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Name: Beaver Harbor Light (MI)

Also known as: St. James Harbor Light

Also known as: Whiskey Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
St. James, Michigan, United States

Location: St. James Harbor, Lake Michigan.

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Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

Managing Organization:
Township of St. James

Notes:
The Township of St. James leases this lighthouse from the Coast Guard.

Tower Height: 41

Height of Focal Plane: 38

Characteristic and Range: Red light, three seconds on, three seconds off.

Description of Tower: White, cylindrical brick tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1856

Date Present Tower Built: 1870

Date Automated: 1927

Optics: 1870: Fourth order Fresnel lens.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Directions:
The Beaver Island Boat Company runs a ferry from Charlevoix. Call (231) 547-2311 for information, or check their website at www.bibco.com. The Beaver Island Boat Company also offers package tours of the island. Island Airways runs flights from the Charlevoix City Airport. For current rates and schedules, call (231) 547-2141. It can also be seen from tours offered by Mackinac Seaplane Tours -- see www.mackinacseaplanes.com or call 906-632-9746.

Keepers: ? Van Allen (1856-?); ? Loaney (?); Peter McKinley (?-1869); Clement Van Riper (1869, died in service); Elizabeth Whitney Van Riper Williams (1869-1884).