Station
Sleeping Bear Point, Michigan
Coast Guard Station #261
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Location: |
On Sleeping Bear
Bay, near Glenn Haven , Mich., 7 miles south southeast of South
Manitou Light; Lake Michigan |
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Date of
Conveyance |
1878 |
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Station
Built: |
1901 |
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Fate: |
Turned over to
the GSA in 1955 |
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Station
Type: |
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Keepers:
William Walker was appointed keeper on
12 FEB 1902 and transferred to Station Grand Haven on 1 JUN 1910.
Frank Partridge was appointed keeper
on 23 MAY 1910 and transferred to Station Charlevoix on 9 MAR 1913.
Charles Robinson was appointed keeper
on 21 FEB 1913 and was still serving in 1915.
Location: LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest city: GLEN ARBOR
Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Current use: MARITIME MUSEUM
Hours:
Public Phone: 231-326-5134
Access: PUBLIC ROAD OFF M209 (SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE)
Location: LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest city: GLEN ARBOR
Date station established: 1902
Date current building(s) built: 1902
Builder: U.S. LIFESAVING SERVICE
Design Type: MARQUETTE
Designer: ALBERT B. BIBB
Is station active? NO Date deactived: 1942
Existing Structures: DWELLING (1901) BOATHOUSE #1 (1901), BOATHOUSE #2,
FIRE CACHE, SIDEWALKS & DRIVE (1932), MARINE RAILWAY, 1914 STEEL SIGNAL
TOWER
Are there existing vessels? YES
Type: BEEBE-MCLELLAN (REPRODUCTION), HIGGINS-GIFFORD (CA. 1880)
Current use: MARITIME MUSEUM
Open to the public? YES
Public Phone: 616-326-5134
Access: PUBLIC ROAD OFF M209
(SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE)
Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE
9922 FRONT ST.
EMPIRE, MI 49630-9797
National Register status: LISTED as SLEEPING BEAR POINT LIFE SAVING
STATION |
