Frankfort Light

Infobox Lighthouse


caption = Frankfort North Breakwater Lighthouse.
location = Frankfort, Michigan
coordinates = coord|44.6306|N|86.2522|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1873
automated =
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Two-story metal over breakwater
construction = Steel clad frame
shape = Pyramidal tower
marking = White with Black markings, Parapet and Lantern
height = Tower - convert|67|ft|m
elevation = Focal plane - convert|72|ft|m
lens = 5th order Fresnel lens
currentlens = 4th order Fresnel lens
intensity =
range = convert|12|mi|km

The Frankfort Light is a lighthouse in Frankfort, Michigan. The original Frankfort North Breakwater lighthouse was built in 1873 at the end of a long wooden pier with an elevated catwalk which led to the shore.

In 1932, the current lighthouse was situated at the end of what is now the northern concrete pier at the end of Main Street at the entrance to the harbor of Frankfort. The original pyramid style lighthouse was increased in size by placing it on top of a new two-story addition which is approximately twenty-five feet in height. The cast iron lantern room, surrounded by a gallery, originally contained a fifth order Fresnel lens that was upgraded to a fourth order Fresnel lens.

Other Structures include a radio beacon and a United States Coast Guard station. [ [http://www.michiganlights.com/frankfortnorthbreakwaterlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Frankford North Breakwater Light.] ]

Additional reading

* [http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/bibliography.html Bibliography on Michigan lighthouses.]
* Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein, "The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses" (2002) ISBN 1592231020; ISBN 978-1592231027.
* Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. "The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes." Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. ISBN 0814325548 ISBN 9780814325544.
* Jones, Ray & Bruce Roberts, "American Lighthouses" (Globe Pequot, September 1, 1998, 1st Ed.) ISBN 0762703245; ISBN 978-0762703241.
* Jones, Ray,"The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference" (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) ISBN 0762727357; ISBN 978-0762727353.
* Noble, Dennis, "Lighthouses & Keepers: U. S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy" (Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997). ISBN 1557506388; ISBN 9781557506382.
* Oleszewski, Wes, "Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses", (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
* Penrod, John, "Lighthouses of Michigan", (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 9780942618785 ISBN 9781893624238.
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* Putnam, George R., "Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States", (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933).
* United States Coast Guard, "Aids to Navigation", (Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945).
* [http://www.uscg.mil/History/weblighthouses/h_lhbib.asp United States Coast Guard, "Aids to Navigation Historical Bibliography".]
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* Wagner, John L., "Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective", (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) ISBN 1880311011 ISBN 9781880311011.
* Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, "Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia" Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1550463993.

External links

* [http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/300 Aerial photos, Frankfort Lighthouse, marinas.com.]
* [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001 Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.]
* [http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Maps/mapIt.htm?file=GL/MichiganNorth.xml Interactive map of Lights in Northern Lake Michigan, mapped by Google.]
* [http://www.lighthousecentral.com/lighthouse_gallery.php4?lighthouse=Frankfort%20North%20Breakwater%20Light Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Franfort Light, "The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses" by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2005).] ISBN 0-9747977-0-7.
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/miwl.htm Lighthouse Digest, Western Michigan lights, Frankfort North Breakwater Light (University of North Carolina).]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=198 Lighthousefriends.com Frankfort Breakwater Light.]
* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_Ludington_Light_fact_sheet_118713_7.pdf National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act FACT SHEET (March 7, 2005).]
* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_lightmap_50933_7.pdf Map of Michigan Lighthouses] in PDF Format.
* [http://www.michiganlights.com/frankfortnorthbreakwaterlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Frankfort North Breakwater Light.]
* National Park Service, [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/frankbkw.htm Maritime Heritage Project, Inventory of Historic Lighthouses, Frankfort North Breakwater Lighthouse.]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/frankfort/frankfort.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Frankfort North Breakwater Lighthouse.]
* United States Coast Guard [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMI.asp 's complete list of Michigan lights. with photographs and descriptions, including Frankfort Light.]
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, USCG Lightlist for the Great Lakes (PDF).]
* [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/frankfort.htm Wobser, David, Frankfort Breakwater Light, boatnerd.com.]

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