Sand Point (Baraga)

Type:
Year Established:
1878
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Sand Point (Baraga)
Download:
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
J. Candace Clifford
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
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LOCATION

Location:
KEWEENAW BAY/LAKE SUPERIOR
Latitude:
46° 47'04"
Longitude:
88° 27'32"
City / Town:
BARAGA
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
BARAGA
Country:
United States

OWNER & ACCESS

Open to Public:
Yes
Light List Data:
  1. Sand Point (Baraga)
Light list data courtesy Gary Riemenschneider

STRUCTURE

Year Tower Established:
1878
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
39 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
32 FT
Tower Shape:
SQUARE
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
Yes
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1878
Keeper's Quarters Construction:
BRICK

OPTICS

Active Aid to Navigation?:
No
Current Optic:
REMOVED
Year Original Lens Installed:
1878
Private Aid:
No
Year Automated:
1922
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Comments:

Historical Information:

 

  • 1873: Money was appropriated and work began to find a site in L’Anse.  Work continued to find an appropriate site for the light station and after two years Sand Point was selected.
  • 1877: Construction began.
  • 1878: The light was lit for the first time.
  • 1922: Lighthouse was automated.  At the same time, a tank was erected with a 35 foot tall mast attached. A light was placed at the top of the mast and the Sand Point Lighthouse was replaced.
  • The lighthouse has passed in private ownership and is currently owned by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. It is not open to the public.
Entered by:
t.wheeler
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017