Grand Haven Light

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caption = Grand Haven Front Lighthouse
location = Grand Haven, Michigan
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caption = Grand Haven Rear Lighthouse
location = Grand Haven, Michigan
coordinates = coord|43.057|-86.2539|
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characteristic =The Grand Haven Breakwater lighthouse is located in the harbor of Grand Haven, Michigan.

"Grand Haven Lighthouses" are two different lighthouses on the south pier of the channel where Grand River comes in to Lake Michigan. A lighthouse was first established there in 1839. [cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBLIGHTHOUSES/LHMI.html|title=Michigan Light Stations|publisher=United States Coast Guard|accessdate =2007-05-25]

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://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001 Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.]
* [http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Maps/GL/MichiganSouth.htm Interactive map of lighthouses in southern Lake Michigan.]
* [http://www.lighthousecentral.com/lighthouse_gallery.php4?lighthouse=Grand%20Haven%20Pier%20Lights Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Grand Haven 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, Holland Harbor Light (University of North Carolina).]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=189 Lighthouse Friends (Grand Haven Light).]
* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_lightmap_50933_7.pdf Map of Michigan Lighthouse] in PDF Format.]
* [http://www.michiganlights.com/grandhavenlh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Grand Haven Lighthouse.]
*National Park Service [http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/light/grhavens.htm Inventory of Historic Lighthouses, Maritime Heritage, Grand Haven South Pierhead light.]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/grandhavenpier/grandhaven.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Grand Haven Pier Light,]
*U.S. Coast Guard [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMI.asp 's complete list of Michigan lights with photographs and descriptions, including Grand Haven Light.]
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, US Coast Guard Lightlist] in PDF Format.
* [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Michigan/grandhaven.htm Wobser, David, boatnerd.com, Grand Haven South Pier and Pierhead Lights.]

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