Episode 43 - Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,840 Ready. 2 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:01,680 Is it on? 3 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:03,000 Mm-hmm, it's been on. 4 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,800 Uh, hi everyone. 5 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:06,640 I'm Emily. 6 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:07,560 And I'm Vince. 7 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,440 And this is the Lighthouse Lowdown. 8 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,440 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 9 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:14,680 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 10 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:15,520 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 11 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:16,360 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 12 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:17,180 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 13 00:00:17,180 --> 00:00:18,020 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 14 00:00:18,020 --> 00:00:19,240 Happy New Year's to everyone. 15 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:20,360 Happy New Year's. 16 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,600 Welcome to the new year, it's 2024. 17 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:23,640 The year of Emily. 18 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:24,480 No, I'm kidding. 19 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,160 We'll see what 2024 brings. 20 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,360 Yeah, I was really optimistic last year, 21 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,280 and I think with the way that this year went, 22 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,600 maybe I should just kinda see what happens. 23 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,800 Ever since 2019, we've been on the uphill. 24 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:36,640 Yeah, oh. 25 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:37,460 I don't know. 26 00:00:37,460 --> 00:00:38,920 Not entirely true. 27 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,700 Generally, generally up. 28 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,520 I think we're still going down, but the steepness. 29 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:45,360 I hope not. 30 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,160 The steepness of the descent has a, 31 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:51,560 it's lessened, more shallow descent. 32 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,160 So what have we got today for our New Year's episode? 33 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,800 Well, I forgot to do a history buoy. 34 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:58,640 Gasp. 35 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,160 I know, it's so sad. 36 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,680 Like, most people focus on starting the New Year outright. 37 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,040 You know, people are putting in a lot of effort 38 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,660 and doing what they need to do. 39 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,600 You might as well let it finish. 40 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,440 ["The Lighthouse Lowdown Theme"] 41 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,160 Agreed. 42 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,160 So I failed at that, but I at least, 43 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,520 I have an episode, so it could be worse. 44 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:24,360 That's great. 45 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:25,180 Okay. 46 00:01:25,180 --> 00:01:30,180 So the lighthouse that we're doing today is technically 47 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,200 in Michigan, I believe. 48 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,320 Technically, all right. 49 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:34,400 I can't wait. 50 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:35,360 It's in the lake? 51 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,720 It's, hang on a second. 52 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,160 Yeah, it's definitely Michigan. 53 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:40,000 Okay. 54 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,040 We're going to Mackinac. 55 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:41,880 Very good. 56 00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:44,360 No, just kidding. 57 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,240 Mackinac is an island. 58 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:48,080 Okay. 59 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,480 And this lighthouse is called Mackinac, 60 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:51,600 but it's not on the island. 61 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,000 It's not Mackinac Island. 62 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,640 It's like a region then, it must be. 63 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,000 It's, well, normally I keep it a secret, 64 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:57,840 but I'll just tell you. 65 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,640 It's old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. 66 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,120 So there's a point Mackinac and an island. 67 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,440 So I'm glad we ironed that out. 68 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:06,920 Thank goodness. 69 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:08,520 We are the lighthouse lowdown. 70 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,960 Story of this lighthouse goes back to 1838. 71 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,960 Lieutenant James T. Homans sailed 1,825 miles 72 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,280 through Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, 73 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,280 inspecting lighthouses and locating potential spots 74 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:24,120 for new lighthouses. 75 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,600 So this guy's, this guy had a long trip ahead of him. 76 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,760 He passed through the Straits of Mackinac 77 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,040 and he recommended a lighthouse 78 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:34,440 to mark the narrowest point. 79 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,960 I'll pull up a photo of the area we're looking at. 80 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:40,880 That's this little circle. 81 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,360 We got our logo in a circle and it looks quite nice. 82 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,200 Satisfying. 83 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:45,520 Much better than a square. 84 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:46,760 And a rectangle. 85 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,320 So I have it marked on here, the Straits of Mackinac. 86 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:50,520 Next to Sheboygan. 87 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,600 Our two lakes come together to a point at the top 88 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,680 and that's where we have the Straits of Mackinac. 89 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,920 So you can imagine it's pretty narrow 90 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:00,320 compared to the rest of the lakes 91 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,600 and there would be a lot of traffic 92 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,760 going in between the spots. 93 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,840 Yeah, those are very industrious cities. 94 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:07,680 Yeah. 95 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:08,880 Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit. 96 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,040 Sheboygan. 97 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:10,880 Sheboygan. 98 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,720 Yeah, that's something I won't improve on 99 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,920 in the New Year pronunciations. 100 00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:16,560 We're gonna see a lot of that in this episode. 101 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,040 I think the only reason I noticed to say Sheboygan, 102 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,000 or I think I do, is because of 103 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,880 the Griswold family Christmas. 104 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:25,720 They say that in there? 105 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,960 Yeah, the guy, remember she has to fly home. 106 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,880 She rides in a truck with the Polka Polka Polka. 