OLD MACKINAC POINT LIGHTHOUSE
Old Mackinaw Pont lighthouse, morning September 21, 2008. 9:30 a.m. in Mackinaw City.
Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse, Fresnel Lens. September 21, 2008.
Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse, morning September 21, 2008. It was a cloudy day in Mackinaw City.
Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse, top of tower. September 21, 2008.
Old Mackinaw Lighthouse, spiral stairs. Picture taken September 21, 2008.
This is a corner view of the lighthouse. This picture was taken Fall 2007.
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, with the Mackinac Bridge in the background. Picture taken September 20, 2008.
Fog building, Old Mackinaw Point lighthouse. September 21, 2008.
All pictures (Except corner view, 2007) were taken with an Canon EOS D-SLR Rebel XT. I used an Canon 28-105 wide angel lens. The corner view picture was taken with a Fuji S700 digital camera with a 10x zoom lens.
BRIEF HISTORY
Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse was built in 1892. When the Mackinac Bridge was built in 1957 the Old Mackinaw Point Lighthouse was no longer needed, because the bridge was lighted. The lighthouse is constructed of light brown brick and the tower is three stories high.
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