Peche Island Rear Range Light Explained

Coordinates:42.3536°N -82.9172°W
Yearbuilt:1908
Yearlit:1908
Yeardeactivated:1983
Foundation:Timber crib
Construction:Steel plates
Shape:Conical tower
Lens:sixth-order Fresnel lens

The Peche Island Rear Range Light (or Peach Island Rear Range Light) was a historic lighthouse "off Peche Island in the entrance to the Detroit River from Lake St. Clair." Located in American waters just north of the border to Canada[1] it was moved to Marine City, Michigan upon its deactivation.

History

This light was built as part of a pair of range lights to guide ships to the south end of the lake.[2] Erected on a crib in open water, by 1908 it had developed a severe list to one side, and in 1983 it was replaced with a skeletal tower. The old tower was saved, and minus its base, was installed in lighthouse Park in Marine City (42.7164°N -82.4916°W), where it still stands.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1921 . Head of Detroit River including Grosse Pointe Channel, Lake St. Clair . 6 May 2012 . Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection . . 22 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001709/http://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/historicals/preview/image/416-7-1921 . dead .
  2. Web site: Old Peche Island Rear Range . 6 May 2012 . Midwest Connection.
  3. Web site: Peche Island, MI . LighthouseFriends.