The following article was written by Martha Hayden last year when the Spectacle Reef Light Station hit its 150th anniversary. The article first appeared on The Restless Viking website on May 28 ...

CHEBOYGAN — After years of logistical planning nightmares and an intense labor of love, the Spectacle Reef Light Station's restoration is nearing its end. The Spectacle Reef Light Station stands ...

The goal is to make the Spectacle Reef Light an educational center where people can learn about the history of Great Lakes lighthouses The Spectacle Reef Lighthouse sits 17 miles from the mainland ...

The new owner must maintain Spectacle Reef — and keep its light shining — in a way befitting an historic property. And only nonprofit organizations willing to obtain a bottom lands lease from ...

the Gravelly Shoal light in Saginaw Bay, and the Spectacle Reef light in northern Lake Huron. The Skillagalee and Spectacle Reef lighthouses are on the National Register of Historic Places.