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. […]
Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse
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
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) […]
Big Bay Point Lighthouse
Big Bay Point Lighthouse is located 4 miles (6.4km) from Big Bay and 25 miles (40km) north of Marquette, in Michigan’s Marquette County. Built in 1896, it is one of only a couple operating lighthouse that also operates as a bed and breakfast on the Circle Tour. There are seven guest rooms available within the […]
Duluth Harbor North Pier Lighthouse
Duluth Harbor North Pier Lighthouse is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. It was established in 1910 and stands 36 feet (11m) tall. This steel and cast iron lighthouse is at the end of a 1,720 feet (520 m) long concrete breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal. Also viewable is the Duluth Harbor […]
Copper Harbor Lighthouse
Copper Harbor Lighthouse is located in Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor on the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The lighthouse was built is 1866 and aided in the transport of copper from the U.P. The road that leads to the lighthouse isn’t open to the public so visitors […]
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse is located at Eagle Harbor in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The lighthouse was originally built in 1851 and replaced in 1871. The light keepers and assistants dwelling buildings have been converted into a Museum Complex. The 44 foot (18m) tall light tower and light keepers dwellings are furnished with authentic period pieces. The […]
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Lighthouse is located in McLain State Park, 11.4 miles (18.3kms) from Hancock in Michigan’s Houghton County. The lighthouse is located on the end of the breakwater where Portage Lake meets Lake Superior. It can be view from the beach or walk along the breakwater to get a closer look. The breakwater […]
Mendota (Bete Grise) Lighthouse
Mendota (Bete Grise) Lighthouse is located Bete Grise in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The grounds and tower of this lighthouse are closed to the public however you can view it from across the Mendota Canal. Drive to where Bete De Gris Road ends and take the short walk to the shore of the canal. The lighthouse […]
Stannard Rock Lighthouse
Stannard Rock Lighthouse, also known as the ”loneliest lighthouse in the world”, is located at a reef that extends for 0.25 miles (0.40 km) that is only slightly covered by Lake Superior, 45 miles 72kms. from the Marquette Harbor. This hazardous reef was discovered in 1835 by Captain Charles Stannard and subsequently led to the demand […]
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 […]
