You probably wouldn't dream of using a lighthouse for bombing target practice...right? Unfortunately, that was the fate of Waugoshance Lighthouse, built in the 1850s and hanging on by a thread today. Efforts to restore the light were abandoned in 2021, leaving this light to fall to into the waiting arms of Lake Michigan.

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References:

1. Waugoshance Lighthouse | Lighthouse Friends
2. Waugoshance Light | Wikipedia
3. We Bombed Waugoshance Light | Restless Viking
4. What do the numbers mean on a nautical chart? | National Ocean Service