National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Light
First lit
1869
Focal height
170 feet (52 m)
Lens
Third and half order Fresnel lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm)Tideland Signal ML-300 Acrylic Optic (current)
Range
11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[1]
Characteristic
White, Flashing, 6 sec[1]
Michigan Island Light
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Area
33.8 acres (13.7 ha)
Built
1857 (1857)
Built by
U.S. Lighthouse Service
Part of
Apostle Islands Lighthouses (ID77000145[2])
Added to NRHP
March 8, 1977
The Michigan Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by the National Park Service and located on Michigan Island on western Lake Superior in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
^ abcLight List, Volume VII, Great Lakes(PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
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