Waugoshance Shoal Light

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Waugoshance Shoal Light in 1988 - 4th trip
Waugoshance Shoal Light in 1988 - 4th trip

NW of Waugoshance Island, Michigan

Built: 1851

Decommissioned: 1912

Even though it was once used for target practice during World War II, this decaying structure still stands, barely, at the place where it once warned ships of the dangerous formation near the Straits of Mackinac where the water depth can get to less than twelve feet.


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