107 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,320 It's not John Candy, is it? 108 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,360 What movie are you talking about? 109 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:38,760 Oh, no, no, no, Home Alone. 110 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,480 Oh man, it's the Christmas season. 111 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,320 It's too far from Christmas now. 112 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,160 Yeah, and I was just thinking, that's not right. 113 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:46,200 Home Alone. Home Alone. 114 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,160 Mom rides home with the guy, the comedian, the big guy. 115 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:51,360 I forget his name. 116 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,560 I don't think it's John Candy. 117 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:54,400 Anyways. 118 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:55,240 I can't help you out there. 119 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,200 Sheboygan is one of his cities he brings up. 120 00:03:58,200 --> 00:03:59,600 Yeah, so Polka Polka Polka. 121 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,840 Anyway, just before we started, I'm sitting here, 122 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:03,680 two minutes before we started, 123 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,000 I found out that it's spelled Mack-a-Nack, 124 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:06,960 and it's Mack-a-Naw. 125 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:11,000 I absolutely would have recorded this entire episode. 126 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,240 Mack-a-Nack. Mack-a-Nack. 127 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,360 I would have said it. 128 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,320 It said I was smart, looked it up. 129 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,160 So I'm improving in the New Year. 130 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,440 That's, kudos to me. 131 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:20,360 Straight from Mack-a-Naw. 132 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:21,760 Yeah, there's the connection between the two lakes. 133 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,920 And actually, if you zoom in on Google Maps, 134 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,160 that little part of both of the lakes 135 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,280 says Lake Michigan-Huron. 136 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:30,320 So it's like, they're a little connection. 137 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,520 So Lieutenant James suggested the western half 138 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,920 of the point, since it's much higher in elevation, 139 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:37,840 and in theory, it could be seen from both sides. 140 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:39,240 I don't think that ended up being true 141 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,760 because you'll see what happens. 142 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,960 Okay, so I pulled up a picture of the point. 143 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,040 It's just like, it's like the end of a bone 144 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:46,880 is what it looks like. 145 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,480 So on one side you have Old Mackinac Point, 146 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,840 and on the other side you have McGulpin Point. 147 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:54,520 And I'll cover McGulpin Point sometime. 148 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,480 I thought you said the west side. 149 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,480 Yeah, yeah, so here's where. 150 00:04:58,480 --> 00:04:59,320 Initially chosen. 151 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,760 Yeah, initially chose the western side. 152 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:03,720 And since this area is so well-traveled, 153 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,720 there's lots of lighthouses that have popped up. 154 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,880 Even in this picture, you can see a couple of them. 155 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,280 St. Helena Island, McGulpin Point. 156 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:12,120 Wauwatam. 157 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:13,520 Wow, Wauwatam. 158 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:14,360 There's probably a pronunciation for that. 159 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,080 There's several, there's so many. 160 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,000 And just so you know, you and I have scheduled 161 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,200 to talk about our next lighthouse trip. 162 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,040 That's right. 163 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,640 And I'm gonna pitch this idea to you. 164 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,000 Oh, so you're not giving it away. 165 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,720 So I'm invested in this episode. 166 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,160 You have to learn how to pronounce everything. 167 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:31,000 Oh, damn. 168 00:05:32,500 --> 00:05:34,080 So lots of lighthouses. 169 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:38,680 The western approach ended up being marked by Wagashants. 170 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:43,160 Wa, Wagashants. 171 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,640 Is this a Native American tribe? 172 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,200 Of course. 173 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,480 I seem to struggle most with those. 174 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,440 Wagash, Wagashants. 175 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,000 If anyone is familiar with pronunciation, 176 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:53,840 please let us know. 177 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:55,320 Yeah, I'm not gonna be offended if you correct me. 178 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,880 Actually, in fact, it'll be a blessing anyway. 179 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,680 And that was completed in 1851 at the same time 180 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:06,680 that the Sheboygan Lighthouse was completed, 181 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,280 which marked the southeastern entrance to the street. 182 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:12,120 So they still hadn't reached, 183 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:13,960 putting one on the narrowest point. 184 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,200 And it wasn't until 1865 that the Lighthouse Board 185 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,040 started pushing for a lighthouse, 186 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,960 and they suggested one at Fort. 187 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:24,760 Mishili Makanah. 188 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:30,560 Mishili Makanah. 189 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:31,760 Okay. 190 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,720 This is when they built McGoopen Point Lighthouse. 191 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,760 So old Makanah hasn't even come into play yet here. 192 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,680 And they built McGoopen Point on McGoopen Point, 193 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,580 two miles west of the fort, 194 00:06:43,580 --> 00:06:45,720 which was completed in 1869. 195 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,780 So the fort, with the picture pulled up, 196 00:06:47,780 --> 00:06:49,800 it's right where it says Makanah City. 197 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:50,960 That's where the fort was. 198 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:52,000 Okay, that's two miles. 199 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,080 Yeah, so exactly. 200 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:53,920 They're so close. 201 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:54,760 So two miles. 202 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,320 I was thinking it was a lot closer than two miles. 203 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:58,480 Yeah, oh. 204 00:06:58,480 --> 00:06:59,840 So that bridge is. 205 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:00,680 Oh no, I'm gonna talk about. 206 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:01,680 Six-watt-some-miles. 