Sand Hills

Type:
Year Established:
1919
Existing:
Yes
sand hills lighthouse
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Date:
2000
Photo Credit:
Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:

LOCATION

Location:
FIVE MILE POINT/EAGLE RIVER/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
47° 23.31'
Longitude:
88° 22.13'
City / Town:
EAGLE RIVER
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
KEWEENAW
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Owner / Manager:
Privately owned. Closed for restoration.
Open to Public:
No
Light List Data:
  1. Sand Hills
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Discontinued:
1954
Disposition:
Sold in 1958
Year Tower Established:
1919
Tower Construction Material:
YELLOW BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
91
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
91
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Tower Daymark:
Yellow Brick
Fog Signal Building?:
Yes
Year Fog Signal Building Constructed:
1919
Fog Signal Bldg Construction Materials:
MASONRY STUCCO
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1919
Keeper's Quarters Style:
DUPLEX (INTEGRAL)
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
YELLOW BRICK
Other Structures:
OIL HOUSE, GARAGE, BARRACKS BLDG. (1916), CONCRETE BREAKWATER (1917)

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
NONE
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Year Original Lens Installed:
1919
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1939
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

  • 1917: Lighthouse commissioned for this site. Concrete breakwater built.
  • 1919: Lighthouse completed. It is a twin to the Scotch Cap Lighthouse in Alaska.
  • 1939: Lighthouse automated.
  • 1942: Lighthouse converted for use as a Coast Guard training facility.
  • 1943: Converted back to lighthouse use only.
  • 1954: Decommissioned.
  • 1958: Sold into private hands.
  • 1992: Converted into a Bed & Breakfast establishment.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017