| MANITOU 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
KEWEENAW PENINSULA
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Keweenaw
Year Station Established: 1850
Siting: Island
Latitude: 47° 25' 12"
Longitude: 87° 35' 12"
Year Constructed:
1861
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit:
1861
Operational?
Yes
Automated?
1978
Deactivated:
Not Available
Foundation Materials:
DESTROYED BY EROSION
Construction Materials:
IRON
Ancillary Buildings:
Yes
Grounds:
No
Bottomlands:
No
COE Structure:
No
Architectural Style:
SKELETAL W/CENTRAL COLUMN
Markings/Pattern:
WHITE
Relationship to Other Structure:
ATTACHED
Original Lens:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL 1861
Owner:
U.S. Coast Guard
Open to the Public?
No
Museum:
No
National Register Status:
LISTED; Reference #84001773
History:
ALONG WITH WHITEFISH POINT IS OLDEST SKELETAL TOWER ON GREAT LAKES; PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN GROWTH OF MICHIGAN COPPER INDUSTRY; USCG PLANS TO TRANSFER PROPERTY OUT OF USCG OWNERSHIP
