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Managing Organization:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Notes:
Ports Des Morts Passage, the location of this lighthouse, translates as "Death's Door Passage." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working to obtain ownership of the island from the Bureau of Land Management, and the Door County Maritime Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society plans to stabilize the lighthouse, which has fallen into poor condition. This cannot take place until a Coast Guard cleanup of contaminated soil takes place.
Tower Height: 41
Height of Focal Plane: 48
Description of Tower: Square brick tower on roof of keeper's dwelling.
Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1873 integral 2.5 story keeper's dwelling; brick fog signal building; storage building.
Date Established: 1858
Date Present Tower Built: 1858
Date Automated: 1962
Optics: 1873: Fourth order Fresnel lens; now 300 mm, solar powered.
Fog Signal: 1864: Fog trumpet operated by caloric engine; 1875: steam-powered siren; 1904: Compressed-air fog horn.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
Pilot Island Light can be seen from the Washington Island Ferry from Northport. Call 800-223-2094 or email wisferry@itol.com for more information. It can also be viewed from lighthouse cruises offered by Shoreline Charters - see www.theshorelineresort.com or call (920) 854-2606 for details.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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