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Managing Organization:
Isle Royale National Park
Telephone: 906-482-0984
Website: http://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm
Email:
Contact Address Information:
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton
Michigan, 49931, United States
Tower Height: 44
Height of Focal Plane: 78
Description of Tower: Octagonal fieldstone tower, attached to dwelling.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1882 1.5 story stone keeper's house, 1882 fog signal building, storage shed, tram winch house, privy, boathouse.
Date Established: 1882
Date Present Tower Built: 1882
Date Automated: 1978
Optics: 1882: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now 190 mm optic (solar powered).
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
Accessible by boat only. Guided tours are available in season; contact Isle Royale National Park for information.
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