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Fort Gratiot Light

Besides the Lightship Huron, Port Huron is host to the Fort Gratiot light, located just north of the Blue Water Bridge. Unlike the Huron, the Fort Gratiot Light is still active and not open to the public. Fortunately there is a public park and beach next to the grounds and the tower is accessable by camera.

Here is the light, viewed from the beach, looking downriver.

The tower, showing its age here, has been closed to the public due to falling debris.

This is as close as I was able to get to the structure.

Fort Gratiot Light
Year first lit:1829
Automated: 1933
Height:85 feet
Focal plane: 82 feet
Original lens: Fourth Order Fresnel

Links:

Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy:
Fort Gratiot Light
Wikipedia:
Fort Gratiot Light
Seeing the Light:
Fort Gratiot

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