If you look at a map, you'll discover that the state of Indiana (which my unprecedented Highway 41 end-to-end Streetview trek is about to leave) does not have a lot of coastline. It does have some, though, all on Lake Michigan, and it has a few lighthouses.
All of them are listed and described here:
One of them is the functional, not beautiful, Gary Harbor Breakwater Light. Terry Pepper has an extensive Web page about it, and in my gratefulness, I'm using one of his pictures below. I recommend reading his detailed description in the article.
Seeing the Light - Gary Breakwater Light
Basics from the Lighthouse Directory are quoted below. Lighthouse Friends has the most pictures of it.
"1911. Active (privately maintained); focal plane 40 ft (12 m); red flash every 10 s, every fourth flash omitted. 40 ft (12 m) round steel tower, painted red. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). The original 6th order Fresnel lens is mounted in the tower but not in use; the active light is an acrylic lens on top of the lantern."
Oh yes - in terms of location, it''s on the lakefront of the city of Gary, Indiana.
Pictures:
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| by Terry Pepper |
 by Cathy Peek |
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