NON-COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT
Please let me know if there are any sites that should be on this list that are not, or if you find any dead links. Thanks! -Cameron
1. The American Lighthouse Foundation
This is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and
restoration of lighthouses in the US.
(URL: http://www.lighthousefoundation.org)
2. Beacons Shining in the Night: The Lighthouses of Michigan
This site was put together by the staff of Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. It has pictures of lighthouse artifacts and lighthouses, in addition to a timeline and the history of lighthouses of the Great Lakes region in general. (URL: http://clarke.cmich.edu/lhhist.htm)
3. A Brief History of Canadian Lighthouses
(URL: http://members.aol.com/stiffcrust/pharos/index.html)
4. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Cam by WITN-TV
(URL: http://www.witntv.com/cams/880286.html)
5. Cape Hatteras National Seashore by U.S. National Park Service
(URL: http://www.nps.gov/caha/capehatteras.htm)
6. Currituck Beach Lighthouse (North Carolina)
(URL: http://www.currituckbeachlight.com)
7. Dan's Lighthouse Page
This web site features a zillion lighthouse links, lighthouse icons, pictures of lighthouse license plates, and so much more! (URL: http://danslight.faithweb.com)
8. George Alderton's Michigan Lighthouses Page
This site has pictures and information of many Michigan lighthouses that George Alderton has visited. The site features a clickable map of Michigan with lighthouses on it. (URL: http://www.ddc.com/milights/welcome.html) Also, make sure to visit Detroit Download Central, which is the host of the Michigan Lighthouses Page. (URL: http://www.ddc.com)
9. The Grand Traverse Lighthouse Home Page
These two sites have lighthouse hours, directions, and other information about The Grand Traverse Lighthouse at Northport, Michigan. You can write to the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Foundation at
P.O. Box 43, Northport, MI 49670. (URLs: http://www.nauticalworks.com/lights/grand_traverse.html or http://www.grandtraverselighthouse.com)
10. Granite Island Lighthouse Web Site
(URL: http://www.graniteisland.com)
11. Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association (GLLKA)
This site has membership information and current event information for the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. GLLKA was formed in 1983 and focuses on the accumulation and exchange of information as well as the preservation of Great Lakes Lighthouses. (URL: http://www.gllka.com)
12. Great Lakes Lighthouse Research
(URL: http://home.att.net/~tatag/)
13. Great Lakes Lights by Bill & Jean
(URL: http://www.geocities.com/ferret-lover.geo)
14. Internet Public Library (IPL) Exhibit: Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey (by David S. Carter)
This exhibit has photos and information about lighthouses from Michigan, the Great Lakes, America, and the rest of the World. It also has a short page about Crisp Point Light. (URL: http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/light/) Click here to go to the Crisp Point Light Page on IPL. (URL: http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/light/GL/CrispPt.html)
15. Jeffrey's Lighthouses
(URL: http://www.jeffreyslighthouses.com)
16. Keepers of the Light
This site has spectacular photographs of lighthouses from the West Coast of the U.S., including Oregon, Washington, California, and British Columbia. (URL: http://www.aracnet.com/~jkandik)
17. Lightheart
This site features Michigan lighthouses, Mackinac Island, the Mackinac Bridge, and the Great Lakes area. It won the Best of Geocities Award on May 12, 1998. (URL: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/4278)
18. The Lighthouse Directory
Russ Rowlett's site of information and links to information about U.S. lighthouses. (URL: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse)
19. Lighthouse Getaway!
This is an extensive page of lighthouses from many different regions, including the Great Lakes. It was put together by William Britten from the University of Tennessee. (URL: http://www.lighthousegetaway.com)
20. Lighthouses of Michigan (and more!)
(URL: http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/HobbyCt/julieshomepage/lighthouses_of_michigan_great_lakes.htm)
21. Linda's Lighthouse Page
The above picture is of the St. Joseph, Michigan lighthouses and can be found on Linda's Lighthouse Page. The site has practically all of the lighthouses that are on the Great Lakes. It also has extensive links to other lighthouse pages. Overall, this is probably the best Great Lakes lighthouses site on the web. (URL: http://umcc.ais.org/~lsa/)
22. Long Island Lighthouses by Robert Muller
(URL: http://www.longislandlighthouses.com)
23. Lorne's Lighthouses
Lorne says that her dream is to visit, photograph, and document every standing lighthouse in North America. When I checked her web site in January of 1999, she had catalogued more than 900 lighthouses. Lorne has numerous lighthouse links in addition to pictures and information about North American lighthouses. (URL: http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/9034/index.html)
24. Night Beacons (America's Lighthouses)
This is another site that is in the same neighborhood as ours at Geocities, a very well done site that is worth checking out. (URL: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/6178)
25. Nightcoaster's Lighthouse Page
Tim "Nightcoaster" Murphy brings you this web site that includes pictures of lighthouses from Hawaii, the East Coast, and Canada...in addition to many interesting links. (URL: http://www.nightcoaster.com/light)
26. Saginaw River Rear Range Lighthouse
(URL: http://www.geocities.com/saginawriverlight)
27. Seeing the Light -- The Lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes
(URL: http://www.terrypepper.com/lights)
28. The South Fox Island Lighthouse Project
Check out this site to find out how you can help save South Fox Island Lighthouse. (URL: http://www.lakelights.org)
1. Grand Marais, MI Community Web Site
A comprehensive website with information about attractions and
accomodations in and around the picturesque village of Grand Marais,
Michigan, situated on Lake Superior at the eastern gateway to Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore.
