Michigan Island Lighthouse

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**Michigan Island Lighthouse**
The current tower
Location:	Michigan Island, Wisconsin
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	46°52′18″N, 90°29′48″W
Foundation:	Concrete
Construction:	Steel
Year first lit:	1929
Automated:	1943
Tower shape:	White, Skeletal with a central column
Height:	118 ft (26 m)
Original lens:	Third and half order Fresnel lens
Range:	11 statute miles (18 km)
Characteristic:	White, Flashing, 6 sec

The Michigan Island Lighthouse is operated by the National Park Service and is located on Michigan Island on western Lake Superior in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

There are two historical lighthouses that have served as the Michigan Island light. The oldest was constructed in 1857, but not activated until 1869. It served until 1929 when it was replaced by a taller, 118 foot skeletal tower, which is still operational.

Currently owned by the National Park Service and part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, as reference number 77000145. Listed in the Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey, WI-317 (A-C).