Sleeping Bear Point Life Saving Station - Glen Arbor MI - Michigan Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

LOCATION: Marker is in Glen Arbor, Michigan, in Leelanau County. Marker is on Sleeping Bear Drive. The marker is on the grounds of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Near this postal address: 8799 Sleeping Bear Drive, Glen Arbor MI 49636, United States of America.

Historical Date: 01/01/1901 Historical Name: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Description: Sleeping Bear Point Life Saving Station-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore--More than fifty ships have wrecked along this stretch of Lake Michigan. These buildings housed the men of the United States Life Saving Service who guarded this hazardous shore. Equipped with line throwing cannons and rowing life boats, they stood ready to help ships in distress. Still, the most important life saving tool was the skill, courage and dedication of the men and women who live here. Built in 1901 along the dunes of Sleeping Bear Point, the station was nearly buried by the moving sand. Horses pulled the building to this site in 1930. The Life Saving Service became a part of the U.S. Coast Guard. The station served until the early 1940’s. Parking nearby?: yes D/T ratings: website: [Web Link] Registered Site #: 1111

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/20/2022 Don.Morfe visited it