Type:
Year Established:
1850
Existing:
Yes
Source:
LL-1901
Download:
Skillagalee MI 2009 Chad Kaiser (11).jpeg (224.46 KB)
File Type:
jpeg (image/jpeg)
Photo Credit:
Chad Kaiser
Photo Courtesy of:
US Lighthouse Society Archives
Collection / Donor:
LOCATION
Location:
SW OF WAUGOSHANCE ISL/LAKE MICHIGAN
Latitude:
45° 40'36"
Longitude:
85° 10'12"
City / Town:
CROSS VILLAGE
U.S. State:
Michigan
Location County:
EMMET
Country:
United States
OWNER & ACCESS
Open to Public:
No
STRUCTURE
Year Tower Established:
1888
Tower Construction Material:
BRICK
Tower Foundation:
STONE
Height of light above mean high water, in feet:
58 FT ABOVE WATER
Height, in feet, from base of structure to center of lantern:
52 FT
Tower Shape:
OCTAGONAL
Fog Signal Building?:
No
Keeper's Quarters?:
No
Year Keeper's Quarters:
1867
Other Structures:
ALL BUT TOWER RAZED
OPTICS
Current Optic:
300 MM
Original Optic Type:
FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL
Private Aid:
No
USCG Access to Optics:
No
Entered by:
Entered Date:
Jul 21, 2017