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Historic Life-Saving Stations to Visit in Michigan

 

1. Grand Marais Lifeboat Station

Location: Lake Superior
Nearest city: Grand Marais
Owner: National Park Service/Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Current use: Museum/offices
Public phone: 906-387-2607

2. Munising (Sand Point) Lifeboat Station

Location: Lake Superior
Nearest city: Munising
Owner: National Park Service/Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Current use: Park headquarters
Public phone: 906-387-2607

3. North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station

Location: Manitou Passage/Lake Michigan
Nearest city: Leland
Owner: National Park Service/Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Current use: Seasonal quarters/ranger station
Public phone: 231-326-5134

4. Point Aux Barques Life-Saving Station

Location: Lake Huron
Nearest city: Port Austin
Owner: William Lyon Phelps Foundation
Current use: Huron City Museum exhibit
Public phone: 517-428-4123

5. Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station

Location: Lake Michigan
Nearest city: Glen Arbor
Owner: National Park Service/Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Current use: Maritime museum
Public phone: 231-326-4700

6. South Manitou Island Life-Saving Station

Location: South Manitou Island/Lake Michigan
Nearest city: Leelanau
Owner: National Park Service/Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Current use: Ranger station (not open to the public)
Public phone: 231-326-5134

7. St. Joseph Life-Saving Station

Location: Lake Michigan
Nearest city: St. Joseph
Owner: U.S. Coast Guard
Current use: Coast Guard station
Public phone: 269-983-6114

8. Whitefish Lifeboat Station

Location: Whitefish Point
Nearest city: Paradise
Owner: Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Current use: Museum
Public phone: 906-635-1742

 

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