207 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:05,120 I'm gonna talk about it. 208 00:07:06,380 --> 00:07:07,920 You're not even on coffee right now. 209 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:08,760 I know. 210 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,060 McGoopen Point was built, 211 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:12,760 but the light was not visible from the east, 212 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:16,480 or at least not very clearly visible from the east. 213 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:19,560 And in 1888, the board wanted to move 214 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:24,000 McGoopen Point Lighthouse to old Makanah Point. 215 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:24,820 Okay. 216 00:07:24,820 --> 00:07:26,920 Congress approved money to build a new lighthouse 217 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:28,120 on the point instead, 218 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,960 with the stipulation that McGoopen would be discontinued, 219 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:31,800 or you know. 220 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:33,640 Retired. 221 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:34,840 Yeah, retired. 222 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:36,040 And the board fought against that 223 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:37,440 and won the right to keep both, 224 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,400 because Makanah Point is only like eight feet 225 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:41,600 above sea level. 226 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,720 And McGoopen Point, which is only a couple of miles away, 227 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,360 is 70 feet above sea level. 228 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:46,200 Okay. 229 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,000 So it would be a disservice to build a new lighthouse 230 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,160 so that it could be seen from the east 231 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,040 and suddenly not be visible from the west. 232 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:54,480 They're like, no, we need both lighthouses. 233 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:55,440 So hold on. 234 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,720 Someone's idea was to move the lighthouse. 235 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:58,540 Yeah. 236 00:07:58,540 --> 00:08:00,640 Congress said no, build a new one, 237 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,000 but you can discontinue the McGoopen Point. 238 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:03,840 Yeah. 239 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,840 And then someone else said we need both. 240 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,000 No, lighthouse board said no, no, no, we're not saying. 241 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,400 Oh, the lighthouse board said both. 242 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:10,880 Yeah, they're not saying. 243 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,400 I see Congress is being all stupid. 244 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,520 Yeah, Congress just doesn't know what they're talking about. 245 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:16,880 Okay, just dish out the money 246 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,720 and leave the thinking to the lighthouse board. 247 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:19,760 Lighthouse board, yep. 248 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:21,960 So after all of that, 249 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,000 old McGoopen Point lighthouse was built 250 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,600 only a couple of miles away from McGoopen in 1892 251 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,680 by John P. Schmidt for just over $13,000. 252 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,400 And that's how he ended up with two lighthouses 253 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,480 basically right next to each other on this point. 254 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:35,320 Nice. 255 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:36,140 Yeah. 256 00:08:36,140 --> 00:08:37,720 I'll cover McGoopen. 257 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,720 They're built in the same, they're the same vibe. 258 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,320 I'll show you a picture. 259 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,120 But old Mackinac Point light station 260 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,760 consists of the lighthouse, a keeper's dwelling, 261 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,520 or maybe two, oh no, yeah, one keeper's dwelling. 262 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:51,880 That's like a duplex, but it's very fancy. 263 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:53,120 I'll show you. 264 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,280 A barn, an oil house, and a fog building. 265 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,080 Look at that. 266 00:08:57,080 --> 00:08:57,920 That is cool. 267 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:59,560 Isn't that beautiful? 268 00:08:59,560 --> 00:09:00,400 That's awesome. 269 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,320 I can't remember what they said. 270 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:03,160 It's sad. 271 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:04,160 I really wish I could remember 272 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,000 what they described this style of architecture as, 273 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,440 but basically it's castle. 274 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,920 Yeah, so people who aren't looking at the images, 275 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,600 it's like, it's in black and white, 276 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:19,480 but limestone, white brick, large cuts of rock. 277 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:20,480 Yeah, very. 278 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,880 And like a metal roof? 279 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,040 Yeah, metal tin and it's bright red. 280 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:25,880 Oh, cool. 281 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,960 Yeah, so the whole thing was built 282 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,400 to look like a castle really. 283 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,080 That's the top flat parts of some of the, 284 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,640 like around the house are very square 285 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,280 with the slits cut in them for like water flowing through. 286 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:38,520 For archers, yep. 287 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:43,520 Oh, yeah, very tall, very skinny windows, 288 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,840 which I feel like would be very crampy. 289 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:46,680 But it works. 290 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:49,920 Yeah, so the tower is 13 feet and four inches wide 291 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,480 and it's cylindrical, but doesn't taper 292 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:52,680 like normal lighthouses. 293 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:56,840 So it makes up the northwest corner of the dwellings. 294 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,440 And so it's connected to the dwellings by a, 295 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:01,640 what is it called? 296 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,040 A service, like a service room. 297 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:03,880 Yeah. 298 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,720 Yeah, so then you can access the tower 299 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,200 without having to go outside. 300 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,680 It's 50 feet tall to the focal plane. 301 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:13,360 I wanna say it's like 60, I can't remember. 302 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:18,360 So it's, I think 57 feet to the tip of the lightning rod. 303 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:19,360 Okay, nice. 304 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,040 And it's made of buff colored brick 305 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,600 on a base of limestone ashlar. 306 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:24,960 What is buff colored? 307 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,480 Buff is, it's just like a tan. 308 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:30,320 Okay. 309 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,360 The light has a circular gallery 310 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:34,040 and an octagonal lantern room 311 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,520 with a fourth order revolving lens 312 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,360 that produced a red flash every 10 seconds. 