Porphyry Island Lighthouse is located on the eastern side of the Black Bay Peninsula 24.8 miles (40km) east of Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. Only accessible by boat, the closest launching point is at Silver Islet at the end of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. There are also charter boat excursions that will take you […]
Angus Island Lighthouse is located on a small island off the south side of Pie Island approximately 12 miles (19.3km) from Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lighthouse was first established in 1927, today it is still active and is a skeletal steel tower. It was built to work in conjunction with the Trowbridge […]
Thunder Bay Main Lighthouse is located in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. Built in 1937, the lighthouse is on the break water and marks an entrance to the Thunder Bay Harbor. It is a two story white and red dwelling with the lantern room to the height of 43 feet (13m). The breakwater isn’t […]
Pie Island Lighthouse is located about 6 miles (10km) south of Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country at the west end of the island. Built in 1895, the lighthouse is a small 23 foot (7m) tall square wooden tower, painted white with red accents. It is not open to the public and only accessible by […]
Trowbridge Island Lighthouse is located at the north side of the entrance to Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lighthouse is owned and operated by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. It was first established in 1924, today it is still active and works in conjunction with the Angus Island Lighthouse on the […]
Welcome Island Lighthouse is located 5.9 miles (9.5kms) from Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. It was established in 1906 and rebuilt in 1959 with a red square skeletal tower and two single story dwellings. The grounds are closed to the public so it can only be seen by private or charter boat.
Shaganash Island Lighthouse is actually located on Island Number 10 that is an Island west of Shaganash Island and 9.3 miles (15km) east of Porphyry Island Lighthouse in Ontario’s Superior Country. It is only accessible by boat and the grounds are open for visitors with picnic tables and a thunder box. However the 24 foot […]
Battle Island Lighthouse is located 5.7 miles (9.3km) from the shore of Rossport in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lighthouse was placed for boats coming in from Lake Superior through Simpson Channel into Nipigon Bay. The existing lighthouse was built in 1911 to replace the lighthouse placed there in 1871. The lighthouse can be viewed by […]
Otter Island Lighthouse is located on the northwest tip of Otter Island, a part of in Ontario’s Superior Country. Built in 1903, it is a white and red octagonal concrete light tower that stands 21 feet (6.5m) tall. The grounds to the lighthouse are closed to the public and should only be viewed from the […]
Slate Islands Lighthouse is located on Slate Island Provincial Park approximately 7.5 miles (12km) south of Terrace Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The lighthouse was built in 1903 and can only be accessed by boat, charter or by experienced kayakers from Rossport, Schreiber or Terrace Bay. It is elevated 224 feet (68 m) above the […]
Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse is located in Grand Marais in Michigan’s Alger County. To find this site from H-58 turn down Canal Street until you get to the Light Keeper’s House Museum. There is gravel parking on either side of the museum. Two lighthouses are found at this site, the Inner and Outer […]
Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer Lighthouse is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St Louis County. It was first established in 1901 to help aid ships coming into the harbor from Lake Superior particularly during the night or heavy fog. The 44 feet (13m) tall lighthouse stands at the end of a 1,720 feet (520 m) […]