As the coastal towns of southwestern Michigan began to grow in the 1800s, commerce and shipping traffic flourished, making way for the development of lighthouses to ensure vessels' safe passage into port. Lighthouses of Southwest Michigan takes readers on an exciting journey through the history of seven such structures, from the St. Joseph, South Haven, and Kalamazoo River Lights to the Holland Harbor, Grand Haven, Muskegon, and White River Lights. Through a rare collection of archival photographs, this book explores the legacy of these fascinating structures, the people who maintained them, and the ships and communities they protected.
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Susan Roark Hoyt is a writer, educator, and lighthouse historian. She spends her summers boating on the Great Lakes, researching and photographing lighthouses. She is a member of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History and is also the author of a children's book about Michigan lighthouses.
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St. Joseph Harbor lies at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, where the river empties into Lake Michigan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
arrowhead harbor, range light system, fog signal building, south pier, lantern room, north pier, light station, fog horn Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lake Michigan, Coast Guard, Macatawa Park, South Haven, Grand Haven, White Lake, Great Lakes, Captain Robinson, Lake Macatawa, Muskegon Lake, State Archives of Michigan, White River, Civil War, Kalamazoo River, Captain Bush, Sixth Order New!
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St. Joseph Harbor lies at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, where the river empties into Lake Michigan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
arrowhead harbor, range light system, fog signal building, south pier, lantern room, north pier, light station, fog horn Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lake Michigan, Coast Guard, Macatawa Park, South Haven, Grand Haven, White Lake, Great Lakes, Captain Robinson, Lake Macatawa, Muskegon Lake, State Archives of Michigan, White River, Civil War, Kalamazoo River, Captain Bush, Sixth Order New!
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