Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Pipe Island Light

12/28/03 1:02 PM

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Name: Pipe Island Light

Nearest Town or City:
Detour Village, Michigan, United States

Location: St. Marys River, Lake Superior.

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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard

Notes:
A steel skeletal tower was added to the top of this lighthouse in 1937. The island is privately owned and there is no public access.

Description of Tower: Octagonal brick tower; original lantern removed and replaced by steel skeletal tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1888

Date Present Tower Built: 1888

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

Directions:
Accessible by boat only. The lighthouse can be seen from tours offered by Mackinac Seaplane Tours -- see www.mackinacseaplanes.com or call 906-632-9746.