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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in Michigan
The year in parentheses refers to the year in which the light was first lit in the existing tower.
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Alpena Light (1914)
Location: North Breakwater, Thunder Bay River/Lake Huron
Au Sable Light (1874)
Location: Lake Superior
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Beaver Head (Beaver Island) Light (1858)
Location: Mackinac Straits approach/Lake Michigan
Big Bay Point Light (1896)
Location: Upper Peninsula/Lake Superior
Big Sable Point (Grand Point au Sable) Light (1867)
Location: East Shore of Lake Michigan
Bois Blanc Island Light (Old) (1867)
Location: Straits of Mackinac/Lake Huron
Charity Island Light (1857)
Location: Approach to Saginaw Bay/Lake Huron
Cheboygan Crib Light (1910)
Location: Relocated from entrance to Cheboygan River
Cheboygan River Range Front Light (1880)
Location: Cheboygan Harbor
Copper Harbor Light (1866)
Location: Keweenaw Peninsula/Lake Superior
Copper Harbor Range Lights (1869)
Location: Lake Superior
Crisp Point Light (1904)
Location: 13 miles west of Whitefish Point/Lake Superior
Detour Reef Light (1931)
Location: Mouth of St. Mary's River
Detroit River (Bar Point Shoal) Light (1885)
Location: Lake Erie south of Detroit River entrance
Eagle Harbor Light (1871)
Location: West end of harbor/Lake Superior
Eagle Harbor Rear Range Light (1877)
Location: Lake Superior/Keweenaw Peninsula
Eagle River Light (1874)
Location: Eagle River/Lake Superior
Fort Gratiot Light (1829)
Location: Lake Huron/St. Clair River
Forty Mile Point Light (1897)
Location: Lake Huron
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light (1930)
Location: Cheboygan Harbor entrance/Lake Michigan
Frankfort North Breakwater Light (1932)
Location: Lake Michigan
Grand Haven South Pierhead Lights (1905/1922)
Location: Grand River/Lake Michigan
Grand Island East Channel Light (1870)
Location: Lake Superior
Grand Island Harbor Range Rear Light (1914)
Location: Lake Superior
Grand Island North (Old North) Light (1867)
Location: Grand Island/Lake Superior
Grand Marais Harbor Range Lights (1895)
Location: Grand Marais Harbor/Lake Superior
Grand Traverse Light (1858)
Location: Grand Traverse Point/Leelanau Peninsula
Granite Island Light (1869)
Location: Northwest end of Granite Island/Lake Superior
Grays Reef Light (1936)
Location: Grays Reef East Channel
Grosse Ile North Channel Range Front Light (1906)
Location: Detroit River
Gull Rock Light (1867)
Location: West of Manitou Island/Lake Superior
Harbor Beach Light (1885)
Location: North side of breakwater entrance/Lake Huron
Holland Harbor (South Pierhead) Light (1936)
Location: Black Lake/Lake Michigan
Huron Island Light (1877)
Location: West Huron Island/Lake Superior
Isle Royale Light (1875)
Location: Menagerie Island/Lake Superior
Isle Royale National Park
Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light (1920)
Location: Portage River entrance/Portage Lake
Lansing Shoal Light (1928)
Location: Western shore of Lake Michigan
Little Point Sable Light (1874)
Location: Eastern shore of Lake Michigan
Little Traverse (Harbor Point) Light (1884)
Location: Lake Michigan
Ludington North Breakwater Light (1924)
Location: Pere Marquette Harbor/Lake Michigan
Manistee (North Pierhead) Light (1927)
Location: Manistee River/Lake Michigan
Manistique (East Breakwater) Light (1917)
Location: Lake Michigan
Manitou Island Light (1861)
Location: Off Keweenaw Peninsula/Lake Superior
Marquette Harbor Light (1866)
Location: North Point/Lake Superior
Martin Reef Light (1927)
Location: Reef east of Straits of Mackinac
McGulpin Point Light (1869)
Location: South Point Michilimackinac Harbor
Mendota (Bete Grise) Light (1895)
Location: Mendota ship channel/Lake Superior
Menominee (North Pier) Light (1927)
