Location | Schoolcraft County, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 45°55′17″N 85°54′43″W / 45.92139°N 85.91194°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1892 |
Foundation | Ashlar stone[4] |
Construction | Brick, Italianate bracketing |
Automated | 1972 |
Height | 77 feet (23 m)[1] |
Shape | Frustum of a cone, attached keeper's house |
Markings | White orig./White/black markings/red roofs |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Michigan state historic site |
Fog signal | Diaphone (not active, on display) |
Light | |
First lit | 1892 |
Focal height | 80 feet (24 m)[2] |
Lens | Third order Fresnel lens (original), Vega Industries Marine LED Beacon (current) |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[3] |
Characteristic | white flash every 6 seconds |
Seul Choix Pointe Light Station | |
Nearest city | Manistique, Michigan |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architect | Orlando M. Poe |
Architectural style | Italianate bracketing |
MPS | USCG Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
NRHP reference No. | 84001846[5] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
Designated MSHS | August 21, 1987 |
The Seul Choix Light is a lighthouse located in the northwest corner of Lake Michigan in Schoolcraft County, Michigan.[3][6] The station was established in 1892 with a temporary light,[7] and this light started service in 1895, and was fully automated in 1972. It is an active aid to navigation.[3] There is now a museum at the light and both the building and the grounds are open for visitors from Memorial Day until the middle of October.[8]