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The Big Bay Point Lighthouse. It is currently under threat of development by the owners. What was a beautiful lighthouse in a peaceful rustic environment is soon to be crowded by over a dozen homes in a site condominium project on the once natural setting.

Lighthouse

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	Lighthouse from the South during winter	Winter Lighthouse	78KB
	Front View of Lighthouse	Lighthouse Front	78KB
	View of the Lighthouse Tower above the trees	Lighthouse Tower	78KB
	Back of the Lighthouse.	Lighthouse Back	78KB

Maps / Diagrams

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	Zoomed in on actual property. Shows aproximate original boundry (53 acres as registered in the National Historic Site Registry) vs Proposed 3.65 acres after the Condominium subdivision.	Condominium Plan	109KB
	Outline of Big Bay Point and Lighthouse road.	Outline and road	109KB
	Satellite view of the Big Bay Point.	Satellite view	109KB

Views from the Water

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	Lighthouse from the water.	Lighthouse Water	78KB
	Lighthouse and better view of soft bluff.	Soft Bluff	78KB
	Lighthouse and transition of bluff from Soft Sandstone and Gravel to harder Sandstone.	Bluff Transition	78KB
	Foghouse and Pier.	Foghouse Pier	78KB
	Lighthouse with Foghouse and pier in the forefront..	Pier in Forefront	78KB
	Lighthouse from across the bay.	Across the Bay	78KB

Deer and the "airstrip"

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	Deer grazing in the field at night.	Deer at Night	317KB
	More deer, these near the lighthouse. This open field will be replaced in the current plan with a road servicing 8 of the 12 condominium units.	More Deer	246KB
	And even more deer. They love the "airstrip".	Even More	386KB
	Looking northwest up the "runway". This is the "airstrip" that Mr. Norman "Buck" Gotschall, used over 15 years ago. After purchasing the lighthouse, Mr. Gotschall opened a bed & breakfast, spurring more tourism and activity in the town of Big Bay. In order to keep the bed & breakfast operational and also conclude business still going on downstate, Mr. Gotschall provided an "airstrip" 100 feet wide (that left the barest margin of 33 feet between wing tip and trees!) by approximately1700 feet long. As soon as a minimum space was cleared and the native soil molded, Mr. Gotschall personally planted grass seed mixed with rye. As you can see in the photos taken above, this "airstrip" is now a beautiful nature setting and is the local deer favorite feeding area. If you are lucky enough to visit, you will surely see them every day at dusk and dawn, feeding on Mr. Gotschall's "runway"	Runway Deer	234KB

Ducks!

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	Ducks in Lake Superior, just off shore of the lighthouse trail.	Ducks	238KB

National Registry Photos B/W

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	A look at the Lighthouse from the South, includes some out buildings.	Lighthouse from South	103KB
	Aereal view form the South showing the Lighthouse and all outlying buildings.	Aereal View from South	117KB
	Aereal view from off shore w/ Icy shoreline and Bay and Huron Mountains in the background.	Aereal view from off shore.	108KB
	Close view from the North.	Close view from the North	99KB

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