Logs for ABXGuy
07-Sep-03
Cache hasn't moved yet so I guess we can still log it. Took the photo's and moved on to the next cache. If you've never been here, it is a whole lot of steps to climb to the top of Castle Rock, I haven't done it in awhile. Thanks for the adventure.
ABXGuy
ABXGuy
23-Nov-02
Found these circa 1850 water turbines in downtown Lowell, MI. They supplied power for a flour mill. I couldn't find any other information other than what is on the plaque.
ABXGuy
ABXGuy
07-Sep-02
I was out caching with my brother and found this great example of a gargoyle. It is located at the corner of N. Madison and 6th Streets on the historic Masonic Temple building (AD 1891) in Bay City, MI. In the closeup up photo you can see the rain spout coming right out of its mouth.
Thanks for the fun.
ABXGuy
Thanks for the fun.
ABXGuy
23-Aug-02
N 45° 48.921 W 084° 43.681
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The sixth largest suspension bridge in the world, the Mackinac Bridge connects Michigan's lower and upper peninsulas from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace, MI.
The cables are made from 42,000 Miles of wire weighting 11,840 Tons.
The towers reach 554 feet above the water surface and 210 feet beneath the surface to bedrock.
The coordinates above were taken at mid span, right in the center.
Thanks for the adventure.
ABXGuy
19-May-02
GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHTHOUSE
The lighthouse at the tip of Leelanau Peninsula has guided ships in the Manitou Passage of Lake Michigan for nearly 150 years. This lighthouse is one of the oldest on the Great Lakes. It marks the end of Leelanau Peninsula and the west side of Grand Traverse Bay.
Locally called Cat's Head Light, it was ordered built by President Millard Fillmore in July of 1850. A brick tower with separate keeper's quarters was constructed at a site east of the present Lighthouse in the state park campground. The house and tower were deemed inadequate and razed in 1858 when the present structure was built. Still visible is a portion of the foundation.
A new site was chosen on Lighthouse Point making the light visible from all waterways. In 1858, the present residence with its roof top tower and cupola sheathed in copper was erected of yellow brick. In 1901, the house was converted to separate quarters for two families. A kitchen was added to one of the apartments in 1916. The present frame back porches were built in 1953 when house and light were electrified.
A fourth order Fresnel Lens, replacing a smaller lens, was installed in the tower in 1870. At 47 feet above lake level, its magnified light approximated 15,000 candles, and was visible for 12 to 17 miles out on the lake. Fuel oils and kerosene powered the light until electrification in 1953. In 1972, the Coast Guard replaced the tower light with an automated beacon mounted on a steel skeletal tower. Orange diamond-shaped markers on the steel tower are aids to daytime navigation and are visible six to seven miles out on the lake.
Beginning in 1952 the lighthouse was occupied by Coast Guard personnel until it was closed in 1972.
Grand Traverse Lighthouse has seen many changes. In its early days, sailing ships carried cargo and passengers past the light. Steam replaced sail and the Manitou and Fox Islands became populated fueling stations in the era of wood burning boilers. Modern lake traffic uses electronic navigation but the Light remains maintained by Coast Guard personnel as a visual aid to navigation.
The Lighthouse stood vacant after closing in 1972. In 1985, a local group organized the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Foundation with a goal of preserving the historic buildings and creating an interesting and educational living lighthouse for the public to enjoy.
Thanks for the adventure.
Team ABXGuy and Son
The lighthouse at the tip of Leelanau Peninsula has guided ships in the Manitou Passage of Lake Michigan for nearly 150 years. This lighthouse is one of the oldest on the Great Lakes. It marks the end of Leelanau Peninsula and the west side of Grand Traverse Bay.
Locally called Cat's Head Light, it was ordered built by President Millard Fillmore in July of 1850. A brick tower with separate keeper's quarters was constructed at a site east of the present Lighthouse in the state park campground. The house and tower were deemed inadequate and razed in 1858 when the present structure was built. Still visible is a portion of the foundation.
A new site was chosen on Lighthouse Point making the light visible from all waterways. In 1858, the present residence with its roof top tower and cupola sheathed in copper was erected of yellow brick. In 1901, the house was converted to separate quarters for two families. A kitchen was added to one of the apartments in 1916. The present frame back porches were built in 1953 when house and light were electrified.
A fourth order Fresnel Lens, replacing a smaller lens, was installed in the tower in 1870. At 47 feet above lake level, its magnified light approximated 15,000 candles, and was visible for 12 to 17 miles out on the lake. Fuel oils and kerosene powered the light until electrification in 1953. In 1972, the Coast Guard replaced the tower light with an automated beacon mounted on a steel skeletal tower. Orange diamond-shaped markers on the steel tower are aids to daytime navigation and are visible six to seven miles out on the lake.
Beginning in 1952 the lighthouse was occupied by Coast Guard personnel until it was closed in 1972.
Grand Traverse Lighthouse has seen many changes. In its early days, sailing ships carried cargo and passengers past the light. Steam replaced sail and the Manitou and Fox Islands became populated fueling stations in the era of wood burning boilers. Modern lake traffic uses electronic navigation but the Light remains maintained by Coast Guard personnel as a visual aid to navigation.
The Lighthouse stood vacant after closing in 1972. In 1985, a local group organized the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Foundation with a goal of preserving the historic buildings and creating an interesting and educational living lighthouse for the public to enjoy.
Thanks for the adventure.
Team ABXGuy and Son
N 44° 42.476 W 085° 37.737
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Sabin Dam
Owned and operated by Traverse City Light & Power
Traverse City, MI USA
This dam is 1 of 3 along the Boardman River.
Elevation is 590 feet.
The dam has a hydroelectric capacity of 500kW.
See plaque picture for more construction details.
18-May-02
N 45° 12.610 W 085° 33.005
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Stopped by at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum because I knew they had a room devoted to local shipwrecks off the tip of Leelanau Peninsula of Lower Michigan. I snapped the picture of the plaque with the flash on which quickly drew attention from the attendant on duty who explained to us upon entry that flash use was not allowed inside the museum. He explained that camera flashes are artificial sunlight that deteriorates artifacts so they are not allowed. With that said I was unable to get another photo of plaque and GPSr so I went outside and took a picture with GPSr.
One of the many shipwrecks in this area is the Schooner Tribune, which disappeared in 1848 (see picture of plaque), four years before the lighthouse was built to warn ships of the hazard.
Thanks for the adventure.
Team ABXGuy and Son
02-Apr-02
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Interesting and informative story. I was reading along while listening to the streaming audio.
Thanks!
The Ruediger Family
www.rjrudy.org
Traverse City, MI USA
