I learned has been from her experiences and those of my own, based on nearly 45 years of grubbing in the soil and adapting to the challenges of the Great Lakes climate. Here you will find gardening articles that I have written based on these experiences and observations, and tons of other information as well, from links to resources. I hope you will find this site entertaining as well as informative. So, come on in! Sit back, relax, and spend a little time "at the garden", and browse through what is available here!
Extractions: Click here and explore the finest museum store and nautical shop in the Midwest featuring maritime art, limited edition prints and an exceptional collection of books, videos and music. We offer a superb online collection of brass maritime gifts, chronometers, and many fine gifts for your home, study, office or boat. We further compliment your online visit with a large inventory of exclusive lighthouse replicas and quality apparel for all seasons. Please call us toll free, 888-492-3747 with any questions or to order by phone. The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs serves to encourage, develop and facilitate an enriched environment of artistic, creative and cultural activity in Michigan. MCACA goals are to strengthen arts and culture; support arts education; recognize, reflect and celebrate cultural pluralism and broaden cultural understanding; establish and facilitate communications networks; increase visibility and awareness of the arts and culture; encourage new, creative and innovative works of art; and expand and develop funding resources.
Extractions: Lake Superior is the largest, deepest, and cleanest of the five Great Lakes. You can see up to fifty feet to the bottom, although there aren't very many places where she is only 50 feet deep, and her deepest depth is 1333 feet. The lake covers 31,820 square miles, and is 383 miles east to west and 160 miles north to south. The average water temperature is 40F and 4.4C. She also is one of the most dangerous of the Great Lakes, laying claim to many shipwrecks and close calls over the years. One of the most famous wrecks was the Edmund Fitzgerald , which went down in a November Gale in 1975, losing all 29 crew members aboard. A few years ago, you may remember a Gordon Lightfoot song called "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" about the wreck. Her rocky tree-lined shores follow about 1300 miles of rugged coastline, and her waters host a large variety of salties and lakers, the large ships that ply these waters carrying iron ore, salt, coal, grain and other commodities all over the world. The twin ports of Duluth-Superior are the farthest inland seaports in the world, located at the westernmost end of the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Seaway System, and the salties have come an astonishing 2,342 miles upriver and the other Great Lakes to get here. You can see the Duluth-Superior shipping schedule here.
The UnMuseum - The Pharos Lighthouse It was the great lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Alexander the great choosethe location of his new city of the city was the marshy Lake Mareotis. http://www.unmuseum.org/pharos.htm
Extractions: The Pharos. The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria In the fall of 1994 a team of archaeological scuba divers entered the waters off of Alexandria, Egypt. Working beneath the surface they searched the bottom of the sea for artifacts. Large underwater blocks of stone were marked with floating masts so that an Electronic Distance Measurement station on shore could obtain their exact positions. Global positioning satellites were used to further fix the locations. The information was then fed into computers to create a detailed database of the sea floor. Ironically, these scientists were using some of the most high-tech devices available at the end of the 20th century to try and discover the ruins of one of the most advanced technological achievements of the 3rd century, B.C.: The Pharos. It was the great lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The story of the Pharos starts with the founding of the city of Alexandria by the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.. Alexander started at least 17 cities named Alexandria at different locations in his vast domain. Most of them disappeared, but Alexandria in Egypt thrived for centuries and continues even today.
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Thunder Bay Island carvings above are perhaps the most historical of European settlement in the GreatLakes. The right carving shows the 1923 crew of the us Lighthouse Service on http://www.msue.msu.edu/iosco/thunderbayisland.htm
Extractions: Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron A most remarkable island that sits 13 miles offshore from Alpena, Michigan at the northern edge of Thunder Bay. This 215 acre piece of solid limestone has been the site of numerous shipwrecks, once contained a fishing colony, and became one of the first sites in the Great Lakes to have a lighthouse and fully manned Life Saving Service. It is also a wilderness island with tremendous numbers of nesting birds and fields of natural wildflowers. Today it remains with the U. S. Government and is managed as a wildlife refuge. The lighthouse is being deactivated but it and all historical structures are being restored by the Thunder Bay Island Preservation Society. There are hundreds of reasons Thunder Bay Island is special in the Great Lakes. These web pages can only give a glimpse of the complexity and beauty of the Island. Quick Tour of the main features of Thunder Bay Island The lighthouse was built in 1832 on the SE tip of the island with a tower of stucco covered brick, and a spiral staircase. In 1857 it was raised 10 feet and a fog signal added. The light keepers' quarters are attached. From 1832 to 1939 the Station was run by the U. S. Lighthouse Service, thereafter the U. S. Coast Guard manned it until 1983 when it was automated and abandoned.
