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	Grand Marais, MI

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Location: Located on the harbor breakwater in Grand Marais.
Latitude: 46.67671
Longitude: -85.97144

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Travel Instructions: Take Highway 77 (Lake Avenue) north to Grand Marais, and then veer to the right onto Coast Guard Point Road (Canal Street) which will take you to the end of the spit that forms the harbor at Grand Marais. The Grand Marias Range Lights are located at the end of the spit.

The museum in the keeper's dwelling is open daily from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during July and August and is open for the same hours on weekends during June and September.

The lights are owned by the Coast Guard while the dwelling is owned by the National Park Service. Grounds open, dwelling open in season, towers closed.

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Notes from a friend:

Kraig writes:
A monument near the breakwater in Grand Marais echoes a warning found at the Presque Isle breakwater near Marquette: "The awesome beauty of Lake Superior has its dark side. The overwhelming force of its waves and its frigid waters can overpower even the strongest swimmer. Do not walk on the breakwall when waves are high."
Two freshmen drowned near the Presque Isle breakwater on October 4, 1988 after one of them was swept off by a large wave. Four years later, a similar tragedy occurred at Grand Maris: "On September 22, 1992, Trevor Capogrossa, 14, Chad Bradley, 16, and Clayton Lowes, 16, being challenged by invulnerable youth, and the extremities of an autumn storm, were washed from the pier by a tremendous 10 foot wave. Stan Bizek, 24, heroically defying Superior's fury, miraculously saved Clayton. Chad and Trevor will remain forever young in our memories. Friends of their families have donated this memorial and warning to others: May whoever be drawn to the breakwall, when waves are high, heed the warning, so that no other lives are lost."

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