Peche Island Rear Range Light

Peche Island Rear Range Light

undated photograph of Peche Island Rear Range Light (USCG)
Location	Detroit River northeast of Peche Island
Coordinates	42°21′13″N82°55′02″W / 42.3536°N 82.9172°W / 42.3536; -82.9172 [1]
Tower
Constructed	1908
Foundation	Timber crib [2]
Construction	Steel plates [3]
Height	66 feet (20 m) [2]
Shape	Conical tower [3]
Light
First lit	1908 [3]
Deactivated	1983 [3]
Lens	sixth-order Fresnel lens [2]

Lighthouse tower at its current location in Marine City, Michigan

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." ^[2] 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] [4] [5]} 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. ^[2] The old tower was saved, and minus its base, was installed in lighthouse Park in Marine City ( 42°42′59″N82°29′30″W / 42.7164°N 82.4916°W / 42.7164; -82.4916 ), where it still stands. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. "Head of Detroit River including Grosse Pointe Channel, Lake St. Clair". Coast Survey's Historical Map & Chart Collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1921. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Eastern Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
3. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
4. "Peche Island, MI". LighthouseFriends.
5. "Old Peche Island Rear Range". Midwest Connection. Retrieved 6 May 2012.