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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in Wisconsin

 

Cross-section drawing of lighthouse and attached keeper's house

Algoma Pierhead Light (Front) (1932)

Location: Lake Michigan

 

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light (1915)

Location: Chequamegon Bay/Lake Superior

 

Baileys Harbor Range Lights (1869)

Location: Door Peninsula/Lake Michigan

 

Cana Island Light (1869)

Location: Lake Michigan/Baileys Harbor/North Bay

 

Chambers Island Light (1868)

Location: Middle of Green Bay/Lake Michigan

 

Chequamegon Point Light (1896)

Location: Long Island/Chequamegon Bay
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Devils Island Light (1898)

Location: Apostle Islands/Lake Superior
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Eagle Bluff Light (1868)

Location: East channel into Green Bay

 

Kenosha (Southport) Light (1866)

Location: Simmons Island/Lake Michigan

 

Kewaunee Pierhead Light (1931)

Location: Lake Michigan

 

LaPointe (Long Island) Light (1896)

Location: Long Island/Chequamegon Bay/Lake Superior
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Manitowoc Breakwater Light (1918)

Location: Lake Michigan

 

Michigan Island Lights (1857/1880)

Location: Apostle Islands/Lake Superior
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Milwaukee Breakwater Light (1926)

Location: Lake Michigan

 

Milwaukee Pierhead Light (1906)

Location: Lake Michigan

 

North Point (Milwaukee) Light (1888)

Location: Northern end of Milwaukee Bay/Lake Michigan

 

Outer Island Light (1874)

Location: Apostle Islands/Lake Superior
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Pilot Island Light (1873)

Location: Porte des Morts Passage/Lake Michigan

 

Plum Island Range Rear Light (1897)

Location: Lake Michigan

 

Port Washington Light (Old) (1860)

Location: Port Washington Harbor

 

Pottawatomie (Rock Island) Light (1858)

Location: Green Bay entrance/Lake Michigan

 

Racine Harbor Light (1866)

Location: Racine Harbor entrance off Lake Michigan

 

Raspberry Island Light (1863)

Location: Apostle Islands/Lake Superior
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Rawley Point (Twin River Point) Light (1894)

Location: West shore of Lake Michigan

 

Sand Island Light (1881)

Location: Apostle Islands/Lake Superior
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

 

Sherwood Point Light (1883)

Location: Sturgeon Bay/Green Bay/Lake Michigan

 

Sturgeon Bay Canal Light (1903)

Location: Sturgeon Bay Canal/Lake Michigan

 

Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light (1903)

Location: Canal entrance/Lake Michigan

 

Superior Harbor Entry South Breakwater Light (1913)

Location: Wisconsin Point/Lake Superior

 

Wind Point Light (1880)

Location: Racine Harbor/Lake Michigan

 

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