Year first lit 1875 Construction Red Sandstone Opened 1875 Automated 1913 Year first constructed 1875 | Foundation Rock Tower shape Octagonal Focal height 23 m Added to NRHP 4 August 1983 | |
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Location Menagerie Island, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan Original lens Fourth order Fresnel Lens Address Houghton Township, MI, USA Similar Passage Island Light, Rock of Ages Light, Rock Harbor Light, Huron Island Light, Grand Island Harbor R | ||
Tour of isle royale light station on menagerie island
The Isle Royale Light, or Menagerie Island Light, is a lighthouse within Isle Royale National Park, in Keweenaw County, northern Michigan.
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Description
It is located in Lake Superior on Menagerie Island, the most easterly of the group of small islands at the opening of Siskiwit Bay, near the southern shore of Isle Royale.
The light's residence has steel shutters for protection from stormwater damage, as this portion of Lake Superior has very severe storms.
History
The Isle Royale Light was built in 1875 of red sandstone, as a U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
References
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