Skeleton ship frames surround Au Sable Point, marking amile-long sandstone reef that reached out into Lake Superior waiting to grabany and all ships that passed by. In an effort to end this tragic loss oflives, the Au Sable Point Lighthouse was constructed to warn mariners of itshidden reef. At the heart of the famed "Shipwreck Coast," Au Sable Point was abeacon of hope and safety. Mikel B. Classen charts the history of the lighthouseand the dangerous reef that waits six feet under the lake's surface and servesas the final resting place for so many sailors.
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