- Date
- 2013-10
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagemaritimeconservationgovernment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June and November 2013 Beaver Beacon issues report that the Coast Guard planned to replace the Harbor Light’s Fresnel lens with an LED light of equal color and intensity. The June report discusses a possible Print Shop Museum display; the November report says St. James Township favored keeping the lens in St. James, with Town Hall identified as the preferred location if it moved from the tower. In October 2014, the Chamber circulated a Coast Guard public- comment notice concerning the proposed change and retention of the historic lens.
Evidence limits
The reports document the Township’s position, a proposed display location, and a public-comment notice, not the Coast Guard’s decision, the outcome of the comment period, or the lens’s eventual disposition or installation.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2013, "Fresnel Lens Under Review."Reports Coast Guard consideration of moving the century-old lens into the Print Shop Museum and replacing it in the tower with an LED lamp, subject to historic-preservation concurrence and a memorandum of agreement. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held June issue scan confirms the lens-review report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, November 2013, "News from the Townships."Reports a Coast Guard plan to replace the Harbor Light Fresnel lens with an LED light and St. James Township's motion favoring retention of the lens in St. James, preferably in a Town Hall room if it was moved from the tower. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held November issue scan confirms the lens-preservation report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-11_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, December 2013, "News from the Townships."Reports that Don Vyse was still pursuing a St. James Town Hall display if the Coast Guard moved the lens, while the Historical Society position was discussed and disputed. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held December issue scan confirms the continuing lens-preservation discussion.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The Chamber of Commerce announced a 30-day U.S. Coast Guard public-comment period concerning replacement of the lighthouse Fresnel lens with an LED lantern and possible retention of the historic lens on the island. The thread preserves the public notice and contact details, not the Coast Guard decision or the eventual lens disposition.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008068
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township favors keeping the Harbor Light Fresnel lens on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harbor-light-fresnel-lens-preservation-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2013, "Fresnel Lens Under Review." (and 6 further sources listed on the page).
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