Pipe Island

Type:
Year Established:
1888
Existing:
Yes
Pipe Island MI.jpg
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US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
Saint Marys River
Latitude:
46 01'00"
Longitude:
83 53'59"
U.S. State:
Michigan
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1888
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
37.5 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
27 FT
Tower Shape:
Octagonal
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
Lens Lantern
Original Optic Type:
5th Order
Year Original Lens Installed:
1888
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • 1888: Station was established. It was built by the Lake Carriers Association to aid shipping entering the St. Mary's River from Lake Huron and included a tower with 5th Order Lens Lantern and a detached on-and-one half story white frame dwelling about 50 feet from the tower.
  • According to the 1901 Lights and Fog Signals of the United States: "Coast Light. Marks a range with Frying-Pan Island Light, for entering and leaving Detour Passage, and marks turning point into channel."
  • 1937: The lantern room was removed and a skeletal tower with a day marker was added.
  • The tower is not open to the public but is an active aid to navigation.
Entered by:
tomtag
Entered Date:
Feb 27, 2018