| Thunder Bay Island Light |
Note: This data was collected from the United States Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and other members of the Michigan Lighthouse Project. We are not responsible for omissions or inaccuracies.
Location: MOUTH
OF THUNDER
BAY ISLAND
Body of Water:
Lake Huron
County: Alpena
Year Station Established: 1877
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 45° 02' 12"
Longitude: 83° 11' 42"
Year Constructed:
1914
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1914
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
Not Available
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials:
STEEL
Ancillary Buildings:
No
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
SKELETAL
Markings/Pattern:
RED W/RED LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure:
NONE
Original Lens:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Owner:
U.S. Coast Guard
Lessee:
Thunder Bay Island Preservation Society
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #84001371
Other Important Dates:
1877 (Station built in wood); 1888 (reconstructed in wood); 1914 (constructed
in steel)
History:
