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Port Austin Light
	Port Austin Reef Light
Location	Port Austin, Michigan
Coordinates	44°05′N 82°59′W / 44.083°N 82.983°W
Tower
Constructed	1878
Foundation	Brick, cement, crushed stone
Construction	Brick
Automated	1953
Height	60-foot (18 m) tower, 76-foot (23 m) focal plane
Shape	Square
Markings	Buff square tower with attached house w/red roof.
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1878
Focal height	23 m (75 ft)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens
Range	16.5 miles (26.6 km)
Characteristic	White, every 6 seconds.

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Port Austin Lighthouse (or Port Austin Reef Light) is a lighthouse off the shore of Lake Huron, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Port Austin, Huron County Michigan sitting on a rocky reef (shoal), which is just north of the tip of the Thumb and a real hazard to navigation. The Station was established and the light first lit in 1878, and its pier was modified in 1899. It is still operational and is automated. The Foundation materials are a pier, and the tower is constructed of yellow brick, with buff markings. It is square, 60 feet (18 m) tall, with an attached keeper house. However, the focal plain is 76 feet (23 m). It originally had a Fourth Order Fresnel lens (pronounced [freɪ'nel]) by Henry Lepaute of Paris and installed in 1899. The optic was 300 mm Glass. In 1985 the lens was replaced by a 12-volt solar powered Tidelands Signal 300 mm acrylic optic,^[2] which eliminated the need to maintain the submarine cable.^[3]^[4]

Current status and activities

In 1990, volunteers from the Port Austin Reef Light Association engaged in an "heroic effort" to oust a colony of seagulls that had taken over the building, and then screened and reroofed it. Restoration efforts continue.^[5] Decking has been covered with galvanized metal shingles, and painted in the bright red that is historically accurate. Railings were affixed to the access ladder, and safety chains edging the deck were replaced. Installed also were a new brick chimney and 18 new windows. In 1990, PARLA's license to renovate the structure was extended through 2020.^[6]

Restoration is being conducted by Port Austin Reef Light Association, P.O. 546, Port Austin Michigan 48467 USA Attn: Lou Schillinger phone (989)-738-6555 or (989) 738-7791.^[7]

The light is not open for tours.^[8] However, it is possible to photograph the lighthouse from shore, although it takes a long lens and digital zoom.^[9]

References

^ Volume 7, US Coast Guard Lightlist (PDF).
^ Tidelands 300 mm optic, Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light.
^ Extensive history of the Port Austin Lighthouse at Seeing the Light by Terry Pepper.
^ Lighthouse depot on Port Austin Light.
^ Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.
^ Extensive history of the Port Austin Lighthouse at Seeing the Light by Terry Pepper.
^ Port Austin Reef Light Association.
^ US Coast Guard's complete list and summary of Michigan lights, including information and photographs of Port Austin light.
^ Interactive map, list, information for lighthouses in North and West Lake Huron.

External links

Boardnerd.com, Port Austin Reef Light.
Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.
Extensive history of the Port Austin Lighthouse at Seeing the Light by Terry Pepper.
Interactive map of lighthouses in the Thumb/Lake Huron area.
Interactive map, list, information for lighthouses in North and West Lake Huron.
Lighthouse Central, Port Austin Lighthouse Photographs, History and Directions, The Ultimate Guide to East Michigan Lighthouses by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - July 2006).] ISBN 0974797715; ISBN 9780974797717.
Lighthouse Digest, Port Austin Light, University of North Carolina.
National Park System Inventory Historic Lighthouses, Port Austin Reef Light.
Michigan.gov website has a Map of Michigan Lighthouses.
Description Port Austin Light at www.lighthousefriends.com
Michigan Lighthouse project, Port Austin
U.S. Coast Guard 's complete list of Michigan lights with photographs and descriptions, including Port Austin light.
Volume 7, US Coast Guard Lightlist (PDF).

[1] Volume 7, US Coast Guard Lightlist (PDF).

[2] Tidelands 300 mm optic, Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light.

[3] Extensive history of the Port Austin Lighthouse at Seeing the Light by Terry Pepper.

[4] Lighthouse depot on Port Austin Light.

[5] Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.

[6] Extensive history of the Port Austin Lighthouse at Seeing the Light by Terry Pepper.

[7] Port Austin Reef Light Association.

[8] US Coast Guard's complete list and summary of Michigan lights, including information and photographs of Port Austin light.

[9] Interactive map, list, information for lighthouses in North and West Lake Huron.

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 * [http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/bibliography.html Bibliography on Michigan lighthouses.]
 * Baranski, Connie. "The Port Austin Reef Lighthouse." Central Michigan University Term Paper, 1970.

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