This cache is part of a series of geocaches placed for the First Annual Camp MiGO (GC854BW) event on August 17, 2019 at Sleepy Hollow State Park. The theme for this year's event is to celebrate the Michigan State Parks Centennial.
Cheboygan Point Light
The first light at Cheboygan Point was built in 1851. There was a dwelling and a separate 40' round brick tower, which was fitted with a Fifth Order Fresnel lens made by L. Saultier & Company of Paris. The light was built on a pier and after only eight years of service, high water was washing away at the foundation and the light tower was removed.
In 1859 the station was rebuilt as an eight-foot square wooden tower resting atop a two story eight room dwelling. The new tower rose 22 feet above the house and included the same white light which was used in the earlier tower.
In May of 1890, a standard locomotive steam fog signal was installed in a separate building.
When the nearby Fourteen Foot Shoal Light was constructed offshore in 1930, the old Cheboygan Light Station was abandoned, and the land was deeded to the State of Michigan. Following vandalism, the buildings were dismantled in the 1940s. Today the Cheboygan Point Light ruins are part of the 1250-acre Cheboygan State Park.
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The annual Recreation Passport is required for all vehicles entering any State Park. They are available at the park for $16 or when you renew your license plates. For more information, visit Michigan Recreation Passport.
For more information about the park, visit the Sleepy Hollow State Park website.
To reserve your campsite, visit Michigan State Park & Harbor Reservations.
While you are here, begin or continue your Michigan State Parks Centennial GeoTour (GT93) by finding GC801QP MSPCGT:Sleepy Hollow SP.
Please also be aware that hunting is allowed in this park certain times of the year, so please be careful and dress appropriately when hunting is allowed.