The Isle Royale Light, or Menagerie Island Light, is a lighthouse within Isle Royale National Park, in Keweenaw County, northern Michigan, United States.

Isle Royale Light
(Menagerie Island Light)

The light in 2004
Location	Menagerie Island, Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan
Coordinates	47°56′52.44″N 88°45′40.32″W
Tower
Constructed	1875
Foundation	Rock
Construction	Red Sandstone
Automated	1913
Height	height - 61 feet (19 m)
Shape	Octagonal
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Light
First lit	1875
Focal height	74 feet (23 m)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel Lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal Acrylic optic (ML-300) (current)
Range	8.7 nautical miles; 16 kilometres (10 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 6s
Isle Royale Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Isle Royale, Michigan
Built	1875
MPS	U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR
NRHP reference No.	83000880[1]
Added to NRHP	August 04, 1983

Description

It is located in Lake Superior on Menagerie Island, the most easterly of the group of small islands at the opening of Siskiwit Bay, near the southern shore of Isle Royale.

The light's residence has steel shutters for protection from stormwater damage, as this portion of Lake Superior has very severe storms.[2]

History

The Isle Royale Light was built in 1875 of red sandstone, as a U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse.[3]

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

• "Unwatched Light with Stand-By at Isle Royal Light Station, Mich." Lighthouse Service Bulletin III, 62 (Feb 1, 1929), pp. 276–277.
• Lighthouse Central, Managerie Island light The Ultimate Guide to Upper Michigan Lighthouses — by Jerry Roach. (ISBN 978-0-9747977-2-4; Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - 2007).

Isle Royale Lighthouse (lower center), on Menagerie Island at the opening of Siskiwit Bay in Isle Royale National Park

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isle Royale Lighthouse.

• National Park Service.gov: Maritime Heritage, Inventory of Historic Lighthouses — the Isle Royale Light — Isle Royale National Park.
• Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy: Isle Royale Light
• Marinas.com: aerial photos of Isle Royale Light (Menagerie Island Light)
• Boatnerd.com: "Menagerie Island (Isle Royale) Light" — by David Wobser; Great Laker magazine; December, 2004.
• Isle Royale National Park: History & Culture
• Interactive map of lighthouses, Central Lake Superior, powered by Google.
• Interactive map of lighthouses in eastern Lake Superior, powered by Google.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.