Ludington North Breakwater
1867 - channel dug and two wooden piers built
1870 - 5th order red Fresnel lens on the south pier
1874 - Pere Marquette became Ludington
- carferry railroad service to Sheboygan
1908 - current breakwater built
- arrowhead configuration
- wood cribs with large rocks
1920 - concrete breakwaters
1924 - current lighthouse built
- electric bulb
- 4th order Fresnel lens
- 57 feet above the water
- Diaphone fog signal
1994 - tip stabilized with concrete filled crib
1995 - 300mm acrylic lens
- visible from 9 miles
- battery and solar panels
2006 - green lens to reduce pleasure boat night accidents
2007 - site transfer to City of Ludington
- SPLKA operates and maintains
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