150th Anniversary of the Big Sable Lighthouse in Ludington, MichiganPosted on 08/10/2017 Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any state in America – a deserved claim to fame, due to its 3,000-plus miles of Great Lakes shoreline. Of its 129 lighthouses, two are right here in Ludington, Michigan, including Big Sable Point Lighthouse, the second-tallest on Lake Michigan’s eastern shore and one of the oldest continuously working in the state. Cue the birthday cake and candles, because it turns 150 years old this year!
The iconic black-and-white lighthouse, built in 1867, still serves as a U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation, though Big Sable was fully autom... READ MORE...
