Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

Eagle Harbor Light is an operational lighthouse at Eagle Harbor, in Keweenaw County in the state of Michigan. It sits on the rocky entrance to Eagle Harbor and is one of several light stations that guide mariners on Lake Superior across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871 by the present red brick structure, which is a Michigan State Historic Site and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The octagonal brick light tower is ten feet in diameter, with walls 12 inches thick and it supports a 10-sided cast iron lantern. The Lighthouse was manned by a head keeper and two assistant keepers.

In 1999 the Congress of the United States transferred ownership of the Eagle Harbor Light Station to the Keweenaw County Historical Society. The Coast Guard continues to operate the light at the top of the tower.

The Keweenaw County Historical Society operates the lighthouse as a museum, and also operates other museums at the site, including the Maritime Museum in the old fog signal building, the Commercial Fishing Museum, the Keweenaw History Museum and an exhibit on the 1926 shipwreck of the City of Bangor.

 

Where it is:

The Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Complex is located on Lighthouse Drive, not far from the swimming beach along M26 in Eagle Harbor Michigan on the Keweenaw Peninsula.

 

Maps:

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GPS:

 N 47 27.582 W 88 09.558, Decimal Degrees: 47.459705, -88.159300

Cost:

Admission $8.00. Children and KCHS members free.

Hours:

The Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and museum complex is open from mid-June to early October.

  • June – Noon to 5 PM
  • July – 10 AM to 5 PM Mon-Sat; Noon to 5 PM Sun
  • August – 10 AM to 5 PM Mon-Sat; Noon to 5 PM Sun
  • September – Noon to 5 PM
  • October – Noon to 5 PM

Facilities:

Unknown the lighthouse was closed when I visited.

Location Contact Information:

Keweenaw County Historical Society
670 Lighthouse Road Eagle Harbor
Mohawk, MI 49950

 

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