These are a few of the lights in the Upper
Peninsula that we have visited. More will follow as we make several more trips up there. Come back and view them again. Point Iroquois - Built in 1870 and operated continuously for 93 years. Ceased operation in 1963 when an automated light was erected in the channel. This lighthouse is located in the Hiawatha National Forest.Point Iroquois It was built to guide ships safely between the open waters of Lake Superior and St. Marys' river.
Whitefish
Point lighthouse - Built in 1849, it is Lake Superior's most famous light station.
Several hundred shipwrecks including the Edmund Fitzgerald, are near this lighthouse. Crisp Point was built in 1875. It is one of the four original Lake Superior Light Stations.Crisp Point stands 58 feet tall from the base to ventilator ball of the lantern room. Crisp Point got it's name from it's first light keeper, Christopher Crisp.Crisp Point is located 13 miles west of Whitefish Point and is being restored by the caring hands of the Crisp Point Light Historical Society. Marquette Harbor Light is located on a point. The ridge rocks that lie just off of Marquette's harbor is a boaters nightmare. The stones lie just beneath Marquette's waterline or lurk just below the surface. Munising Range Light is located on M-28 and is 58 feet tall.
Grand Channel East Light was one of the first lights to guide ships into the harbor of refuge. Grand Channel East Light is now abandoned but is photographed and loved by many. The lighthouse is now going through the process of hopefully soon being repaired by the historical society through donations and the selling of t-shirts and other items. Au Sable started operation in 1874.
Au Sable is the location for many shipwrecks with evidence of such still in the sand. It is a 1 1/2 mile walk to this lighthouse. |
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