Report for Grand Island Harbor Front Range (Michigan) - 1909

General
District: 4th
Inspector: Ralph R. Tinkham
Location: On mainland, W'ly entrance to Grand Island Harbor. S'ly shore of Lake Superior, MI
Date of Report: 07/03/1909
Latitude: 46° 26' 20"
Longitude: 66° 41' 30"
Premises
Site: Reservation. Lots 3 & 4, Sec. 28, T 47 N, R 19 W. Mich., 1866
Date of Reservation:
Date of Deed:
Date of Permission:
Date of Lease:
Area of the Entire Site: 115.5 acres
Area Inclosed: 31, 304 sq. ft.
Character of Soil: Sand
Distance of tower from Nearest High-Water Mark: Stands at edge of highwater mark
Inclosures to Premises / Type of Fence: Fence of cedar posts, top rail, & wire netting standing 5' high, incloses dwelling, rear tower, oil house, barn & privy. Fence is 182' front & 172' side.
Wharf or Landing on Premises: Crib landing at front tower & boathouse
Road to Land or Wharf Chararacter of and Distance: Plank walk from dwelling. No road, but team can be driven over ground between towers.
Means to Reach Light Station: By boat - small boat of light draft necessary to effect landing, as there is but 2' water at landing. By road - rig or team from Munising, MI. Road is very sandy & hilly much of the way.
Distance to Nearest Road: 3 miles to Munising.
Distance to Post Office: 3 miles to Munising.
Distance to Village: 3 miles to Munising.
Facilities for Public Conveyance: None
Facilities for Private Conveyance: By rig or boat from Munising
Means Used for Support of Lantern: Front light in tower.
Number of Separate Lights: One
First Built or Established: 1868
Last Rebuilt, Repaired, or Renovated:
Condition at This Date: Fair.
Shape of Tower in Plan: Square base, octagonal top
Form of Tower: Prismatic
Height from Base to Ventilator Ball: 24'
Height of Focal Plane Above Mean High Water: 23'
Background of Lighthouse as Seen from Sea: Wooded
Color of Tower: White
Color of Tower/ How Produced: Paint
Tower Connection: 370' N of dwelling
Object of Navigation: Range for W entrance to Grand Harbor.
Building Materials: Wood frame construction
General Description:
Wall Thickness at Base: 6" frame walls
Wall Thickness at Parapet: 6" frame walls
Diameter at Base: 8' square
Diameter at Parapet: 8' octag.
Kind of Stairway and Steps: Wood with wood rails
Number of Landings: None
Size of Glass:
Number of Windows and Size of Sash:
Number of Doors: 1 entrance door wood-paneled
Kind of Foundation and Depth Below Surface: Stone
Character of Soil Surrounding the Lighthouse: Loose sand around both groups of bldgs, sparsely grassed
Soil Susceptibility: Premises are kept cleared of brush & trees which grow all around. Grass thin in sand surface.
Miscellaneous Remarks:
Lantern and Fixtures
Order of Lantern:
Shape of Lantern: Octagonal
Diameter to Glass:
Diameter in the Clear: 6' 9"
Number of Sides:
Type of Bars:
Thickness of Bars:
Height Glazed:
Number of Plates in Height:
Number of Plates Each Side:
Thickness of Plates:
Size of Plates: 22" x 29.5"
Number of Storm Panes:
Unglazed Side of Lantern:
What Bearings:
Construction Material Lantern:
Construction Material Roof / Cowl: Zinc lined
Ventilator / Cowl: Cast iron
Lightning Spindle: Copper
Description of Lightning Rod: 5/8" copper rod attached to pinnacle & led down outside 4' into wet sand.
Balustrade: None
Lantern Doors: None
Floor of Lantern: Wood
Watchroom Doors: Open stair well
Parapet Diameter:
Ventilators
Location / Number: 4 of sheet iron, box & slide in wall.
Ladders / Cleaning Arrangement: None
Curtain Hooks / Hanger: Small brass hooks over lantern windows.
Illuminating Apparatus
Kind of Apparatus:
Intensity in Candles:
Name of Maker: Not known
Year Made: Not given
Marks and Number: None
Order of Apparatus: Lens lantern
Inside Diameter: 11 3/4"
Light Characteristic: Fixed.
Time of Revolution:
Flash Interval:
Duration of Flash:
Arc of Each Fixed Part: 2 panels each - 90 degrees - 180 degrees. Spherical segmental brass door closes rear of lantern - 180 degrees.
Number of Panels: 2
Number of Flash Panels: None
Arc of Each:
Number of Elements in Central Drum: Central belt, 3 elements above, 3 below
Number of Prisms Above Center Drum: None
Number of Prisms Below Center Drum: None
Does Apparatus Revolve?: False
Is There a Revolving Belt?: False
Revolving Panels:
How Flash is Produced:
Number of Vertical Elements Panel:
Fixed Lens Covered:
Pedestal: Tripod of 3, 3/4" rods with base ring screwed to floor & top ring into which is set the lens lantern.
Service Table: Wood shelf across lantern in front of window.
Draft Tube Description: None
Revolving Machinery: None
Standby and Description:
Chariot Float or Balls:
Chariot Description:
Length of Drop Tube:
Clock Weight:
Length of Winding Time:
Drive During Rewind:
Machinery Protection:
Regulated:
Lens Protection:
How Color is Produced: Not colored
Red Sectors Description:
Where Color Attached:
Form of Colored Glass:
Lamp Description: Single, flat wick, 1" wide.
Type of Illuminant:
Number of Spare Lamps: 2 spare; 4 in use - total 6
Number of Spare Burners: 1 burner to each lamp & 5 extra.
Candle Power:
Miscellaneous
Access to Lighthouse: Main boat landing is L-shaped, 100' long over all, of log cribs filled with stone & decked over with plank. There is 2' of water at outer end of landing. This is N'd of boathouse.
Distance and Direction: Boathouse - 10' SE. Boat landing - 36' N.
Miscellaneous Remarks: Season 1909 - Corduroy road was constructed from dwelling premises directly S to main highway.