Refer to page 32 of Lighthouses Short and Tall for Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse

In looking at the drawings, you may notice that J.A. Tilley included the keeper's dwelling if was attached or integral to the tower.  Old Mackinac is an example of an attached tower.  On the previous page, New Canal is an example of an integral tower because the tower rises out of the keeper's dwelling.  Cape Charles Lighthouse on page 35 is an example of a separate tower; its keepers lived in a separate structure.  Heceta Head's tower on page 34 is attached to a workroom--the keeper's dwellings are separate from the tower.  What is the configuration for St. Martin Island on page 37?  Toledo Harbor on page 36?  Point Arena on page 39?  What are the advantages to living in an integral or attached tower?  (Think about weather conditions.)  What are some of the disadvantages? (Think about stations where the fog signal is attached to the tower.)

This is a very solid brick building, set on a stone base. It sits in as park-like setting beside the water. How did the keepers mow the grass around the station? Are you familiar with lawn mowers pushed by hand? Or pulled by a horse?

The bridge over the Strait is high, high enough for large ships to pass under it. How could a bridge replace a lighthouse?