Travel and tourism services in 48441 Harbor Beach

Daniel J. Morrell - Harbor Beach Rotary Club 48441
During a tremendous storm on November 29, 1966, the 60-year-old, 586 foot long Daniel J. Morrell broke in two and sank North of Harbor Beach. The ship was plowing through near hurricane force winds and waves higher than a three-story building.....

Harbor Beach Harbor of Refuge - Harbor Beach Lions Club.
Harbor View Trail 48441
After a large number of shipwrecks in the Upper Thumb area, the Federal Government, in 1871, selected Sand Beach (in 1899 Sand Beach was renamed Harbor Beach) as the best location for a new Harbor of Refuge. Construction of the breakwall began in 1873.

Harbor Beach Lighthouse - Harbor Beach Lighthouse Preservation Society
Harbor View Trail 48441
On October 25, 1876, a lighthouse was erected on the north side of the main entrance of the harbor. A light, visible for 3 miles, guided ships to the safety of the new Government Harbor of Refuge...

Judge James H. Lincoln - City of Harbor Beach
Harbor View Trail 48441
The Lincoln family has a long history of public service and political association. James Lincoln’s grandfather, Lansing Edgar Lincoln, was in the Michigan Legislature. James Lincoln"s father, Burr Lincoln, was the Commissioner of Agriculture....

Life Saving Service and Coast Guard in Harbor Beach - City of Harbor Beach
Ritchie Drive 48441
In the 1880s, Sand Beach was a very busy port city. Ships delivered supplies, and products produced in the area were shipped out. The large amount of ship traffic required that a life saving service station be built....

PFC Brian "Doc" Backus Memorial Nature Trail
Pierce Road 48441

Shipwrecks of the Harbor Beach Area - Harbor Beach Woman"s Club
Harbor View Trail 48441
As much as Lake Huron has been an asset, it has also been a deadly force to reckon with. Ships have foundered in huge storm waves; collisions have occurred in thick fog and blinding snow and some ships simply left port never to be seen again....

The Great Storm of 1913 - Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rayl R.Ph
Harbor View Trail 48441
"The Great Storm of 1913". The storm is referred to as a "White Hurricane"; a storm on freshwater with winds of hurricane intensity. The 1913 storm left in its wake 19 vessels lost and 19 others grounded and an estimated 248 sailors killed.....

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South Lakeshore Road 48441

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