Waugoshance Lighthouse in Lake Michigan was bombed by the US Military

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Just a couple miles off shore in Lake Michigan is the Waugoshance Light Station. It was built before the Civil War and still stands today, but barely. The Mackinac Straits are dangerous for ships and the Waugoshance Light marked dangerous shoals at the entrance to the Straits of Mackinac. It was the first "Crib Lighthouse" on the Great Lakes.
Today, 3 crib lighthouses stand near Mackinac - White Shoal, Grays Reef and Waugoshance.
The Waugoshance Light is in bad shape. It has a long and interesting history. We take a trip to Waugoshance to see if it is still standing.
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@AhoySkylark 3 месяца назад

We sail past this lighthouse most summers, especially on the way back from Mackinac Island. We always pass it to the north and west, over Rose Shoal, which according to the chart has a least depth of 11 feet at LWD, though we have seen some boats go between the lighthouse and Waugoshance Island, with a least depth of 5 feet at LWD, but that spot is easy to avoid with good navigation (I have a sailboat so I have to watch my keel). Maybe this year I'll try passing between the lighthouse and Waugoshance Island unless there are big seas running. But you can definitely get closer to it than I ever could. According to the chart it looks like you can get pretty close to it, but you never know what might be lurking under the surface.

@FuckPalestineFuckHamas 10 месяцев назад

I’ve lived in Michigan my entire life (diehard maritime/lighthouse history fan), and I’m still baffled how I’m just now finding your channel! Great job guys, I’m about to binge watch your channel all day today. Please keep the maritime videos coming

@RestlessViking 10 месяцев назад

Welcome! We hope you enjoy your time here!

@matthewgross6958 Год назад

Great history! My dad is from Peshtigo… few know about the fire! Great mention.

@merlemorrison482 Год назад

I lived in Marinette and worked a Marinette Marine for a while. I got educated on the fire.

@nathansweeney9877 Год назад

you two are awesome

@dougmartin8664 5 месяцев назад

I am an old Michigan boy, born in Detroit and raised on a farm in the southeast of that state. Your shows both remind me of home and show me things about my birth state I never knew. Thank you so much for what you do. My father was Homer Martin, who led the United Auto Workers through the Flint strike and the most turbulent years of the union’s history. Could you do a show about remnants of that history still standing in Michigan?

@BikerJim74 Год назад

this is great channel! Subbed

@RestlessViking Год назад

Thanks Biker Jim!

@uralbob1 Год назад

Love Michigan’s rich history!

@stephenrrose Год назад

Thank you for the History! Amazing to have something built before the Civil War still standing. Despite everything being thrown at her! Thank you for documenting this as well. Love your adventures and road less traveled!!!!! Thank you for sharing!

@rollinwiththedavises1938 Год назад

Another interesting history lesson. I bet she'll be around for a long time yet.

@LadyYoop 9 месяцев назад

AND, Chicago was rebuilt using U.P. Lumber. The Bay de Noque lumber company was in Nahma, and there's an access to Lake Michigan. they hauled a lot of wood out of there!!

@zacharywalters8139 Год назад

Used to take our Jet Skis out Waugoshance from our house all the time growing up. It's kind of eerie to be out there on it. I love your channel, by the way!

@Coopersmith7718 Год назад

That is a crazy interesting piece of history. Thank you for all the work that went into this video.

@cherriecamilleri4022 Год назад

Great video! You two are on a wonderful journey. Thanks for bringing us along, with a lesson in history too. #mybrotheriscoolerthanyors

@joshstarrvanhoose5335 Год назад

Fantastic! That's one of my fav fishing destinations in june! The trek by foot out to point alone is wonderful but can be very wet with lots of wading!! Loved it!!!

@JB-mn2gu Год назад

Well done Viking and Mrs Viking

@gus473 Год назад

👍🏼 Great story, completely unknown to me! Be sure to salvage the bird cage when that structure inevitably comes down! 😎✌🏼

@Rev1Kev Год назад

Waugoshance has a interesting and troubled history…..

@donnakeith502 Год назад

Fascinating. Would love to be out there with u on the waters ...

@kevinking9783 9 месяцев назад

...and one of the Naval Aviation cadets, flying one of the Naval flight training aircraft... was.... George H.W. Bush.... later to fly a Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo-bomber in the Pacific....

@korodski Год назад

🇺🇸🤘

@ladyofjazz448 Год назад

One of my favorite abandoned lighthouses! One of the oldest too! Looks like she's holding up ok for the moment. I wonder how long it'll be before she is completely gone, maybe another 100 years?

@RestlessViking Год назад

We feel the same way. She is surprisingly resilient.

@ladyofjazz448 Год назад

@@RestlessViking I had heard after they dissolved the preservation society that it would take millions to fix her. I guess the Coast Guard would never even consider it now. I guess we just have to hope.