Power, Communications, and Weather Station Systems

Communications - The eight camera's, seven of which are on the website, as well as the Davis weather station feed data into the Island computer that transmits via micro-wave dish the information to a second computer on the mainland. This system will also accommodate telephone and plug-in laptop computers for internet connection while staying on the island.

Weather Station - The Weatherhawk weather station is mounted atop the Bell Tower with a wireless signal to a receiver in the Lighthouse quarters which is then transmitted to the mainland.

Propane Gas - Runs the back-up generator as well as the heating and cooking units in the Lighthouse Quarters. Keepers early on used Kerosene lamps for light and wood, followed later by coal fired stoves, to cook and keep warm. All fuel was carried onto the island as there were and are no trees.

The Detroit Free Press published an article on the technology of Granite Island on November 4, 2001. It is located online in the Free Press archives at this link: http://web.archive.org/web/20011108114412/http://www.freep.com/money/tech/light4_20011104.htm