Type:
Year Established:
1908
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1903
Download:
Grand Marais Harbor MI TAT 2005.jpeg (223.08 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2005
Photo Credit:
Thomas Tag
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
GRAND MARAIS HARBOR/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
46° 41.20'
Longitude:
85° 58.20'
City / Town:
GRAND MARAIS
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
ALGER
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1908
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIER
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
40
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
34
Tower Shape:
SKELETAL
Tower Daymark:
White
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1908
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK OVER FRAME
OPTICS
Original Optic Type:
6th order Fresnel
Year Original Lens Installed:
1908
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017
Designed to be a front, middle and rear range light station. The middle light was destroyed.