313 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:40,320 And they changed that to white in 1913. 314 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:41,720 The lens had 10 flash panels 315 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:42,840 and was rotated with a weight 316 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:44,520 that had to be re-round every three hours. 317 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,920 So the clockwork was run by a counterweight. 318 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,680 So this, okay, this tower, 319 00:10:50,680 --> 00:10:51,520 I'm thinking about the height of it, 320 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,640 is a lot taller than I thought it was gonna be. 321 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,680 Cause you said the elevation's only eight feet. 322 00:10:55,680 --> 00:10:56,520 Yeah. 323 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,520 Off like the earth elevation, above sea level 324 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,240 or above water level. 325 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,280 Above, yeah, water. 326 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:03,120 Okay, above the lake. 327 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,040 But yeah. 328 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,720 And then this is a focal plane of 50 feet. 329 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:08,520 Do you know MacGuffin Point? 330 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:09,840 Is it a lot taller? 331 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:10,680 What's? 332 00:11:10,680 --> 00:11:12,000 Isn't it MacGuffin? 333 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:12,840 MacGulpin. 334 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:13,680 MacGulpin. 335 00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:14,840 Unless I'm pronouncing it wrong. 336 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:15,680 Are you scared? 337 00:11:15,680 --> 00:11:16,920 You scared me. 338 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:17,760 You didn't say anything. 339 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,760 No, I'm just sitting here like, 340 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,200 you know. MacGulpin. 341 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:22,040 Thinking. 342 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:22,920 I bet it's pronounced a different way. 343 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:24,040 It's the one I didn't look up. 344 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:25,720 So MacGulpin for the moment. 345 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,360 Do you know the height of that one? 346 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:29,720 It was a high. 347 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,040 Obviously they have different flash patterns, right? 348 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:33,960 So. 349 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:35,120 Yeah, let me look it up. 350 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,200 So it's 38 feet tall. 351 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,040 So almost exactly the same. 352 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:42,720 Total above sea level is something like 100 353 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,160 and something feet. 354 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:45,280 Oh wow, because it's. 355 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,600 Yeah, 102 feet to the focal plane. 356 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:48,440 Okay, cool. 357 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:49,280 Thank you. 358 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:50,120 Yeah. 359 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:50,960 You're welcome. 360 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,720 These gentlemen in this photo look so proud. 361 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:53,560 They always do. 362 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:54,960 Everyone stand around. 363 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:55,800 And honestly. 364 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:56,800 The talk of a man's taking a picture. 365 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,280 This picture was taken in 1892. 366 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,640 So that's a very old photo, 367 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,760 which means they probably had to stand there for a while. 368 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:04,840 Did a pretty good job. 369 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,760 Yeah, it's really excellent photo. 370 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,840 I mean, it looks like it could be a current day photo 371 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:10,760 in black and white. 372 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:14,520 Also, if you look at like modern day brick layers. 373 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:15,360 Yeah. 374 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,080 Like some guy comes up and he starts his own business 375 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,200 at the age of 18. 376 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:20,240 And then they're like, 377 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,120 oh look, we put brick in front of this guy's garage. 378 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,200 Wow, that's like their website. 379 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,520 And then you show like, look at these guys. 380 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,840 Look, they built a castle. 381 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,400 A castle that serves a very important purpose. 382 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,840 Like that's it's crazy because it's not just artistry. 383 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:36,680 And it's so cool. 384 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:38,400 $13,000 was the lowest bidder 385 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:39,960 for building this lighthouse. 386 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,120 Just crazy how much effort they put 387 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,920 into visually appealing lighthouse. 388 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:47,840 Yeah, look at the round windows at the top. 389 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:48,680 Big fan. 390 00:12:48,680 --> 00:12:50,360 It's all this lighthouse. 391 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,840 Everyone really seriously, please go look it up. 392 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,200 It's life changing. 393 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,640 So I'm sorry, I keep interrupting you. 394 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,040 Okay, we're talking about the red roof. 395 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:06,640 So the dwelling is arranged as two story houses 396 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:07,960 under one roof. 397 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,000 And they're connected in the middle by a small lobby. 398 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,560 I'm like, how fancy is this? 399 00:13:13,560 --> 00:13:15,320 And that's also connected to the service room. 400 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,560 So you can access the tower without having to 401 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,560 go into anybody else's space or go outside. 402 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:22,400 That makes sense. 403 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,000 Yeah, so lobby to service room to tower. 404 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,840 And then they separate. 405 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:27,720 Very nice. 406 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,360 After completing the lighthouse, 407 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,720 the board noted that the fog signal building 408 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:32,920 was too close to the dwellings 409 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,640 and needed to move away 50 feet. 410 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,000 50 feet's pretty far. 411 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,680 Did they note it because the building was shaking 412 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:42,480 and there was fog? 413 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:43,520 They must have complained. 414 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,280 Is it a bell or a horn? 415 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:48,360 At this time, I would think. 416 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:49,360 Probably a foghorn. 417 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,240 I didn't make any note, 418 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:51,960 but it may have been steam whistle. 