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North of Evanston and Michigan City, Indiana, the beach has been eroded by later ice movement or shoreline wave action. The Toleston beach appeared to be present at Holland, Michigan, at the eastern end of Black Lake, being built out between the lake and the marsh, which extends east from Holland a short distance. It is there built up to a ...
Holland is a city in Ottawa and Allegan counties in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River (formerly known locally as the Black River). Holland is a thriving city with a diverse economy that includes ...
Lake Michigan ( / ˈmɪʃɪɡən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume [5] (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.
Holland State Park. / 42.77889°N 86.20472°W / 42.77889; -86.20472. Holland State Park is a public recreation area covering 142 acres (57 ha) in Park Township, Ottawa County, four miles (6 km) west of the city of Holland, Michigan. [4] The state park consists of separate Lake Macatawa and Lake Michigan units on the northern side of the ...
Lake Michigan recorded wave heights of 20 to 22 feet and wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph. The southern end of Lake Michigan experienced a lake level rise of 15 inches as the winds pushed water down the lake. Lake Huron experienced 23-foot waves and a wind gust of 74 mph was recorded at Fort Gratiot at the southern end of the lake.
Added to NRHP. August 04, 1983. The ruined lighthouse at Waugoshance protects boats from a shoal area at the northern end of Lake Michigan. The lighthouse is located in Emmet County, Michigan, United States, and in U.S. Coast Guard District No. 9. [9] [10] It is approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Mackinaw City.
The ice on Lake Michigan at/near the shore was about 12 to 18 inches thick and was rock solid like a fortress. ... The caves are formed by wave and wind action. Strong winds tend to push ice ...
January 16, 1976. The Holland Harbor Light, known as Big Red, is located in Park Township, Michigan at the entrance of a channel connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Macatawa, and which gives access to the city of Holland, Michigan . The lighthouse is on the south side of the channel. There are two modern lights marking the ends of the ...