Type:
Year Established:
1873
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
St. Hellena Is MI REE (1).jpeg (370.03 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Ralph Eshelman
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
STRAITS OF MACKINAC/LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
45° 51'20"
Longitude:
84° 51'46"
City / Town:
ST. IGNACE
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
MACKINAC
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
Yes
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1873
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
LIMESTONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
71 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
65 FT
Tower Shape:
CONICAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1873
Keeper's Quarters Style:
COTTAGE
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, PRIVY; DEMOLISHED: ASST KEEPERS & BOATHOUSE
OPTICS
Current Optic:
250 MM
Original Optic Type:
THIRD-ONE-HALF ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1873
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017