Caribou Island Lighthouse
Caribou Island Lighthouse is located 40 miles from the Canadian mainland in Ontario’s Algoma Country. It is the most isolated island on Lake Superior. The lighthouse is actually located on a very small island 1 mile (1.6km) southwest of Caribou Island. It was first established in 1886 and rebuilt in 1912 to a hexagonal concrete […]
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.
Devil's Island Lighthouse
Devil’s Island Lighthouse is located on one of the Apostle Islands, Devil’s Island, in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. The lighthouse was first lit in 1901 on this 82 foot (24.9m) tall light tower. There are 2 light keeper’s dwellings that were constructed in a red brick Queen Anne style. Visiting Devil’s Island is popular among experienced […]
Raspberry Island Lighthouse
Raspberry Island Lighthouse is located on one of the Apostle Islands, Raspberry Island, in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. The lighthouse was established in 1862 and marks the western channel of the Apostle Islands. The square tower stands 43 feet (13m) tall with attached light keepers dwelling. Visiting Raspberry Island is the most accessible of all the […]
Superior Entry Lighthouse - Wisconsin Point Lighthouse
Superior Entry Lighthouse is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. It is found at the end of the 10 mile (16km) long freshwater sandbar – Wisconsin Point. The sand bar is split in the middle, the other side of the split makes up Minnesota Point also known as Park Point in Duluth Minnesota. A […]
Huron Island Lighthouse
Huron Island Lighthouse is located on Lighthouse Island which is the western of the Huron Islands. The island is located 3 miles (4.8km) off the Michigan Coast near Skanee and 18 miles (28.9km) east of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The lighthouse was established in 1868 and stands 39 feet (12m) tall. The island is one of […]
Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Inner Lighthouse
Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Inner Lighthouse is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. It was built in 1889 and stands 68.8 feet (21m) tall. This cast iron and steel skeletal tower lighthouse is standing right at the foot of the Aerial Lift Bridge when you cross over to Minnesota Point – Park Point. […]
