Francis Metallic Surfboat

Francis Metallic Surfboat is a memorial in Allegan, Michigan. Francis Metallic Surfboat is situated nearby to the museum Boathouse, as well as near Back-In-Time Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Baldhead.

Mount Baldhead

Peak

Photo: WMrapids, CC0.

Mount Baldhead, also known as Mt. Baldy and Radar Hill, is a 250-foot sand dune located on a narrow strip of land between Lake Michigan and Kalamazoo River, directly across the river from downtown Saugatuck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douglas and Saugatuck.

Douglas

Village

Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Douglas is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,378 at the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Saugatuck Township and the city of Saugatuck is adjacent on the north.

Saugatuck

Photo: Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saugatuck and Douglas are small adjacent resort towns in West Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan, and at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. They are mostly a summer resort area popular with locals and Chicago residents, and have a lively arts scene and many out of the ordinary shops and restaurants.

Singapore

Hamlet

Singapore is a ghost town in Michigan, United States. It was a casualty of erosion after the surrounding woods were deforested—exacerbated by the need for lumber to rebuild several Midwestern cities and towns ravaged by fires in 1871. Singapore is situated 2½ miles north of Francis Metallic Surfboat.

Francis Metallic Surfboat

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “From about 1854 to at least 1863, this surfboat was used for lifesaving purposes near the Saugatuck Lighthouse. It was one of 48 used on the Great Lakes and one of 137 used nationally...”
Category: historic site
Location: Allegan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.6441° or 42° 38′ 39″ north

Longitude

-86.20343° or 86° 12′ 12″ west

Open location code

86JMJQVW+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9026254612

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boathouse and Saugatuck-Douglas History Center.

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