(URL: http://www.natureinabundance.com/index.html)
2. Laura Birnie-Lindemann's Grand Marais, MI Web Page
This site has some great pictures of Grand Marais and the area on it. Check out this site if you are planning a trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (URL: http://www.science.wayne.edu/~lbirnie/marais.html)
3. Michigan Maritime Museum
This site contains contact information for this museum which is located in South Haven, Michigan (on the eastern coast of Lake Michigan). (URL: http://www.artcom.com/museums/nv/mr/49090-05.htm)
4. Michigan State Government
The State of Michigan's web site has a vast amount of useful information for Michiganders and others. This site contains many links to other Michigan agencies and departments. (URL: http://www.michigan.gov)
5. Postmarks from the Past -- Michigan Postal History by Paul E. Petosky
(URL: http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/History/postmarks.htm)
6. Travel Michigan
This is the Official Vacation Center for Michigan. A great resource for vacationing anywhere in Michigan. Order free Michigan publications from this site, such as Michigan highway maps and Michigan Travel Ideas. (URL: http://www.michigan.org)
7. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan Link Page
This site contains numerous links to Upper Peninsula information. (URL: http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Paradise/2589)
8. Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
(URL: http://www.wpbo.org)
9. WNMU-FM Public Radio 90
(URL: http://www.nmu.edu/wnmufm)
1. American Institute of Marine Studies
(URL: http://www.aimsamerica.org)
2. Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
This site features contacts for many maritime related organizations and other maritime history information. (URL: http://www.aglmh.org)
3. The Great Lakes Information Network
The Great Lakes Information Network, or GLIN, is a partnership that provides one place online for people to find information relating to the binational Great Lakes region. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial, federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become a necessary component of informed decisionmaking, and a trusted and reliable source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in the Great Lakes region. The Crisp Point Light Historical Society Web Page is a GLIN Partner. (URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/)
4. Great Lakes Lighthouses and Ships, by Fred and Sharon Zurcher
Fred and Sharon Zurcher are both members of the Crisp Point Light Historical Society. This is a page they made featuring Great Lakes lighthouses and ships...a great combination! Many of the pictures on our site were taken by Fred, so you can be sure to find some excellent pictures on their site. (URL: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/3411)
5. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (at Whitefish Point)
Founded in 1978 to preserve the lore and artifacts of our Great Lakes. The Shipwreck Society operates the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, Michigan. (Crisp Point Light's neighbor to the east.) The museum features the bell of the famous ship Edmund Fitzgerald and a huge Fresnel lens. Also at this site is the still operating Whitefish Point Light. Whitefish Point is a must see for every lighthouse enthusiast. For 2003 the museum will be open from May 1st until October 31st from 10AM to 6PM daily. For more info call (906) 492-3747 or 877-SHIPWRECK. (URL: http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com>)
6. Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping
A complete source online for Great Lakes commercial shipping information.
Updated daily.
(URL: http://www.boatnerd.com)
7. International Marine Signal Flags
The title is self-explanatory don't you think? (URL: http://155.187.10.12/flags/signal-flags.html)
8. Monthly Bulletin of Great Lakes Water Levels
This site features forecasts of water levels of the Great Lakes and other related information. A very interesting site. (URL: http://huron.lre.usace.army.mil/levels/bltnhmpg.html)
9. National Park Service - Maritime Information
This web site features NPS Maritime Resources, Publicly Accessible Historic Vessels, Publicly Accessible Lighthouses, Publicly Accessible Lifesaving Stations, Grant Information, and many other interesting maritime related topics. (URL: http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime.htm)
10. National Wildlife Federation's Lake Superior Project Home Page
This web site is administered by the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes Office in Ann Arbor. The site features concerns about toxic chemicals and habitat destruction in the Lake Superior ecosystem. The National Wildlife Federation would like to see Lake Superior designated as a federal ONRW (Outstanding National Resource Water). With this designation, no new or increased loadings of persistent bioaccumulative toxics would be permitted. This would be limited to the most harmful class of chemicals -- long-lasting toxic chemicals that accumulate in the tissue of fish, wildlife, and humans (examples are mercury, dioxins and PCBs).
(URL: http://www.nwf.org/lakesuperior/index.html)
11. Points Northeast Historical Society
Points Northeast is the area of Tacoma, Washington that is located across Commencement Bay from
downtown Tacoma. Their mission is to preserve, promote and celebrate their local history. (URL: http://www.pointsnortheast.org)
12. Saginaw River Marine Historical Society
(URL: http://www.oakland.edu/boatnerd/museums/srmhs/)
13. United States Coast Guard - Ninth District
The Crisp Point area falls under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Coast Guard District. Their headquarters are in Cleveland, OH. (URL: http://www.uscg.mil/d9/uscgd9.html)
14. Whitefish Point Underwater Diving Preserve
(URL: http://www.exploringthenorth.com/wfishdive/wfish.html)
1. The Graphic Station
This is a good place to get small gif icons, graphics, music, etc. for your web page. They have just about everything you'd ever need. (URL: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6603/)
2. NCSA - A Beginner's Guide to HTML
Without this guide you probably would not be reading this right now. It patiently explains the basics of writing a web page, without sounding like a tenured computer science professor. (URL: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html)
3. Preservation Directory.com
(URL: http://www.PreservationDirectory.com)
Crisp Point Light Historical Society Webmaster: Cameron Lovett
Email me with comments about the web site at crisppointlighthouse@yahoo.com
Copyright © 2006 Crisp Point Light Historical Society
Last Modified May 2, 2006