Chillin' at Pointe aux Barques: Tales of the Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse

Chillin' at Pointe aux Barques: Tales of the Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse

Ever caught wind of the Fourteen Foot Shoal Lighthouse? Since 1930, it's been moonlighting in Pointe aux Barques, Michigan. You know what goes great with pizza? A side of maritime yarns.

Initially, the game plan had the Fourteen Foot Shoal Light, our water-logged pal, swankin' around with a robot butler, coordinated from the Poe Reef Light. But laughter! This iconic old timer of Pointe aux Barques has been a smooth operator since '30. Originally designed to be all business, the keeper's abode transformed into a cozy hideaway. The lighthouse even received a nip-tuck by the Cutter USCGC Mackinaw in 2002. You may have heard whispers of it being on the National Register of Historic Places, yet it's yet to make it to Michigan's state registry, although it's been declared eligible by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Friendly Jane

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