Manitou Island Light Station

Manitou Island Light
Undated USCG photo of the station
Map
LocationManitou Island, Michigan
Coordinates47°25′11″N 87°35′14″W / 47.41972°N 87.58722°W / 47.41972; -87.58722
Tower
Constructed1850
ConstructionIron
Automated1978
Height42.5 feet (13.0 m)
ShapeSkeletal with central column
MarkingsWhite
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1862
Focal height25 m (82 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensThird order Fresnel lens (original), 12-volt solar powered 7.5-inch (190 mm) acrylic optic (current)
CharacteristicFl W 10s Edit this on Wikidata
Manitou Island Light Station
Nearest cityCopper Harbor, Michigan
Built1861
MPSU.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.84001773[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Manitou Island Light Station is a lighthouse located on Manitou Island, off the tip of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.