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Managing Organization:
Marquette Maritime Museum
Telephone: 906-226-2006
Website: http://mqtmaritimemuseum.com
Contact Address Information:
300 Lakeshore Boulevard
Marquette
Michigan, 49855, United States
Notes:
This lighthouse is leased by the U.S. Coast Guard to the Marquette Maritime Museum.
Tower Height: 40
Height of Focal Plane: 77
Characteristic and Range: White flash every 10 seconds.
Description of Tower: Red, square brick tower attached to keeper's dwelling.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Intergral two-story brick keeper's house.
Date Established: 1853
Date Present Tower Built: 1866
Optics: Fourth order Fresnel lens, moved in 1908 to Marquette Breakwater Light, now on display at Marquette Maritime Museum.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The Marquette Maritime Museum offers tours of the lighthouse seasonally (May - Oct). Call 906-226-2006 for more information. The grounds are open year-round.
Directions:
Park at the Marquette Maritime Museum at East Ridge and Lakeshore Boulevard.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: Walter Aho (Coast Guard).
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