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Must see Holland Big Red Lighthouse 4K Drone footage after Polar Vortex Pure Michigan The Holland Harbor Lighthouse is an integral part of the history of Holland. A stormy history it is filled with disappointment countered by determination. Soon after the Dutch settlers came to the area in 1847, their leader, Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte, wrote to the governor and the U.S. Congress requesting funds for the building of a harbor. Van Raalte knew from the beginning that if this new community were to flourish, access to Lake Michigan, to and from Black Lake, (now Lake Macatawa) was essential. However, the entrance to the lake from Lake Michigan was blocked with sandbars and silt. Repeated requests for government help were made in the years that followed but to no avail. All the while, the Holland settlers made numerous attempts to establish a harbor. A permanent pier was built into Lake Michigan that was battered year after year by winter storms. Dredging was done both by hand and machine. In 1860, citizens managed to cut a new channel-present location from Lake Macatawa to Lake Michigan. It was deep enough for barges to float from Lake Michigan into Lake Macatawa. In 1866, harbor officials received word from Congress that they would receive an appropriation for work on the harbor. In 1867, the Federal Government took over improvement of the harbor. Additional monies came in 1870, 1871 and 1872 but it was not until the turn of the century, fifty years after the effort was begun, that the harbor was substantially completed. It was too late for Holland to become an important commercial port, but not too late to help foster a thriving resort business. The Graham and Morton shipping lines made two trips daily from Chicago bringing eager vacationers to the lakeshore. In 1893, a Life Saving Station opened on Lake Michigan. Ten years later it was replaced by a U.S. Coast Guard Station. The first lighthouse was erected with $4,000 of federal funds in 1870, twenty years before the harbor was complete. It was a small, square, wooden structure that stood on an open platform on legs above the deck of the pier. On top was a lantern deck with a ten-window lantern room. The lighthouse keeper had to carry his lighted oil lamp along a catwalk, which stretched from the shore where he lived to the lamp under a lens or magnifying device. When fog obscured the light, he signaled incoming boats by blowing an 18 inch fish horn often used on sailboats. Equipment used: Drone: DJI Phantom 4: https://goo.gl/2GSvU3 : DJI Phantom 4 Pro: https://goo.gl/vb8nqr Drone Case: https://goo.gl/7Nm7gt Tablet Used: https://goo.gl/8ECyFA Micro SD Card Used: https://goo.gl/buaUUS Filter Kit for DJI: https://goo.gl/F5c6qo Range Extender: https://goo.gl/7aG3ZZ Sony VEGAS Platinum: https://goo.gl/9SDvcv Computer Used: https://goo.gl/fELeYc Adobe Creative Cloud: https://goo.gl/8eY7gW NEW Travel Tab!!!! Be sure to also check out our Travel Channel Tab to view amazing drone videos from all over the world more posted all the time! For Desktop only right now Sorry! Here is a short cut. Hours of travailing https://www.facebook.com/TimelessAerialPhotography/app/212104595551052/?ref=page_internal Website: www.timelessaerialphotography.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimelessAerialPhotography/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timelessaerialphotography/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AerialTimeless YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_Sz7b1dYEYpcm7ZsleMFA