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Harbour Lights St. Joseph North Pier MI

In the warm and comforting home of Captain Pickering, lanterns were lighted and hung from the windows, casting a flickering glow towards the lapping waters of Lake Michigan. Passing ships would spot the beacons, and then turn inland to head up the St. Joseph River. This rudimentary, yet beneficial illumination was the foundation for the first official light station at St. Joseph, also the first on Lake Michigan.

Established 1832, Pickering's lanterns lighted the way for vessels until 1859, when the first federally funded lighthouse was constructed on the hill above the harbor. Although the sentinel served mariners well over its forty-seven years of service, a new pier light replaced it. The old decommissioned structure served as headquarters for the local American Red Cross until 1954, when it was sold to the City of St. Joseph and demolished to create additional parking space.

The new cast iron pier light, illuminated in 1906 sported a Fifth Order Fresnel lens and stood a mere 35-feet, yet effectively served the dual purpose of warning ships off the pier, while pointing the way to the river's entrance.

A year later, officials added a second, inner light that worked in tandem with its little sister. At 57-feet tall, the Fourth Order Fresnel lens was easily spotted by navigators, who used the two beacons as a guide to accurately line-up with the channel.

The elevated catwalk, joining the lighthouses to each other and the shore, assists keepers in staying dry and on their feet during gale winds and choppy water conditions. In the colder months, ice shrouds the pier in a wintry coat.

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