"Code Red"
Marquette Harbor Light, completed in 1866, sits atop a rocky point on the south shore of Lake Superior. This lighthouse replaced the original structure that was built in 1853 to support iron ore shipping. It is still an active, automated light.
The day we visited, the light station was still a part of a U.S. Coast Guard base. Two weeks later, coinciding with its 150th anniversary, the lighthouse deed was transferred by the Coast Guard to the city of Marquette..
"Code Red"
Marquette Harbor Light, completed in 1866, sits atop a rocky point on the south shore of Lake Superior. This lighthouse replaced the original structure that was built in 1853 to support iron ore shipping. It is still an active, automated light.
The day we visited, the light station was still a part of a U.S. Coast Guard base. Two weeks later, coinciding with its 150th anniversary, the lighthouse deed was transferred by the Coast Guard to the city of Marquette..