Historical Nautical Charts

1858 Chart

• Old Presque Isle Lighthouse is labeled on the chart as Light House.

• The French spelling of Presqu'Ile is used on the chart.

• New Presque Isle Lighthouse wasn't built until 1870.

1894 Chart

• Labeled on the chart as Abandoned Light House, Old Presque Isle Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1840.

• Presqu'Ile Range Lights were first lit in 1870.

• Now known as New Presque Isle Lighthouse, chart is labeled as Presqu'Ile Light & Fog Whistle. Light was first lit for the 1870 shipping season and the fog signal was built in 1890.

• Narrative sailing directions on chart give specific directions to enter Presqu'Ile Harbor and False Presqu'Ile Harbor.

1905 Chart

• Price of chart is 12 cents.

• Added to chart:

• STO SIG STA (Storm Signal Station ) at the New Presque Isle Lighthouse

• Sailing directions of compass headings and distance.

• Light characteristics:

  • Rear and Front Range Lights flash white.

  • Presque Isle Lt. & Fog Signal flash white.

• Burnham Dock (Submerged Cribs)

• Presque Isle PO (Post Office)

• Birch Hill Hotel

• Old Grand Lake Club Hotel 

• Water areas with depths to 6, 12, 18 feet are tinted in blue.

• Current East Grand Lake Road is labeled as Alpena Road.

1910 Chart

• Price of chart is 12 cents,

• Current Highway 638 is labeled as Rogers Road.

1919 Chart

• Price of chart is 15 cents,

1925 Chart

• Price of chart is 15 cents,

1943 Chart

• The symbol FD is added to New Presque Isle Lt characteristic indicating the fog signal is a fog diaphone. The air diaphone fog signal was installed September 27, 1926.

1976 Chart

• Stoneport added to the chart.

• Lark's Harbor Lodge at Presque Isle Harbor