419 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,560 Too close, needed to move it away. 420 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:58,800 This is almost the 1900s, so probably a steam whistle. 421 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:03,280 But it's just 50 feet away is notable. 422 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,040 That's 50 feet. 423 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,080 Yeah, it's like I ride down nine times. 424 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,080 Like when these plans were all laid out. 425 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,200 And the other thing is that the fog building 426 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,360 was only seven and a half feet from the edge of the property. 427 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:18,040 So were you just trying to squeeze it in 428 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,560 and didn't care about the 50 feet? 429 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:22,400 I don't know, it's a failure. 430 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,920 Get it built. 431 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,440 So they needed to buy land in order to move the foghorn 432 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:27,960 to an acceptable distance. 433 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,560 And that land belonged to the city of Mackinac. 434 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:34,360 Mackinac planned on using that space for a public park. 435 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,320 And so they said, no, you can't have it. 436 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:38,240 We don't want your foghorn there. 437 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,360 So you know that's gonna work out 438 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,840 for the city of Mackinac to be like, no thanks. 439 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,480 We were actually planning on a park there. 440 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,040 So get out of here with your usefulness. 441 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,760 You want a park that looks at your nice lighthouse. 442 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,800 I'm like, no, thank you. 443 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,000 So condemnation proceedings started in 1889 444 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,880 and the judge ruled $400 was adequate for the land. 445 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,160 City of Mackinac objected a year later, 446 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,000 being like, no, $400 is not enough. 447 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,240 And the court took four years after that 448 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,840 to decide that $400 was in fact a fair amount 449 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,440 to pay for this land. 450 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,000 So they were stuck with this foghorn building. 451 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,360 They didn't have any inflation back then. 452 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,040 50 feet too close. 453 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,720 Four years going by and the land being worth 454 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,000 the same amount of money. 455 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,640 With how much stone this castle, 456 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,320 that's what I was thinking too. 457 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,360 I'm like, after all of this time, 458 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,760 it definitely appreciated in value. 459 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,000 The lawyer bills accumulated to 12 cents. 460 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,200 I could hardly pay for it. 461 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,080 Poor city of Mackinac. 462 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,760 They just wanted to fight for themselves. 463 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:36,600 No way. 464 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:42,160 So anyway, in 1906, a new fog signal building 465 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,040 was built with the old one moved behind the station 466 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:46,080 and used for storage. 467 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:47,560 So they didn't raise it or anything. 468 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,080 They just moved in and repurposed it. 469 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,240 But yeah, from when they decided it was too close, 470 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,640 it took like a total of six years. 471 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:56,560 That's crazy. 472 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,480 I can't imagine waiting six years 473 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,480 for you to move the giant steam whistle 474 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:01,320 50 feet away from me. 475 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:02,160 I know. 476 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:03,000 It was the same guy. 477 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,920 He was probably like, I would love to get out of here. 478 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:06,800 It's probably a manual back then too. 479 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:07,640 Yeah. 480 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,640 They got to pull a string and it's like, 481 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:10,640 you know, whatever the sound would be. 482 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,080 Pull a string. 483 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,000 Like it's a toy. 484 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:13,840 Yes. 485 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:14,680 I... 486 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:18,440 That is not what I meant. 487 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,760 But I like that pull a string 488 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,320 and then it would just set off an explosion of steam 489 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:24,920 into that whistle. 490 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,880 And then they would lose some hearing. 491 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:28,720 Six years. 492 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:29,560 Okay. 493 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:30,400 Okay. 494 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:31,240 And then... 495 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,360 Well, so the first part of this lighthouse, 496 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,080 there was a headkeeper position and an assistant position. 497 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,640 It's from 1890 to 1909. 498 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,040 And then at that time, 499 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,120 a second assistant position was opened. 500 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,120 So there's only four headkeepers total 501 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,320 over the span of this lighthouse 502 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:45,680 is 67 years in service. 503 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:49,160 With 67 years is pretty short compared to 504 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,880 some of the other lighthouses that we've covered. 505 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:52,080 Yeah. 506 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,400 The first headkeeper was George W. Marshall 507 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:55,800 who spent eight years at 508 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:58,400 Wag... 509 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:01,000 Wagachance. 510 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,680 Wagachance Lighthouse before that. 511 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,000 And then he was relocated to here to be the first keeper. 512 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,280 He was one of five sons of William Marshall 513 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:17,280 who is the ordnance sergeant at Fort Mackinac. 514 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,000 Michilly, Michilly Mackinac. 515 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,400 And all five of those sons became lighthouse keepers. 516 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,880 So I don't know what happened. 517 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,720 From explosives to lighthouses. 518 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:31,360 That a sergeant at a fort would have sons 519 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,920 that all went into lighthouse keeping. 520 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,840 Maybe they only had a couple of children's books. 