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Name: Port Austin Reef Light

Nearest Town or City:
Port Austin, Michigan, United States

Location: Port Austin Reef, Lake Huron.


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Photo: Gary Martin
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Managing Organization:
Port Austin Reef Light Association

Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 546
Port Austin
Michigan, 48467, United States

Notes:
This lighthouse was scheduled to be demolished in 1984. It was saved through the efforts of Louis Schillinger of Port Austin, who obtained a five-year license to restore the structure. The Port Austin Reef Light Association was formed in 1988. Further restoration is planned.

Tower Height: 60

Height of Focal Plane: 76

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 6 seconds.

Description of Tower: Square brick tower on octagonal foundation.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
1899 fog signal building, attached to tower.

Date Established: 1878

Date Present Tower Built: 1878

Date Automated: 1953

Optics: 1899: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 300 mm.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
This lighthouse is accessible by boat only. Some area charter companies might be able to offer a view of the lighthouse.

Keepers: See www.terrypepper.com/lights/huron/portaustin/keepers.htm for a listing of all Port Austin Reef Light keepers compiled by Phyllis L. Tag of Great Lakes Lighthouse Research.

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