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 […]
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 […]
Eagle Canyon Suspension Bridge
The Eagle Canyon Suspension Bridge is Canada’s longest, in Dorion in Ontario’s Superior Country, spanning 600 feet (182.8m). Turn down Ouimet Canyon Road off of highway 11/17 and take the right down Valley Road to find it. The bridge crosses over the canyon and Bat Lake at a height of 152 feet above the canyon […]
The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge
The Sault Ste. Marie International toll Bridge spans 2.8 miles (4.5km) crossing over the St. Mary River connecting Canada to the United States, between Sault Ste Marie twin cities in Ontario and Michigan. This bridge was first open is 1962 and sees an average of 7,000-10,000 vehicles crossing this border bridge daily. When going over […]
Point Iroquois Lighthouse
Point Iroquois Lighthouse is located in Bay Mills township, near Brimley, in Michigan’s Chippewa County. It stands 65 feet (19.8m) tall overlooking Whitefish Bay and Lake Superior where the St. Mary River transitions to it. Built in 1870, this lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This historical landmark offers a museum, […]
Whitefish Point Light Station
Whitefish Point Light Station is located 10 miles (16kms) from Paradise in Michigan’s Chippewa County on the top point of Whitefish Bay. Built in 1861, it is the oldest operating lighthouse on Lake Superior. It remains an integral beacon for the shoreline known as “Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast” that has claimed at least 200 ships. […]
Munising Front Range Lighthouse
Munising Front Range Lighthouse is located in Munising in Michigan’s Alger County. It was built in 1908 to help vessels maneuvering through the narrow channel east of Grand Island into Munising Bay. This 58 feet (17.6m) tall lighthouse’s active red light works in conjunction with Munising Rear Range Lighthouse. The two red beacons direct toward […]
Munising Rear Range Lighthouse
Munising Rear Range Lighthouse is located Munising in Michigan’s Alger County. Built in 1908, it stands 33 feet (10m) tall. The active red light works in conjunction with Munising Front Range Lighthouse. The two red beacons direct toward the East Channel and line up one above the other creating focal planes of 79 and 107 […]
Grand Island Harbor Front Range Light
Grand Island Harbor Front Range Light is located down a foot path off of M-28 just before entering Christmas, 4.5 miles (7.2km) west of Munising, in Michigan’s Alger County. Also known as the Bay Furnace Range Light, it was built in 1867 and it stands 20 feet (6m) tall right along the waters edge. The […]
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse is located 50 yards down a narrow one-lane dirt road off of M-28 just before entering Christmas, 4.5 miles (7.2km) west of Munising, in Michigan’s Alger County. Also known as the Bay Furnace Range Light, it was first lit in 1914 and stands 70 feet (21.3m) tall. The Hiawatha […]
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. […]
