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| Location | Near Empire, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 44°48′28.531″N 86°15′18.758″W / 44.80792528°N 86.25521056°W[1] |
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| Constructed | 1990  |
| Height | 38 feet (12 m)[1] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1990 |
| Focal height | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
The Manning Memorial Light, also known as the Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse or Manning Light is a lighthouse located near Empire, Michigan.[2][1] Mr. Manning was a longtime resident of Empire. Manning enjoyed fishing offshore, and often returned from these boat trips late at night. He often remarked to friends and relatives he wished a lighthouse was in the area to aid that navigation. After his death in 1989, friends and relatives raised funds to build the lighthouse as a memorial. The lighthouse was illuminated in 1990.[3][4] It is the second newest lighthouse in Michigan—the newest being the Tri-Centennial Light of Detroit[5] -- and one of three memorial lights in Michigan.[6] Another is the William Livingstone Memorial Light.[5]
- ^ a b c Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Western Lower Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Pepper, Terry. "Manning Memorial Lighthouse" Archived April 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Seeing The Light, 2009-05-08. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
- ^ Penberthy, Bryan. "Robert H. Manning Memorial Lighthouse", US-Lighthouses.com, Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
- ^ a b Wobser, David, Manning Memorial Light Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Boatnerd
- ^ Lighthouse Central, Photographs, History, Directions and Way points for Robert H. Manning Memorial Light, The Ultimate Guide to West Michigan Lighthouses by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2005).[dead link] ISBN 0-9747977-0-7.