To navigate the Great Lakes today, sailors use sophisticated technology,
including radar (RAdio Detection And Ranging), LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) and
GPS (Global Positioning System). This Time Traveler takes you to the days when
sailors had only lighthouses and fog signals to rely on.
Click on a topic on the left to learn more about our early lighthouses.
"Follow the Lights" originally appeared in the Lansing State
Journal on May 8, 2002, as part of the Lansing Newspapers In Education
(NIE) Program.
