Minneapolis Shoal

Alternate Name(s):
Escanaba
Year Established:
1935
Existing:
Yes
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2003.06.30
Photo Credit:
Mike & Carol McKinney
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
10 MILES S. OF PENINSULA POINT/LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
45° 34.9'
Longitude:
86° 59.9'
City / Town:
ESCANABA
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
DELTA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Minneapolis Shoal
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1935
Tower Construction Material:
STEEL/REINFORCED CONCRETE
Tower Foundation:
CONCRETE PIER ON CONCRETE CRIB
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
82
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
70
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1935
Keeper's Quarters Style:
INTEGRAL TO TOWER
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
REINFORCED CONCRETE

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
Yes
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No

Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 20, 2017