Summer evening at Grand Marais | |
Location | Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA |
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Coordinates | |
Year first constructed | 1922[1] |
Year first lit | 1922 [1] |
Construction | Steel[1] |
Tower shape | Skeletal[1] |
Markings / pattern | White[1] |
Height | 34[1] |
Focal height | 48[1] |
Original lens | Fifth Order, Fresnel[1] |
Current lens | Fifth Order[1] |
Grand Marais Light is located on the outer end of a breakwater on the shore of Lake Superior in the city of Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota.[2] It is located in USCG District 9.[1]
The existing historic tower was first lit in 1922 and is still operational.[1]
The original keeper's house on shore is now operated as the main museum of the Cook County Historical Society. The museum features exhibits on area history, industry and culture.
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