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Old Mackinac Point Light stands at Mackinaw City on the Straits of Mackinac, where long efforts to guide vessels through one of the Great Lakes’ busiest and most difficult passages evolved from Ojibwa shoreline fires to modern navigation aids. After earlier experiments elsewhere in the straits, a fog signal began operating here in 1890, and the lighthouse was authorized in 1891 and built in 1892 by contractor John Peter Schmitt. Its light and fog horn aided traffic including railroad car ferries until deactivation after the Mackinac Bridge opened in 1957. Restored as a museum, it is noted for its unusual castle-like design and prominent waterside setting.
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Mackinaw City, Michigan · United States
