Managing Organization: U.S. Coast Guard
Tower Height: 59 Height of Focal Plane: 69 Description of Tower: Square reinforced concrete tower on concrete crib.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1900 Date Present Tower Built: 1928 Date Automated: 1976 Optics: 1928: Third order Fresnel lens (now on display at the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing); now 190 mm, solar powered. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions: Accessible by boat only. It can be seen from tours offered by Mackinac Seaplane Tours -- see www.mackinacseaplanes.com or call 906-632-9746.
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