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Introduction
History of the Station
Wreck of
Portsmouth
The Surfman's Life
Field School Project 2005
Project Objective
Recommended Reading
Contact
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This website was developed by Ryan Riordan in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Technical
support was provided by the PAST Foundation.
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The
PAST Foundation
2074 Arlington Ave., Suite E
Columbus, Ohio 43220
Phone:
614-326-2642
614-326-2649
Fax: 216-674-9708
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History
Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group
The Middle Island Life Saving Station was
built in the early 1880s following the establishment of the U.S. Life Saving
Service in 1871. Various improvements and additions were constructed on site
throughout its lifetime, until the station was decommissioned and abandoned
in the middle 20th century. The Middle Island station worked in conjunction
with a series of other life saving stations along the Lake Huron shore, the
closest being at Thunder Bay Island 14 miles to the south, and Presque Isle
14 miles to the north.
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A postcard view of the Middle Island Life-Saving
Station from c. 1900. Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group. |
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