Fourteen Mile Point Lighthouse
Fourteen Mile Point Lighthouse is located 19 miles (30.5km) northeast of Ontonagon in Michigan’s Ontonagon County. The lighthouse in only accessible by a strenuous 12 mile (19.3km) round trip day hike on the shoreline or best viewed from a boat. It was built in 1894 to help aid water traffic from Ontonagon to Houghton though […]
LaPointe Lighthouse
LaPointe Lighthouse is located on the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on the end of Long Island in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. Long Island is a 3.9 mile (6.4km) long spit extending from Chequamegon Point south of Madeline Island. The lighthouse was built in 1896 and stands 65.5 feet (20m) tall. It is best viewed by boating […]
Michigan Island Lighthouse
Michigan Island Lighthouse is located on the Apostle Island of Michigan Island in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. There are two lighthouses beside each other on Michigan Island. The first was accidentally built in 1856, standing 65 feet (19.8m) high with an attached dwelling. This lighthouse was meant to be built on Long Island though the contractors […]
Outer Island Lighthouse
Outer Island Lighthouse is located on the furthest of the Apostle Islands, Outer Island , in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. The lighthouse is on the northern tip of the Island. It was established in 1874 to help guide ships to and from the port towns of Duluth and Superior. The 90 feet (27.4m) tall light tower […]
Portage Lake Lift Bridge
The Portage Lake Lift Bridge spans 1310 feet (399.29m) crossing over the Keweenaw Waterway, Portage Lake. Portage Lake runs entirely through the middle of the Keweenaw Peninsula and this bridge is the only roadway that connects them and the cities of Houghton and Hancock in Michigan’s Houghton County. This lift bridge was built in 1959 […]
Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse
Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse is located on the southeast shore of Grand Island in Michigan’s Alger County. Grand Island is accessible by passenger Ferry, private boat, cruise or tours out of Munising. Built in 1868 of wood, it stands 45.9 feet (14m) tall. The lighthouse is privately owned and the grounds aren’t open to […]
Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge, also known as the “Mighty Mac”, spans an impressive 4.99 miles (8.03 km) – that’s 26,372 feet! One of the world’s longest bridges! It crosses 155 feet (47.24m) over the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The bridge connects the cities of St. Ignace and Mackinaw City in Michigan’s […]
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. Established in 1853 this “Heart Throb Red” lighthouse stands 40 feet (12m) tall over Marquette Harbor. It sits on a concrete crib at the southern end of the breakwater wall that you can walk to the end of on a paved pathway with railing. […]
Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge
The Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, “Bong Bridge”, spans 11,800 feet (3,600m) with 8,300 feet (2,500m) crossing over the St. Louis River. It connects Superior, WI (Douglas County) and Duluth, MN. (St. Louis County) on highway US-2. It was built in 1982 and is a steel arch suspended deck bridge. The bridge was named after […]
Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse
Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse is located on the breakwater at the east side of Presque Isle Harbor in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. It was built in 1941 at the end of the breakwater that extends 1,216 feet (370m) long. Visitors are welcome to walk the breakwater to the lighthouse except during storms, violent […]
Aerial Lift Bridge
The Aerial Lift Bridge spans 501.9 feet (153m) crossing over the Duluth Ship Canal to Lake Superior in Minnesota’s St. Louis County, Duluth. The bridge was built to allow access to Minnesota Point aka Park Point from when a gap was created to establish the Duluth Ship Canal from the St. Louis River out to […]
Nipigon River Bridge
The Nipigon River Bridge spans 826.7 feet (252m) crossing over the Nipigon River on highway 11/17 in Ontario’s Superior Country. The original steel deck truss bridge was built in 1937, then to a steel plate girder in 1974, and finally to the 4 lane cable stay bridge structure there today completed in 2018. This bridge […]
