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Establishment Of Detour Reef Light Preservation Society
Detour Reef Light early 1900s According to U.S. Coast Guard officials, advances in aids to navigation technology have made the DeTour...
Mar 14


Clifton E. Haley Designated Director Emeritus
Clifton E. Haley - Director Emeritus, Detour Reef Light Preservation Society At the DeTour Reef Light Preservation (DRLPS) Board of...
Nov 30, 2016


DeTour Reef Light Repaired – More Beautiful Than Ever
Left to right: Ken Czapski of Sanders and Czapski Architects; Bobby Olivarez of Mimh Enterprises; Bryan Lijewski from SHPO; Dave Bardsley...
Sep 30, 2014


David Bardsley Selected for 2013 Citizen Award
David J. Bardsley has been selected to receive the Michigan Historic Preservation Network (MHPN) 2013 Citizen Award for his “…...
Nov 15, 2013


DeTour Reef Light Station Historic Marker
A public dedication ceremony for the DeTour Reef Light Station state historical marker commemorating the historic offshore lighthouse was...
Oct 1, 2013


Building the Scale Model of the DeTour Reef Light Crib
Sometime during the late 1920s, the Lighthouse Service determined that the lighthouse at DeTour Point would need to be replaced with an...
Jul 6, 2007
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