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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This lighthouse's companion, the Grand Haven Inner Light, is on the same pier closer to shore. A group called the Save the Catwalk Committee raised funds to restore the pier's catwalk in the late 1980s.
Tower Height: 36
Height of Focal Plane: 42
Characteristic and Range: Flashing red every 10 seconds.
Description of Tower: Lantern on roof of red fog signal building, on concrete pier.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Integral fog signal building.
Date Established: c. 1905
Date Present Tower Built: c. 1905
Date Automated: 1969
Optics: 1905: Sixth order Fresnel lens, now 190 mm.
Fog Signal: Originally diaphone horn, now electronic horn with 2 blasts every 30 seconds.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
From US Route 31, exit at Franklin Street; follow South Harbor Drive to the pier and lighthouses.
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