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Managing Organization:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Telephone: 715-779-3398
Website: http://www.nps.gov/apis/
Email:
Contact Address Information:
Route 1, Box 4
Bayfield
Wisconsin, 54814, United States
Notes:
This tower was originally established in 1880 on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania; it was moved to Michigan Island in 1929.
Tower Height: 118
Height of Focal Plane: 170
Description of Tower: White, square pyramidal iron tower.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1928 two-story brick keeper's house.
Date Established: 1857
Date Present Tower Built: 1880
Date Automated: 1943
Optics: 1929: 3 1/2 order Fresnel lens (on display at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Visitor Center); now DCB-24.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation in national park.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
For information on getting to Michigan Island, contact the Apostle Islands Cruise Service, P.O. Box 691, City Dock, Bayfield, WI 54814. Phone (715) 779-3925 or (800) 323-7619. Email: info@apostleisland.com The company offers water taxi service and lighthouse sightseeing cruises.
Keepers: Edward Lane (1901-1938).
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