| GRANITE 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: OFF
UPPER PENINSULA
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Marquette
Year Station Established: 1868
Siting: Island
Latitude: 46° 43' 18"
Longitude: 87° 24' 42"
Year Constructed:
1868
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1869
Operational?
No
Automated?
1939
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
ROCK
Construction Materials:
GRANITE
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
SQUARE
Markings/Pattern:
NATURAL W/BLACK LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
Original Lens:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1869
Owner:
Private
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
Web Site:
http://www.graniteisland.com
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #83000884
History:
ONE OF OLDEST SURVIVING LIGHTHOUSES ON LAKE SUPERIOR; BECAME LESS IMPORTANT TO NAVIGATION IN 1920S WHEN SHIPPING RAN LESS OFTEN BETWEEN ISLAND & SHORE
