Information on houses, stations and vessels which utilize a light beacon as a means of aiding maritime navigation. 1. Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse Support Group - Information on the preservation and restoration of light station that was lit in 1832 and is located at the southeast end of the island, off the entrance to Thunder Bay (Lake Huron). 2. Beacons Shining in the Night: the Lighthouses of Michigan - An exhibit by the Clarke Historical Library presents the history of lighthouses, a chronology, the keeper's life, and sources. 3. Big Sable Point Lighthouse - Ludington. Built in 1867. Tower Tour information, directions, hours, and a gift shop. 4. Charity Island Lighthouse: Tower Restoration - Information on the restoration of the brick tower of this 1857 Light Station, located on Big Charity Island in Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron). Includes map and related links. 5. Copper Harbor Lighthouse, Michigan Historical Center - The Complex is located in Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor. Includes history, photographs, and description of exhibits. 6. Crisp Point Light Historical Society - This lighthouse is located about 13 miles west of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior's southern shore. History of the light and area, photograph's, and preservation efforts. 7. DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society - This 1931 lighthouse is located at DeTour Passage at the northwestern head of Lake Huron. Site contains photographs, the history of the light plus information on preservation efforts. 8. Grand Traverse Lighthouse - Northport. Photos, history, exhibits, and events of this 1850 lighthouse. 9. Granite Island Light Station - Lake Superior - Photos, videos and history of the lighthouse plus information on its restoration. 10. Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association - A non-profit organization who accumulate's and exchange's information about lighthouses and their keepers so that they may be interpreted and their preserved. Information on conferences, cruises, and membership. 11. Huron Island Lighthouse Preservation Association - This 1868 Lighthouse stands atop Huron Island in southern Lake Superior. Site contains history, background, and preservation efforts of the lighthouse and Association. 12. Huron Lightship No. 103 - Port Huron. This is one of a small number of preserved American lightships. A National Historic Landmark, this site contains description, photographs, and a virtual tour. 13. Inventory of Historic Light Stations--Michigan Lighthouses - From the National Park Service. An in depth inventory, with pictures, complete description of the light stations, accessibility, and links. 14. Lighthouse County Park - Port Hope. A Huron County park that includes Pte. Aux Barques Lighthouse. 15. Lighthouses of Michigan As Seen By Terry - Lighthouses on Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Contains history and pictures of the lighthouses. 16. Lighthouses of the Great Lakes - Marvin Aerial Photography. Aerial photos of lighthouses from all of the Great Lakes. Contains location and print ordering information 17. Mendota Lighthouse - The 1895 Bete Gris Light Station is on the Keweenaw Penninsula. Site contains information and pictures about its evolution, lightkeepers,and conservancy. There is also a tour, maps, articles, a live camera and links. 18. Michigan Light Stations - Historic light station information and photographs from the U.S. Coast Guard. 19. Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy - Nonprofit group dedicated to preserving lighthouses and life-saving stations and their artifacts. 20. Michigan Lighthouse Project - Preservation organization established by governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. 21. Michigan Lighthouse Project - State program to preserve lighthouses, the site contains an introduction, program description, how you can help, and information about program grants. 22. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse - Mackinac City. An 1892 lighthouse complex run by Mackinac State Historic Parks. Facts and pictures of the lighthouse and current preservation efforts. 23. Ontonagon County Lighthouse - This 1866 lighthouse is on Lake Superior constructed at Ontonagon. Site contains photographs and a description of the lighthouse, and its preservation efforts. 24. Pointe Aux Barques Lighthouse Society - Port Hope. Site contains information and links on the light, its construction, light keepers, and equipment. Also information about the Society and its efforts and the associated Thumb Underwater Bottomland Preserve. 25. Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse - Information about the 1876 Light, which is being restored by the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society. It is located just north of Bay City. Contains current lighthouse status, events, history, pictures, Society information, and links. 26. Seeing The Light - The Lighthouses of Michigan - Resource of historical information, keepers, seeing, and finding the lighthouses of the western Great Lakes. 27. Seul Choix Light House - Vintage photograph, history and information on light located in the Upper Peninsula of the Gulliver area. 28. South Channel Lights / Lake St. Clair - Save our South Channel Lights was formed to raise public awareness and support for the preservation and restoration of the 1855 lights. Images, membership, contact information, and video. 29. Straits of Mackinac Lighthouses - Photograph's of lighthouses in the Mackinac Straits area. Includes satellite pictures, lighthouse seaplane tour, live bridge cam and links. 30. The North Pier Light House - History, photos and MP3 of foghorn for lighthouse located in Saint Joseph. 31. Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse - This island sits 13 miles offshore from Alpena at the northern edge of Thunder Bay. This site contains information and photographs of the lighthouse and Life Saving Service Station, some shipwrecks and the nature preserve. 32. Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse - Information on the preservation and restoration of a light station that was lit in 1832 and is located at the southeast end of the island, off the entrance to Thunder Bay (Lake Huron). 33. Upper Peninsula Lighthouses on Lake Superior - A listing with links to lighthouses on Lake Superior which are open to the public. 34. Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society - Located in northern Lake Michigan, this site contains the history, photographs,and blueprints of the lighthouse; plus information on preservation efforts. 35. Whitefish Point Light Station - A virtual tour of the light house provided by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.

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