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Lake Superior Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The red brick Eagle Harbor Light Station sits on the rocky entrance to the harbor and is a working lighthouse as it guides mariners across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871. The octagonal brick light tower is ten feet in diameter, with walls 12 inches thick and it supports a 10-sided cast iron lantern. The Lighthouse was manned by a head keeper and two assistant keepers. This red brick lighthouse is still standing and is furnished with period furnishings and open to the public from mid-June to early October- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults. Children are free. The lighthouse and museum complex is now owned by the Keweenaw County Historical Society.
Lake Superior Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The red brick Eagle Harbor Light Station sits on the rocky entrance to the harbor and is a working lighthouse as it guides mariners across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871. The octagonal brick light tower is ten feet in diameter, with walls 12 inches thick and it supports a 10-sided cast iron lantern. The Lighthouse was manned by a head keeper and two assistant keepers. This red brick lighthouse is still standing and is furnished with period furnishings and open to the public from mid-June to early October- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults. Children are free. The lighthouse and museum complex is now owned by the Keweenaw County Historical Society.