| THUNDER BAY ISLAND LIGHT |
Location: SE
END THUNDER BAY ISLAND 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.
Body of Water:
Lake Huron
County: Alpena
Year Station Established: 1832
Siting: Island
Latitude: 45° 02' 12"
Longitude: 83° 11'
42"
Year Constructed:
1832
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1832
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
1980
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
DRESSED STONE/TIMBER
Construction Materials:
BRICK
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
CONICAL (MODIFIED 1857)
Markings/Pattern:
WHITE W/RED LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
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:
1857 (10-foot tower built); 1868 (residence reconstructed); 1893 (fog signal building added)
History:
1832 TOWER HEIGHTENED 1857; ISLAND PROVIDES NESTING FOR COLONIAL NESTING MIGRATORY BIRDS; BOTH STATE AND FEDERALLY-LISTED ENDANGERED SPECIES FOUND ON THE ISLAND
