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Frankfort MI harbor map Aerial view The exterior basin of the Frankfort Harbor is formed by two breakwaters, 450 feet (140 m) apart at the outer ends. [5] The main section of the north breakwater is 972 feet (296 m) long, with a shore connector of 1,000 feet (300 m).
FIPS code. 26-30260 [2] GNIS feature ID. 0626407 [3] Website. Official website. Frankfort is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located within Benzie County, the city sits upon the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Betsie River. The city had a population of 1,252 at the 2020 census .
The current breakwater light in Frankfort is located at the head of the north breakwater. It is a square steel pyramidal tower; the original 1912 lighthouse stands 44 feet (13 m) tall. The light is placed atop a 25-foot (7.6 m) tall square steel base. The cast iron lantern room, surrounded by a gallery, originally contained a fifth order ...
SS Badger, cross-lake, Ludington, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, connecting US Highway 10 (US 10) with its counterpart in Wisconsin, 4 hours. HSC Lake Express, cross-lake, Muskegon, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2.5 hours. Postcard illustration of sinking ferry 18, with ferry 17 coming to its aid.1910.
U.S. Route 41. U.S. Route 41, also U.S. Highway 41 ( US 41 ), is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was US 94. The highway's southern terminus is in the Brickell neighborhood of Downtown Miami at ...
Point Betsie Light. Point Betsie Light is located on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan — at the southern entrance to the Manitou Passage — north of Frankfort in Benzie County in Northern Michigan. [3] Construction began in 1854, but it was not completed until 1858, and began service in the shipping season of 1859.
Lake Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America.It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi (4,900 km 3)) and the third-largest by surface area (22,405 sq mi (58,030 km 2)), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron.
Charlevoix ( / ˈʃɑːrləvɔɪ / SHAR-lə-voy) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County. [4] Part of Northern Michigan, Charlevoix is located on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix, bisected by the short Pine River.