Munising Rear Range Light

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The Munising Rear Range Light works with the Munising Front Range Light to project a line of light out into Lake Superior in order to guide boats from the open lake into the safe harbor at Munising, Michigan. This harbor is a natural bay (thus providing protection from easterly or westerly storms) and sheltered on the north by Grand Island. Grand Island however provides a serious navigation hazard, and as boats navigate in the East Channel, there are several dangerous rock ledges that will sink the unwary captain.

The light is located (46° 24.779' longitude -86° 39.762' approximate) on the hill south of the village of Munising. It is only a 15 foot steel tower, but located up on the hill, it is 107 feet above the lake level. It contains an incandescent electric light inside a red shield.

This pair of range lights replaced the ineffective Grand Island East Channel Light in 1905.