521 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:36,840 One of them was... 522 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:41,520 In 1900, Charles Marshall, 523 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,000 which was one of George's brothers, 524 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,720 was stranded on a, is it Boatswains chair? 525 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:48,560 I don't know. 526 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,440 He's stranded on a chair. 527 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,360 Yeah, he was paint, he was the keeper 528 00:17:52,360 --> 00:17:54,600 at St. Helena Island Lighthouse. 529 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,200 The one that was in the corner of the image 530 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:57,600 that I showed you of the maps. 531 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,200 And he was painting the side of the lighthouse 532 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:01,920 and got stranded in his chair. 533 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,160 Oh no, his chair got stuck. 534 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,040 Yeah. And he died. 535 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,480 No. He fell and died. 536 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:09,320 But it devastated his mental health. 537 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:10,160 Oh. 538 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,040 So it kickstarted him. 539 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:15,800 Like he ended up in an asylum. 540 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:16,640 Oh no. 541 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:17,840 Yeah, it's very sad. 542 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:22,120 So I couldn't find the story of what really happened, 543 00:18:22,120 --> 00:18:24,960 what happened up there or how long he was stuck up there 544 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,640 or the story. 545 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,320 But basically he got stuck 546 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,360 and couldn't be head keeper anymore. 547 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:31,880 He needed assistance. 548 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,720 And so he moved over to Old Mackinac 549 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,320 to serve as George's first assistant keeper. 550 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,600 And the first assistant keeper at Old Mackinac 551 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,800 moved over to St. Helena Island Lighthouse 552 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:44,760 to be the head keeper. 553 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:45,600 Okay, nice. 554 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:46,760 So it's just a little swap. 555 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,160 So his health deteriorated for two years 556 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:50,520 until he had to be hospitalized 557 00:18:50,520 --> 00:18:52,160 at Northern Michigan Asylum. 558 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,400 And as far as I know, he passed away there 559 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,040 because I couldn't find, 560 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,520 he didn't enter back into the lighthouse world or anything. 561 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,040 So he didn't check out. 562 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:04,120 Exactly. 563 00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:06,920 Yeah, so George and his wife, Margaret, 564 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,760 adopted some of Charles' children 565 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,080 when he was institutionalized. 566 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:11,960 Okay. 567 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,760 And one of them, Chester, became a lighthouse keeper 568 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,360 and served at, no, I forgot to look this one up, 569 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,120 Manitowoc for 30 years. 570 00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:23,320 So can you believe that? 571 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:24,160 Manitowoc. 572 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:25,000 Manitowoc, of course. 573 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:25,840 That's what I'm saying. 574 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:26,880 That's what I'm just saying. For 30 years. 575 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,440 So third, no, just second generation. 576 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:30,280 Yeah. 577 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,840 And he had another job, sorry. 578 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:33,680 No, it's good. 579 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:34,520 I was launching it. 580 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,120 You had another job, Charles? 581 00:19:36,120 --> 00:19:39,880 No, Charles had another adopted son named James 582 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,760 and he also became a keeper 583 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,760 and served at White Shoal Lighthouse 584 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,920 until George retired in 1919. 585 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,840 And then he took over as head keeper at Old Mackinac. 586 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:49,680 Family business. 587 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:50,560 I know. 588 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,040 A stroke forced his retirement in 1940. 589 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,160 So he served at the lighthouse for a total of 21 years 590 00:19:56,160 --> 00:20:00,320 after his dad retired from this lighthouse. 591 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,240 So I'm pretty sure in total, 592 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,520 the marshals served for like 40 something years 593 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:06,560 at this lighthouse. 594 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:07,400 That's crazy. 595 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:08,440 Yeah. 596 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:09,520 So for the next decade, 597 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,040 Henrik Olsen served as head keeper 598 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:16,680 followed by John P. Campbell until 1957. 599 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,680 And at that point, the Mackinac Bridge was completed, 600 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,000 which is that really long bridge that you wanted 601 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,000 to estimate the distance of. 602 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:24,840 I was like, no. 603 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,600 I didn't do like a lot of coverage on it. 604 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,880 But because the bridge was built, 605 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:33,440 it's five miles long. 606 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:34,280 Because. 607 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,120 It's close. 608 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:36,080 I know. 609 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,400 Because it had so many lights on it, 610 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:39,840 like it's very well lit, 611 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,720 they decided to put the lighthouse out of service. 612 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,560 Wait, because you didn't need it 613 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:47,400 because you could see the bridge? 614 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:48,680 Because you could see the bridge. 615 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:49,600 Oh my gosh. 616 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:50,800 And it was like. I did not see that coming. 617 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:51,640 Yeah. 618 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,640 So that's why this lighthouse service was so short 619 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,360 is because they deemed it unnecessary 620 00:20:56,360 --> 00:20:57,680 after the building of the bridge. 621 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,080 Just the one? 622 00:20:59,080 --> 00:20:59,920 No, yeah. 623 00:20:59,920 --> 00:21:00,760 Just Old Mackinac. 624 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:01,840 Just Old Mackinac? 625 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,640 I know because it's literally the beginning of the bridge 626 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:09,640 and the lighthouse are within like a five minute walk 627 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:10,480 of each other. 