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I worked as a tour guide for two summers at the Umpqua River Lighthouse in Oregon. This opportunity enabled me to learn more about this lighthouse than any of the others I've seen. Although I have personally visited 302 lighthouses in the United States and three Provinces in Canada, the Umpqua River Lighthouse has special meaning for me.

29 March 2012

Michigan - Old Presque Isle Lighthouse

This lighthouse is located on Presque Isle, MI at Lake Huron. It was built in 1840 at a cost of $5000 and constructed of both brick and stone. The tower stands 38 feet high and the stairs winding up the inside of the tower are made of stone. Due to deterioration from storms the lighthouse and keepers house were deactivated in 1871 after a new Presque Isle Lighthouse was built in a different location. I visited that lighthouse also and it will be posted during my next update. This Old Presque Isle Lighthouse was restored in 1959 and converted into a museum. This lighthouse was one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes at the time of my visit in 1998.

4 comments:

Judy Watters said...

So is no one living here now at all? So pretty.

Al said...

Hi Judy. I don't know the current situation with the house, but at the time of my visit it was a museum.

Anonymous said...

This lighthouse is still a museum. I try to visit it once a year, as I grew up camping in Presque Isle. One of the greatest stories about this lighthouse is that it is known as one of the most haunted. Look up stories about the Old Presque Isle Lighthouse hauntings and you will be in for some good reads!

Al said...

Thank you, Anonymous, for your positive and relevant comments about the Presque Isle Lighthouse. It's good to know the lighthouse museum is still operating, so the public can learn of the lighthouse's history.