List of lighthouses in Minnesota

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Minnesota as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are five active lights in the state; one light is inactive but has been converted to a museum, and one is in ruins.

The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1858[1] and the last in 1922 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest active light is the Two Harbors Light.[2]

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]

Name Location Coordinates Image Focal
Height 		Built[note 1] Automated Deactivated Status
Duluth North Pier Light end of north breakwater of Duluth, Minnesota harbor entrance 46°46′52″N 92°05′17″W / 46.7810°N 92.0881°W 43 ft (13 m) 1910 unknown Active
Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light south breakwater of Duluth harbor entrance near the lift bridge 46°46′44″N 92°05′30″W / 46.7788°N 92.0918°W 68 ft (21 m) 1889/1901 1976 Active
Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light end of south breakwater of Duluth harbor entrance 46°46′48″N 92°05′15″W / 46.7801°N 92.0875°W 44 ft (13 m) 1874/1901 1976 Active
Grand Marais Light harbor entrance in Grand Marais, Minnesota 47°44′43″N 90°20′16″W / 47.7452°N 90.3379°W 48 ft (15 m) 1885/1922 1937 Active
Minnesota Point Light Minnesota Point east of Superior, Wisconsin 46°42′36″N 92°01′33″W / 46.7100°N 92.0259°W[4] approx. 50 ft (15 m) 1858 1913 Ruins
Split Rock Light Split Rock Lighthouse State Park in Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota 47°12′00″N 91°22′02″W / 47.1999°N 91.3671°W[5] 168 ft (51 m)[5] 1910 1969 Inactive/Museum[note 2]
Two Harbors Light Two Harbors, Minnesota 47°00′50″N 91°39′49″W / 47.0140°N 91.6635°W 78 ft (24 m) 1892 1980 Active/Museum

Notes

  1. ↑ If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
  2. ↑ The beacon is still working but is only lit on special occasions.

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of the United States: Minnesota". Russ Rowlett.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Minnesota". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
  3. ↑ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
  4. ↑ calculated using Google Maps and 1952 chart of Duluth–Superior Harbors
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota". LighthouseFriends.