The Frankfort Light is a lighthouse located on the north breakwater in the harbor in Frankfort,Michigan. The current light was constructed in 1912 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
The Ludington Light is a 57-foot (17 m) tall steel-plated lighthouse in Ludington,Michigan,which lies along the eastern shores of Lake Michigan,at the end of the breakwater on the Pere Marquette Harbor. Given its location on the northern breakwater where the Pere Marquette River meets Lake Michigan,it is sometimes known as the Ludington North Breakwater Light. Underlying the building itself is a prow-like structure,which is designed to break waves.
The Charlevoix South Pier Light Station is located on Lake Michigan at the entrance to Lake Charlevoix in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan at the end of the south pier/breakwater of the channel leading to Round Lake in the city of Charlevoix.
Grand Traverse Light is a lighthouse in the U.S. state of Michigan,located at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula,which separates Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay. It marks the Manitou passage,where Lake Michigan elides into Grand Traverse Bay. In 1858,the present light was built,replacing a separate round tower built in 1852. The lighthouse is located inside Leelanau State Park,8 miles (13 km) north of Northport,a town of about 650 people. This area,in the Michigan wine country,is commonly visited by tourists during the summer months.
The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan,at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872,and is still operational. The tower is a shortened version of the Muskegon South Pierhead Light,and replaced an 1872 wooden tower. The catwalk is original and still links the tower to shore:it is one of only four that survive in the State of Michigan.
Charity Island Light is a lighthouse on Big Charity Island in Lake Huron just off the coast of Au Gres,Northern Michigan.
Forty Mile Point Light is a lighthouse in Presque Isle County near Hammond Bay on the western shore of Lake Huron in Rogers Township,Michigan USA.
The first Saginaw River lighthouse was constructed from 1839 to 1841,in a period when large quantities of lumber were being harvested and shipped from the heart of Michigan via river and the Great Lakes to the East Coast of the United States via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. This connection to major eastern markets was critical to the development of central Michigan.
St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Light are two lighthouse structures situated off the southeastern tip of Harsens Island at Lake St. Clair.
The Manistee Pierhead lights are a pair of active aids to navigation located on the north and south pier in the harbor of Manistee,Michigan,"Lake Michigan’s Victorian Port City."
The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee,Michigan. The station was first lit in 1877. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927,and automated in 1972. It is also sometimes called the "Menominee (Marinette) North Pierhead Light".
The Muskegon South Pierhead Light or Muskegon Pier Light is a lighthouse located on the channel in the harbor of Muskegon,Michigan.
Tawas Point Light is located in the Tawas Point State Park off Tawas Bay in Lake Huron in Baldwin Township in Northern Michigan.
The Marquette Harbor Light is located on Lake Superior in Marquette,Michigan,a part of the Upper Peninsula. It is an active aid to navigation.
The Rock of Ages Light is a U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse on a small rock outcropping approximately 2.25 miles (3.62 km) west of Washington Island and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Isle Royale,in Eagle Harbor Township,Keweenaw County,Michigan. It is an active aid to navigation.
The Stannard Rock Light is a lighthouse located on a reef that was the most serious hazard to navigation on Lake Superior. The exposed crib of the Stannard Rock Light is rated as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States. It is 24 miles (39 km) from the nearest land,making it the most distant lighthouse in the United States. It was one of the "stag stations",manned only by men,and had the nickname "The Loneliest Place in the World".
The Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located off M-28 in Munising Township,Michigan. It is also known as the Bay Furnace Rear Range Light,Christmas Rear Range Light,or End of the Road Light. The corresponding front range light was replaced in 1968;the rear range light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is no longer an active aid to navigation.
The Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light is a lighthouse on the south breakwater of the Duluth Ship Canal in Duluth,Minnesota,United States. It forms a range with the Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light to guide ships into the canal from Lake Superior. The current structure was built from 1900 to 1901.
The Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge Inner and Outer Lights are a pair of lighthouses located on the west pier at the entry to Grand Marais Harbor of Refuge,in Grand Marais,Michigan. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
The Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light,also known as the Portage Entry Light,is a lighthouse located at the south end of breakwater at mouth of the Portage River in Torch Lake Township. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Postcard, c. 1940
Winter, 2004
Summer, 2004
Winter, 2010
Pier, 2008
Pier, 2008
Aerial view
