| WHITEFISH POINT 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: WHITEFISH
BAY
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Chippewa
Year Station Established: 1848
Siting: Mainland
Latitude: 46° 46' 18"
Longitude: 84° 57' 24"
Year Constructed:
1861
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1861
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
1970
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
CONCRETE/PILE
Construction Materials:
CAST IRON
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
Yes
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
SKELETAL
Markings/Pattern:
WHITE W/RED ROOF
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
Original Lens:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1857
Owner:
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Open to the Public?
Tower
Museum:
Yes
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #73000947
History:
MUSEUM HOUSES THIRD ORDER LENS FROM WHITE SHOAL LIGHTHOUSE
