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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Michigan Island Lighthouse
Michigan Island Lighthouse is located on the Apostle Island of Michigan Island in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. There are two lighthouses beside each other on Michigan Island. The first was accidentally built in 1856, standing 65 feet (19.8m) high with an attached dwelling. This lighthouse was meant to be built on Long Island though the contractors […]
