Type:
Year Established:
1856
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Mike and Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
GRAND ISLAND/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
46° 33'40"
Longitude:
86° 40'54"
City / Town:
MUNISING
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
ALGER
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Discontinued:
1961
Year Tower Established:
1867
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
205 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
73 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1867
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING, OUTHOUSE, WELL
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1856
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Historical Information:
1853: Congress appropriated $5,000 for a lighthouse on Grand Island.
1856: Lighthouse completed.
1865: Inspector recommended replacing the lighthouse.
1866: Congress approved $12,000 for new lighthouse.
1867: New, brick lighthouse built.
1882: Fog signal was requested for this site, but never received Congressional approval.
1927: Lighthouse automated.
1961: Light moved to 25’ steel pole.