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. |