628 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:11,320 So. 629 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:12,160 Well. 630 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:13,880 It's kinda, I mean, I guess. 631 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:14,720 I guess. 632 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:16,200 Just kinda sad. 633 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,080 I would prefer to have a lighthouse. 634 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,120 So when was that? 635 00:21:20,120 --> 00:21:21,640 That was in 1957. 636 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,000 Okay. 637 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,160 That's not bad for lighthouses. 638 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,240 It's early to discontinue, 639 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,840 but by then the Coast Guard had taken over control 640 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,800 of beacons and so I'm sure they were like excellent. 641 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:34,640 Yeah. 642 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,080 So what happened after 57? 643 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,640 So in 1960, Mackinac Island State Park Commission 644 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,760 purchased the lighthouse and restored it for $70,000 645 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:47,720 and opened it again in 1972 as the center 646 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,360 of Michilly Mackinac, 647 00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:51,680 Michilly Mackinac Maritime Park. 648 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:53,520 Cool. 649 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:56,880 You can just have a kick out of me trying 650 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,360 to pronounce everything. 651 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:01,480 Unfortunately, they had to close in 1990 652 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,560 just because they didn't have budget 653 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,080 and I think it just wasn't kicking off 654 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:07,800 as much as they were hoping. 655 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,280 18 years, yeah. 656 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:13,760 But in 1996, fundraising was launched by Jim Belial, 657 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,120 I wanna say his name is, 658 00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:17,240 whose great grandfather was John P. Smith, 659 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,960 which is the one that built the lighthouse. 660 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:20,800 Okay. 661 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,640 I feel like I've heard Belial before. 662 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:23,920 It's just a common last name, I don't know. 663 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:24,760 I didn't look it up. 664 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,120 I feel like Belial's not very common. 665 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:27,800 But his great grandfather was Smith. 666 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:28,640 Yeah. 667 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:29,480 Okay. 668 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,600 After $2.2 million of restoration, 669 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,240 they opened again in 2004 670 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,480 and it has an amazing view of the Straits of Mackinac 671 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:43,480 and they play like shipwreck movies in the barn. 672 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,240 So when you visit, you can go in and take a seat. 673 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,680 They have the original fourth order lens for you to look at. 674 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,600 You can climb the tower. 675 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:52,760 It's all very fun. 676 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,000 That's insane. 677 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,720 So did they take this on 1990 until 2004? 678 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:01,480 It was late 1990s to 2004. 679 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,440 I think in 2000, it was open. 680 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,920 It was maybe open or the Fogsville building was open. 681 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,200 I didn't make a note of which one it was. 682 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,040 That's wild. 683 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:09,860 $2.2 million. 684 00:23:09,860 --> 00:23:12,960 They partially opened in 2000 and then 2004 685 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:14,280 was when you could actually go 686 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,080 and like start climbing the lighthouse and stuff. 687 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:18,400 I'm not sure if they've used the 2.2 million 688 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,800 or if that's what the budget is needed 689 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,920 to completely restore it. 690 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,840 Where did this guy get $2.2 million? 691 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,000 It was all fundraising. 692 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:27,840 Interesting. 693 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:28,660 Or maybe he's rich. 694 00:23:28,660 --> 00:23:29,760 That's a lot of money. 695 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,760 I mean, you said $70,000 was spent in 72. 696 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:34,920 In the first one, yeah. 697 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,200 And then in 1990 was when they closed those doors. 698 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,040 So I was like, yeah, 70 grand. 699 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:39,880 Yeah. 700 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:40,720 Easy. 701 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:41,560 2.2 million. 702 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,680 I guess, I mean, I don't know this area at all 703 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,760 but I'm guessing that that is some prime real estate as well 704 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,560 being right on the water, right on the bridge. 705 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,400 Historic value. 706 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:54,360 It's got a steam whistle. 707 00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:55,460 Oh, it's beautiful. 708 00:23:55,460 --> 00:23:56,300 It's so pretty. 709 00:23:56,300 --> 00:23:59,040 And so there's the Mackinac Bridge in the background. 710 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:00,480 So I mean, it's like a five, 711 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,520 it takes five minutes to get there. 712 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,420 That is a big bridge. 713 00:24:04,420 --> 00:24:06,200 Isn't that crazy? 714 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:07,460 You look up pictures, it's just like, 715 00:24:07,460 --> 00:24:09,440 it's like following the curvature of the earth. 716 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:10,280 Beautiful grounds. 717 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:11,520 All right, that's dramatic, but still. 718 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:12,500 Beautiful grounds. 719 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:13,720 Yeah, they do a really great job. 720 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:14,720 White picket fence. 721 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,440 The red roof is really, really nice. 722 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:17,280 We love red. 723 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,740 Are we still building stuff today 724 00:24:19,740 --> 00:24:22,400 that's gonna be around and kept special like this? 725 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:23,600 Of course not. 726 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:24,720 It's unbelievable. 727 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,760 I mean, we've needed to restore like all the lighthouses, 728 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:32,760 but I'd need a lot more help if we were building these today. 729 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:34,480 It's 2024. 730 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:35,960 People are listening to this. 731 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,160 So in the year 2200, someone's gonna be spending 732 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:44,000 18 gazillion dollars to restore something we built today. 733 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:44,840 I don't know. 734 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:45,660 Oh, doom and gloom. 