North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station Cultural Landscape Report, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Mundus Bishop. 2026. North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station Cultural Landscape Report, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Cultural Landscape Report. National Park Service. Interior Regions 3, 4, 5
This Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, is the primary treatment document for the cultural landscape. The CLR presents detailed documentation of the historical development, existing condition, analysis of integrity, and identification of contributing features. It establishes treatment recommendations to guide long-term care and stewardship of the landscape. The planning and design of improvements to provide safe and reliable boat access to North Manitou Island was underway during the development of this CLR. Construction of improvements occurred after CLR site reconnaissance and is not documented in existing condition documentation or evaluated in the integrity analysis. North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station evolved as part of a network of life-saving stations established through an act of Congress in 1848. North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station was initially developed as a Volunteer Rescue Station and the first station along Manitou Passage in 1854. A period of significance of 1854 to 1932 captures the development and use of North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station by the Volunteer Rescue Service, USLSS, and USCG.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mundus Bishop
- Date of Issue
- 2026-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- MWR , SLBE
- Keywords
- Great Lakes, institutional architecture, Life-saving station, light station, Manitou Island Village, Manitou Passage, maritime history, Marquette design, National Historic Landmark, navigation, South Manitou Island, US Coast Guard, USLSS
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 500330: North Manitou Island Life-Saving Station
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International