Witnessing A Modern Engineering Marvel In and Around Lake Huron

Discover how more than one weather pattern system impacted the Great Lakes Region per U.S. Upper Midwest & Southwest Ontario Canada between late October into early November 1913. Find out what hurdles faced the U.S. Weather Bureau involving storm forecasting in 1913. Get an in depth analysis behind when the storm first struck Lake Huron including final aftermath. Discover exactly where Presque Isle Township is located in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Determine primary reason why the need for a lighthouse was so strong around Presque Isle Harbor during early 1830’s. Get introduced to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Officer Major Orlando Metcalfe Poe. Understand importance behind steam fog signals. Get acquainted with Rogers City, Presque Isle’s official county seat. Learn just how large Lake Huron truly is along with the total number of islands it possesses. Understand just how severe the threat level was involving 50 Mile stretch of shoreline between Cheboygan & Presque Isle Lighthouse. Figure out how 40 Mile Point Light got its name including total number of shipwrecks recorded along Lake Huron’s waters since 2006. Determine if in fact the Straits of Mackinac connect multiple Great Lakes. Understand significance behind Spectacle Reef Light from a cost standpoint. Go behind the scenes and learn exactly how the Straits of Mackinac went about getting its name. Learn how vehicles accessed Straits of Mackinac prior to 1957 along with discovering an assortment of fascinating facts about the Mackinac Bridge itself. Discover how the Anishinabe People navigated around Straits of Mackinac prior to European arrival including lighthouses getting built. Receive a timeline of events between 1829-1892 leading up to constructing Old Mackinac Point Light. Learn if Old Mackinac Point Light provided vital services to railroad car ferries and how it became impacted once Mackinac Bridge opened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.