735 00:24:45,660 --> 00:24:46,800 It's special. 736 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,920 Oh, I don't mean to say that now it's trash. 737 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:50,760 I just mean like, this is really cool. 738 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,960 Well, I'm just hoping that in the future, 739 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:54,920 these things will still be upkept. 740 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,200 Be so sad to see them go. 741 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:57,040 Yep. 742 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:00,940 No, it's not so sad. 743 00:25:00,940 --> 00:25:02,880 So today you can still go see it. 744 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:04,480 You can climb the lighthouse. 745 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,240 You can see a movie in the barn. 746 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,460 And another thing is that there's a, 747 00:25:09,360 --> 00:25:12,840 it's just a little motel, but it has excellent reviews 748 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,160 that is a five minute walk from the lighthouse. 749 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,520 So you're basically right next to it. 750 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,460 I think McGulpin Point, you can also stay 751 00:25:20,460 --> 00:25:22,800 in a Keeper's Cottage near that. 752 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,520 But this is not about McGulpin. 753 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:30,120 So anyway, this area is like, you could stay here. 754 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:32,400 And I think it'd be really cool for looking at lighthouses. 755 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:33,520 Yeah, very pretty. 756 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,480 Do you know, I'm still looking at this photo, 757 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,040 what those round windows are for? 758 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,320 Are those just windows that go like porthole windows? 759 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,240 I bet they're, it's a watch room 760 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,340 where you watch for storms. 761 00:25:44,340 --> 00:25:46,940 Man, that looks strong. 762 00:25:46,940 --> 00:25:48,820 That's what I'm thinking is because 763 00:25:48,820 --> 00:25:51,080 you're barely above sea level and you're right 764 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:52,520 on the edge of the lake here, 765 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,880 it's probably gets some waves. 766 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:56,160 Yeah. 767 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:57,200 I don't know. 768 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,080 I would have built the residence a lot taller. 769 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:00,080 Yeah. 770 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,320 Or no windows on the first floor or something. 771 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,040 I do, I wonder if it floods often. 772 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:08,480 Like, well, the lakes don't, 773 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,200 the lakes don't rise a lot, do they? 774 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,040 I don't know. 775 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,280 It's not like flooding. 776 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:16,680 I guess I don't know. 777 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:17,760 It is a lot of water. 778 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:19,800 We're pretty far removed from any water. 779 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,680 We don't know what we're talking about. 780 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,000 We're not nautical people, you know. 781 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,640 Only in the heart. 782 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,640 Yeah, good job. 783 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,600 Happy New Year. 784 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:28,840 Happy New Year to everybody. 785 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:29,920 Thanks for listening in 786 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,000 and hope that you stick around with us this year 787 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:33,960 because we're gonna keep doing this 788 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,360 regardless of what's going on. 789 00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:40,680 Did our winner of our giveaway respond? 790 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:41,520 Yes. 791 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,560 Yeah, she's going to get her cup. 792 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:45,720 Very good. 793 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,800 I'm just glad, for those of you who don't know, 794 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:48,960 we just did a giveaway. 795 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:49,800 Yeah. 796 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,600 Lasted only like two weeks. 797 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,760 That's all we gave people in December 798 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:57,360 to enter to get a Stanley Cup. 799 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,000 Not the hockey award, of course, 800 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,600 but not the hockey trophy, 801 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,160 but a cup from the brand Stanley 802 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,920 with the new Lighthouse logo. 803 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,300 Lighthouse, Lowdown, logo. 804 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:12,960 What is that? 805 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:13,800 Laser etching? 806 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:14,640 Yeah. 807 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:15,460 Pretty neat. 808 00:27:15,460 --> 00:27:18,000 We'll do more giveaways and swag in the future. 809 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,760 Glad to know that recipient will get their Stanley Cup. 810 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,320 Yeah, and thanks for everyone who entered 811 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:24,800 and was interested and listened 812 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,560 to our Cape Disappointment episode. 813 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:27,760 That was really cool. 814 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:29,240 It was a good episode. 815 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:30,880 YouTube had a good turnout. 816 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,160 Yeah, YouTube went crazy on that one. 817 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,200 So anyway, we hope that you will continue 818 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,040 to join us this year and, 819 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:40,800 oh no, it's coming, and, 820 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:45,800 uh, I wasn't ready. 821 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,640 I guess I suppose I don't need to go into the whole thing, 822 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,520 but check out our website, thelighthouselowdown.com. 823 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,160 You can send us an email or a voicemail or something 824 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,120 and tell us any Lighthouse that you want us to cover. 825 00:28:02,120 --> 00:28:04,440 We want, I mean, our goal is to cover them all. 826 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,220 So all you have to do is send us a name 827 00:28:08,220 --> 00:28:10,120 and we'll follow up on it, do all the research 828 00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:11,680 and you can hear us talk about it. 829 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:13,000 You can also follow us on Instagram. 830 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:14,560 We're on YouTube. 831 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:15,560 If you check out our website, 832 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,040 you'll be able to find us on all of those. 833 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,000 LinkedIn. LinkedIn, yes. 834 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,760 LinkedIn as well. In case you want to be professional. 835 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,920 All right, so I guess that's it. 836 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,400 We hope you enjoy listening 837 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,600 and we'll catch you next time on The Lighthouse. 838 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:29,440 Go down. 839 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:43,240 maarikosm