Isle Royale Light

Isle Royale Light
(Menagerie Island Light)
The light in 2004
Map
LocationMenagerie Island, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Coordinates47°56′52.44″N 88°45′40.32″W / 47.9479000°N 88.7612000°W / 47.9479000; -88.7612000
Tower
Constructed1875
FoundationRock
ConstructionRed Sandstone
Automated1913
Heightheight - 61 feet (19 m)
ShapeOctagonal
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1875
Focal height74 feet (23 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel Lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal Acrylic optic (ML-300) (current)
Range8.7 nautical miles; 16 kilometres (10 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 6s
Isle Royale Light Station
Nearest cityIsle Royale, Michigan
Built1875
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.83000880[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 04, 1983

The Isle Royale Light, or Menagerie Island Light, is a lighthouse within Isle Royale National Park, in Keweenaw County, northern Michigan, United States.

Description

Isle Royale Lighthouse

It is located in Lake Superior on Menagerie Island, the most easterly of the group of small islands at the opening of Siskiwit Bay, near the southern shore of Isle Royale.

The light's residence has steel shutters for protection from stormwater damage, as this portion of Lake Superior has very severe storms.[2]

History

The Isle Royale Light was built in 1875 of red sandstone, as a U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse.[3]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ personal notes from GLLKA tour guides
  3. ^ Seeing the Light, Menagerie Island Lightcomprehensive history of the Isle Royale Light, documented by Terry Pepper.
Isle Royale Lighthouse (lower center), on Menagerie Island at the opening of Siskiwit Bay in Isle Royale National Park