Gravelly Shoal Light
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Au Gres, Michigan
Built: 1939
Automated: 1939
This 65 foot tall, steel sided “Art Deco” style lighthouse sits on a 50 foot diameter concrete pier and has a focal plane of 75 feet. This active light sits 2.7 miles offshore on the shallow shoals extending southeast from Point Lookout on the western side of Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. Built as part of President Roosevelt’s New Deal, it replaced the deactivated Charity Island Light to help guide vessels through the deeper water between Gravelly Shoal and Big Charity Island. The steel tower atop the light is a radio beacon.
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