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Name: Bay Furnace Light  

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Also known as: Grand Island Harbor Front Range Light

Also known as: Bay Furnace Directional Light

Nearest Town or City:
Christmas, Michigan, United States

Location: West entrance to Grand Island Harbor, Lake Superior.


Click to enlarge: Photo   
Photo: Alan Culley

Managing Organization:
Hiawatha National Forest

Telephone: 906-786-4062

Website: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hiawatha/
Email: mailroom/r9_hiawatha@fs.fed.us

Height of Focal Plane: 20

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 2.5 seconds.

Description of Tower: Cylindrical tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1868: pyramidal frame range tower, 1914: 23-foot post light

Date Established: 1868

Date Present Tower Built: 1968

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.


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