Mackinac Island Lighthouse Mug Collection

Mackinac Island Historic Lighthouse  Mackinaw Point marks the junction of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and the location of the Mackinac Point Lighthouse. Founded in 1889, the Old Mackinac Point Light Station was in operation from 1890 until 1957 The Mackinac Point Lighthouse was built in 1892, on a foundation of ashlar limestone, the tower, and attached keeper’s dwelling were both constructed of Cream City Brick, trimmed with Indiana Limestone. The double-walled cylindrical tower was laid with an outside diameter of 13 feet 4 inches (4.06m), and as each course was added, rose to a height of 45 feet (14m), surmounted by a circular iron gallery and an 8-foot-8-inch (2.64m) diameter watch room, which was in turn capped by a prefabricated octagonal iron lantern.  The lens is a fourth-order Fresnel Lens. Its light was visible for 14 nautical miles; 26 kilometers (16 mi), which made it particularly valuable to the ships operating between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace. In 2000, serious re