Location: Lake Michigan
Middle Island Light (1905)
Location: Between Thunder Bay Island and Presque Isle
Minneapolis Shoal Light (1935)
Location: Lake Michigan
Mission Point Light (Old) (1870)
Location: Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay
Munising Range Lights (1908)
Location: Munising Harbor/Lake Superior
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Muskegon South Breakwater Light (1903)
Location: Harbor entrance/Lake Michigan
North Manitou Shoal Light (1935)
Location: Off North and South Manitou Islands
Old Mackinac Point Light (1892)
Location: Straights of Mackinac Passage
Ontonagon Light (1866)
Location: Ontonagon River mouth/Lake Superior
Passage Island Light (1882)
Location: Passage Island off Isle Royale
Isle Royale National Park
Peninsula Point Light (Site) (1866)
Location: Peninsula Point/Lake Michigan
Poe Reef Light (1929)
Location: Straits of Mackinac, south channel
Point Betsie Light (1858)
Location: Near Crystal Lake on Lake Michigan
Point Iroquois Light (1871)
Location: Lake Superior/Whitefish Bay
Pointe aux Barques Light (1857)
Location: Pointe aux Barques Reef/Lake Huron
Port Austin Reef Light (1878)
Location: Lake Huron
Port Sanilac Light (1886)
Location: Point Sanilac/Lake Huron
Portage River (Jacobsville) Light (1870)
Location: Portage River entrance/Lake Superior
Poverty Island Light (1874)
Location: Lake Michigan
Presque Isle Lights (1840/1871)
Location: Lake Huron
Rock Harbor Light (1855)
Location: Middle Island Passage/Lake Superior
Isle Royale National Park
Rock of Ages Light (1908)
Location: Off Isle Royale/Lake Superior
Isle Royale National Park
Round Island Light (1895)
Location: Straits of Mackinac
Round Island (St. Mary's River) Light (1892)
Location: St. Mary's River/Between Point aux Frenes and Lime Island
Round Island Passage Light (1948)
Location: Straits of Mackinac/Lake Huron
Saginaw River (Range Rear) Light (1876)
Location: Saginaw River entrance
Sand Hills Light (1919)
Location: Eagle River/Lake Superior
Sand Point (Baraga) Light (1878)
Location: Keweenaw Bay
Sand Point (Escanaba) Light (1867)
Location: Western shore of Little Bay de Noc
Seul Choix Point Light (1895)
Location: Upper Peninsula/Lake Michigan
Skillagalee (Ile aux Galets) Light (1888)
Location: Southwest of Waugoshance Island/Lake Michigan
South Fox Island Light (1868)
Location: Approach to Straits of Mackinac/Lake Michigan
South Haven South Pierhead Light (1903)
Location: Lake Michigan
South Manitou Island Light (1872)
Location: South Manitou Island/Lake Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Spectacle Reef Light (1874)
Location: Straits of Mackinac/Lake Huron
Squaw Island Light (1892)
Location: North of Beaver Island
St. Clair Flats South Channel Range Lights (Old) (1859)
Location: Off Harsens Island/Lake St. Clair
St. Helena Island Light (1873)
Location: Straits of Mackinac/Lake Michigan
St. James (Beaver Harbor) Light (1870)
Location: Western approach, Mackinac Straits
St. Joseph North Pierhead Lights (1906)
Location: St. Joseph River/Lake Michigan
St. Martin Island Light (1905)
Location: St. Martin Island/Lake Michigan
St. Mary's River Upper Range Rear Light
Location: St. Mary's River between Birch Point and Round Island Point
Stannard Rock Light (1882)
Location: Off Keweenaw Peninsula/Lake Superior
Sturgeon Point Light (1869)
Location: Sturgeon Bay/Lake Huron
Tawas Point (Ottawa Point) Light (1876)
Location: Lake Huron/Saginaw Bay
Thunder Bay Island Light (1832)
Location: Southeast end of Thunder Bay Island/Lake Huron
Waugoshance Light (1870)
Location: Northwest of Waugoshance Island/Lake Michigan
White River Light (1875)
Location: White Lake Channel/Lake Michigan
White Shoal Light (1910)
Location: Northwest of Waugoshance Island/Lake Michigan
Whitefish Point Light (1861)
Location: Whitefish Bay/Lake Superior
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