| HURON 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: WEST
HURON ISLAND
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Marquette
Year Station Established: 1868
Siting: Island
Latitude: 46° 57' 48"
Longitude: 87° 59' 54"
Year Constructed:
1868
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1868
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
1972
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
SURFACE ROCK
Construction Materials:
GRANITE/BRICK
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
SQUARE
Markings/Pattern:
NATURAL W/WHITE LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
Original Lens:
THREE-ONE-HALF ORDER FRESNEL 1868
Owner:
USFWS
Lessee:
Huron Island Lighthouse Preservation Society
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
Web Site:
http://www.destinationmichigan.com/org/hilpa
National Register Status:
LISTED Reference #75000955
History:
TOWER IN NEED OF STABILIZATION (ROOF REPORTEDLY CAVING IN); ORIGINALLY A LIFEBOAT STATION
