Michigan Island Light
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| Michigan Island Light | |
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 The current tower |
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| Location: | Michigan Island, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first lit: | 1929 |
| Automated: | 1943 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Steel |
| 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).
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- Michigan Island Light Station
- Lighthouse tour preview: September, 2005 VIP photo
- Old tower Lighthouse friends article
- New tower Lighthouse friends article
- NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin
- Volume 7, 2003 USCG Lightlist (PDF)
- Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Survey number HABS WI-317
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