Porphyry Island Lighthouse
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
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
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
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
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
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 – Island Number 10
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
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
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 […]
Manitou Island Light Station
Manitou Island Lighthouse is located 3 miles (4.8 km) off the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula near Copper Harbor, on the eastern side of the island. The skeletal tower and light keeper dwelling were built in 1862 and the now automated lighthouse still remains active to aid navigation. The lighthouse is best viewed by boat […]
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 […]
