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Managing Organization:
Isle Royale National Park
Telephone: 906-482-0984
Website: http://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm
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Notes:
A ship, the George M. Cox, was wrecked in the fog near near this lighthouse in 1933. The keepers rescued the 125 passengers and crew, and they all spent the night inside the tower. The wreck today is a popular diving spot. This lighthouse is very isolated and its construction was considered a major engineering achievement.
Tower Height: 117
Height of Focal Plane: 130
Description of Tower: White, conical steel tower on circular caisson.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1908
Date Present Tower Built: 1908
Date Automated: 1978
Optics: 1908: Third order Fresnel lens; 1910: Second order Fresnel lens (now on exhibit at Windigo information center at Isle Royale National Park), now 190 mm.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? no
Directions:
During the summer, visitors can reach Isle Royale via ferries departing from Houghton, Michigan; Copper Harbor, Michigan; or Grand Portage, Minnesota. A seaplane service operates out of Houghton, Michigan. Isle Royale can also be accessed by private boat and private seaplane. Isle Royale National Park is open April 16 to October 31, with full transportation services mid-June to Labor Day; reduced transportation services in the spring and fall. Closed November 1 to April 15. The Rock of Ages Lighthouse is best accessed by seaplane or charter boat.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: John F. Soldenski (c. 1933).
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