The Eastern Lighthouses of Lake Superior

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The first stretch of Lake Superior may seem to be from Sault St. Marie to Munising.  The lights of Lake Superior are numbered starting from Sault Ste Marie proceeding clockwise around the lake.  However, there is also a stretch from the Sault up the St. Mary's River in Ontario.  I've chosen to put this stretch at the end of this page.

All the pictures are available on the Web.  We have no plans (but then that can change) to do the Canadian side (most of the lights require a boat to get to them and that's a long way to haul a boat at current Canadian Gas Prices).  The pictures below are "live", if you click on them you will be taken to the appropriate page of the Webshots site where you will have a picture of that light with much better resolution.  If you want to print any of my pictures, make sure your printer is loaded up on HP toner.
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1 Frying Pan Island (MI 114)
August 4, 2001
latitude  46° 30' 2.2" N longitude  84° 20' 24.5" W  

This light was installed on Frying Pan Island in 1887.  However, if you want to see it, you need to go to the Coast Guard Station in Sault Saint Marie where it has been moved to.
2 Pipe Island, no lantern (MI 115)
latitude  46° 0' 57.4" N longitude  83° 53' 57.8" W 		Pipe Island is privately owned, but in 2005 three cottages and the Victorian keeper's dwelling were made available for overnight stays.
  Cedar Point Rear Range (ruins) (MI 35)  
3 Round Island, St. Marys River (MI 36)
latitude  46° 6' 31.7" N longitude  84° 1' 12" W 		This lighthouse is available for sale.  It is best viewed from the river.
4 Point Iroquois (MI 34)
August 4, 2001

Built in 1870, this light was to assist traffic heading into the Sault locks (who have a nasty turn here).  Currently inactive, it is a National Forest Museum and free to the public.
5 Whitefish Point (MI 33)
August 4, 2001

This is the first light on the Great Lakes established in 1849.  This light was erected in 1861.  It's co-located with the Great Lakes Ship Wreck museum which is undergoing massive expansion.

Located 11 miles north of Paradise MI, it's a long way from anywhere, but worth the trip.
6 Crisp Point Photo Crisp Point (MI 32)

The trip is approximately 37 miles from Paradise, Michigan and takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes driving normally.

Photo courtesy DA Brian [Flickr]
7,8 Grand Marais Harbor Range (a pair) (MI 31)
lat. 46° 40' 40.3" N longitude  85° 58' 22.9" W		 From the junction of M77 and County Road 702 in downtown Grand Marais, take CR702 northeast approximately 1/2 mile.
9 Au Sable Point (MI 30)
lat. 46° 40' 23.1" N longitude  87° 8' 21.6" W

Just as its keepers once did, visitors today must walk to it, but only 1.5 miles.  Take Alger County Road (H-58) at the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, a dirt and gravel access road, for about 12 miles. When you reach the Hurricane River Campground, park near the Hurricane River and take the two track access path to the lighthouse and Lake Superior.

Photo courtesy cmstpprr [Webshots]

 Au Sable Point Photo
10 Grand Island North (MI 29) It sits atop a 165-foot cliff so the best views of it come from the air. Skylane Pictured Rocks & Grand Island Air Tours offer routes that pass over the island.
11 Grand Island East Channel (MI 28)
July 6, 2007

This picture as taken from the Shipwreck tour from downtown Munising.
12 Munising Front Range (MI 27)
July 30, 2004

This light is used in combination with the rear range shown below.  It's tucked just below the main highway through Munising.  Turn towards the lake at the west edge of town.
13 Munising Rear Range (MI 26)
July 30, 2004

Tucked in between the trees, at the end of a street, this one is almost impossible to find (unless you know it's there).

From the front range light, go uphill (south) on Hemlock Street  and cruise W. Onota Street looking uphill to find the light.
14 Grand Island Harbor Rear Range (MI 25)
lat. 46° 26' 13.1" N longitude  86° 41' 29.3" W
November 14, 1999

Matching front range is shown below.  These lights are off of route 28, just east of Christmas (MI, not December) and even knowing where they are, they are hard to spot.

61 Shaganash Island (ON 97)

Located on a small island east of Edward Island and about 25 km northeast of the village of Silver Islet. Accessible only by boat.

Photo courtesy R. C. Walker [reveorange]

 Shaganash Island
61.5 Lamb Island (ON 96) Located at the western end of the island, south of Rossport.  The original lighthouse has been replaced by a skeletal tower. Accessible only by boat.
62 Battle Island (ON 95)

Located at the western end of the island, south of Rossport. Accessible only by boat.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com

 Battle Island
63 Slate Islands Slate Islands (ON 94)

The Slate Islands, located about 11 km southeast of Terrace Bay, are included in a provincial park. Lighthouse located on a bluff on the south side of Patterson Island. Accessible only by boat.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com
64 Otter Island (ON 93) Located on a small island off the most remote section of the lakeshore. Accessible only by boat; tours by sea kayak available.
65 Davieaux Island Davieaux Island (ON 92)

Located on the summit of a small island sheltering Québec Harbour on the south side of Michipicoten Island. Accessible only by boat.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com
66 Michipicoten Island East End(ON 91) Michipicoten Island is a large (200 sq. mi.) wilderness island 15 km south of the north shore of the lake and 65 km southwest of Wawa. The entire island is a provincial park. Tours by sea kayak are available. Lighthouse located at the eastern end of the island. Accessible only by boat.
67 Caribou Island Caribou Island (ON 90)

Caribou Island is about 55 km off Agawa Bay on the east shore of the lake. Lighthouse located on a small island southwest of Caribou Island itself. Accessible only by boat.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com
68 Coppermine Point(ON 89) Originally located on the cape, about 20 km northwest of Batchawana Bay. After deactivation, the lighthouse was sold and relocated to a restaurant and campground at Hibbard Bay, about 3 km  to the north. These businesses are now closed but the lighthouse still stands beside ON 17 about 100 km north of Sault Sainte Marie.
68.5 Corbeil Point(ON 88) Located on a prominent cape at the west side of the entrance to Batchawana Bay, about 3 km southwest of the town of Batchawana Bay.
69 Île Parisienne (ON 87)

Île Parisienne is an uninhabited 2200 acre island in Whitefish Bay southeast of Whitefish Point, Michigan, and northwest of the entrance to the St. Mary's River. The lighthouse is located at the southwest corner of the island. Accessible only by boat.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com

 Ile Parisienne
70 Gros Cap Reef Gros Cap Reef (ON 86)
lat. 46° 30' 43.7" N longitude  84° 36' 55" W

The lighthouse is mounted on a unique concrete crib that has a knife-edge similar to a ship's prow pointed northwest; this design splits ice floes in the winter. Located on the southwest edge of the reef guarding the entrance to the river from Lake Superior.

Photo may be purchased from Marinas.com
71 Pointe aux Pins Range Front (ON 84) This is an "upbound" (westbound) range guiding ships around a sharp bend in the river above the Soo Locks. Despite its name, the lighthouse is on Pointe Louise, not Pointe aux Pins. Located on the point, at the end of Pointe Louise Road on the west side of Sault Sainte Marie.  Soo Locks Boat Tours has a lighthouse cruise that provides a view of this (and several more) lighthouse(s).
72 Pointe aux Pins Range Rear (ON 85) Located near the end of Point Louise Road on the west side of Sault Sainte Marie.

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