Jeff Routzahn

Lake Michigan

South Haven South Pier Light

South Haven, Michigan

Its real signal — watch it blink

Fl G 4s — green flash every 4 seconds (entrance channel)

One full cycle: 4 seconds.

Built
1903
First lit
1903
Height
35 ft
Focal plane
31 ft above water
Status
Still burning
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The red-and-black iron tower at the end of South Haven's pier — the green inside it marks the channel into the Black River. Across the way, the old 1872 bluff light keeps watch from the shore. A pier light through and through: land you follow to the lake.