Cana Island

Type:
Year Established:
1870
Existing:
Yes
Cana Island
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
1999
Photo Credit:
Joyce Dixon
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
LAKE MICHIGAN/BAILEYS HARBOR/NORTH BAY
Latitude:
45° 5.3'
Longitude:
87° 2.8'
City / Town:
BAILEYS HARBOR
U.S. State:
Wisconsin
Location County:
DOOR
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Cana Island
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1869
Tower Construction Material:
YELLOW BRICK/1902 STEEL SHELL
Tower Foundation:
DRESSED STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
89
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
81
Tower Shape:
CYLINDRICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1870
Keeper's Quarters Style:
FRONT GABLE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING, PRIVY

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Current Optic:
THIRD ORDER
Original Optic Type:
THIRD ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1870
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

HISTORICAL INFORMATION:

  • 1869: The tower was built.
  • 1902: The brick tower was encased in a steel shell with the space between the steel and the brick filled with concrete. This was done to prevent deterioration of the structure.
  • 1941: The light was automated with power supplied by a generator.
  • 1960: Power lines were run to the island.
  • 1976: The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
  • The Island and buildings are currently being leased from the Bureau of Land Management by the Door County Maritime Museum.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017