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Since
1804, when the first of hundreds where built in
the Great Lakes, Lighthouses have been guiding ships around traitorous shores, reefs and
shoals to distant fresh water ports. Even today, with
all the modern navigational tools, such as radar and G.P.S., the
Lighthouses still play a vital roll in safe passage of any vessel
that sails the Great Lakes. Here you will find a seemingly endless
resource of historical information and photography of the many
Lighthouses in the Great Lakes Region along with various others
throughout the world. Also included are various Lightships that were predecessors
to many of these lighthouses.
Our information is thoroughly
researched with feature stories posted regularly so be sure to visit
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With
keeping Midwest Connection free to the public, we would like to
offer you the opportunity to share your maritime adventures with
other enthusiasts. Submit your own photographs and
stories of Lighthouses throughout the world to become a part of
Midwest Connection's educational website. We are always looking for
photographs to publish with recognition given to every author
and photographer. No photographs or images
are released to any third party.
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Email
jpeg images with related information to:
webmaster@midwestconnection.com
Snail Mail photographs to:
Midwest Connection,
l.l.c. P.O.
Box 230258, Fair Haven, MI 48023
Please include a statement allowing
Midwest Connection l.l.c. to use your photographs for the web
site.
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HOW TO START YOUR JOURNEY
We offer
(5) ways to easily navigate
our web site:
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Region - Lets you pick through a series of regions, starting with the
entire U.S.A., to narrow down your search.
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Index - An alphabetical listing of
Lighthouses throughout the Midwest. Just click on the name in the
listing to view a particular Lighthouse.
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Coastline
Tours - With this regional map you pick one of the colored tours.
This will then walk you through a series of Lighthouses in that
tour. Great for planning trips to see a series of Lighthouses.
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Previous /
Next Buttons -
 Selecting one of these buttons, on any of the Lighthouse pages, will
take you to the next or previous Lighthouse along that particular
shoreline. Note: left
arrow takes you - upstream / right arrow takes you- downstream.
This starts in Duluth, MN flowing toward Chicago on
Lake Michigan and the Atlantic Ocean with all others.
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Search - Type in what your looking for and let the system work for you.
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We
would like to give a "Special Thank You" to the
following:
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Debbie
Westin -
for photograph donations |
Roy
Westin - for photograph donations & research material |
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Marcia
Adamski - for photograph donations |
Merle Bishop - for photograph donations & research material |
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Patricia
Zyczynski - for photograph donations |
Sue Cesarz - for photograph donations |
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Authors
/ Photographers:
Keith W. Churill (Webmaster/Designer) & Jeffrey W. Churill
(Designer)
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Michigan
Lighthouses - John Penrod, 1993, Penrod/Hiawatha Co., Berrien
Center, MI 49102 |
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Great
Lakes Lighthouses, American & Canadian - Wes Oleszewski,
1998, Avery Color Studios, Inc., Gwinn, MI 49841 |
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The
Northern Lights - Charles K. Hyde, 1986, Two Peninsula Press,
Lansing, MI |
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Tybee
Island Museum and Light Station Guide - 1999, Tybee Island
Historic Society, P.O. Box 366, Tybee Island, GA 31328 |
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Florida
Lighthouses - Hartnett House Map Publishers, P.O. Box 41,
Freeport, Maine 04032 |
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Ponce
De Leon Inlet Lightstation Museum Guide - 1999, Ponce De Leon
Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, Inc., 4931 South
Peninsula Drive, Ponce Inlet, FL 32127 |
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Gasparilla
Island State Recreation Area Guide - 1996, Barrier islands GEO
Park, P.O. Box 1150, Boca Grande, FL 33921 |
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Martin
Reef - Lightship to Lighthouse - John J. Sellman, 1995, Les
Cheneaux Historical Association, P.O. Box 301, Cedarville, MI
49719 |
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Lightships
and Lightship Stations of the United States Government:
Reference Notes - Willard Flint - 1989, U.S. Coast Guard |
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