The Little Sable Point Light is a lighthouse located south of Pentwater in the lower peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.
[13][14][15][16] It is in the southwest corner of Golden Township, just south of Silver Lake State Park.
"[16][17] The design used 109 1-foot-diameter wood pilings[18] driven into the sand, capped by 12 feet of stone as a stout base for the brick tower.
[19] Following the loss of the Schooner Pride in 1866, public outcries for a light at this locale were finally heard and heeded.
In 1954, the Lighthouse keeper's dwelling was destroyed by the Coast Guard when electricity reached the site and the light was automated.
"[17] Prior to 1900, the brick was left in its natural color and state, as it was unusually hard and held up well to the elements.
(Unlike its sister, Big Sable Point Light, which was made from Cream City Brick, and had to be encased in steel boilerplate to retard the deterioration.)