The Waugoshance Lighthouse has been around for the Civil War and both World Wars. The lighthouse served until 1912 when its services were replaced by White Shoal Lighthouse, which is situated further north. Both its construction and its continued maintenance were extremely hazardous due to the severe weather conditions of the area. The lighthouse at Waugoshance was arguably the first light built in the Great Lakes that was completely surrounded by water. In 1851, the Lighthouse Board decided to replace the lightship with a lighthouse. The first lightship was stationed on Waugoshance shoal in 1832.
It stands in an area of the Wilderness State Park that is considered one of the most hazardous areas near the Straits of Mackinac. The lighthouse is located in Emmet County. It protects boats from a shoal area at the northern end of Lake Michigan. Waugoshance Lighthouse has guarded the entrance to the Straits of Mackinac for the past 170 years.
JOHN HERMAN LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER INSTALL
After receiving a quote of over $300,000 to install a temporary fix, which may only last a year or two, and something permanent being in the neighborhood of 2-3 million dollars, we knew we were in big trouble.” “Unfortunately, it is reaching the point of crumbling into Lake Michigan sooner than later. “Over the past two years we have been watching the record high water levels erode the base of the lighthouse at an alarming rate,” Chris West, former president of the Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society, said in a statement. But plans to help the lighthouse have now been abandoned due to the extensive damage, and the exorbitant costs, needed for even a temporary fix. And, as it crumbles into Lake Michigan, it takes a rich history and some good ghost stories with it.ĭamage to the lighthouse was first discovered in the fall of 2019 and the non-profit, Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society, was called to action. The Waugoshance Lighthouse will not be around much longer. The non-profit Waugoshance Lighthouse Preservation Society has abandoned its efforts to preserve the structure located offshore from Wilderness State Park in Emmet County.
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