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The lighthouses are generally located at the edge of the group of islands, as beacons to guide shipping through and around the islands. The need for guidance increased in 1855 when the Soo Locks opened, connecting Lake Superior to the St. Lawrence Seaway to the east.
Isle Royale National Park is a national park of the United States consisting of Isle Royale, along with more than 400 small adjacent islands and the surrounding waters of Lake Superior, in Michigan. Isle Royale is 45 mi (72 km) long and 9 mi (14 km) wide, with an area of 206.73 sq mi (535.4 km 2 ), making it the fourth-largest lake island in ...
Isle Royale (/ ˈ r ɔɪ əl /, ROY-əl) [1] is an island of the Great Lakes located in the northwest of Lake Superior and part of the U.S. state of Michigan.The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park.
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.
Interactive map of lighthouses in area ("Central" Lake Superior). Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Granite Island Light. Marquette country on Granite Island light. Wobser, David, "Granite Island Light," Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine at Boatnerd.com. Fog Bell tower photograph, bell removed 1939 when light automated.
In 1852, due to the increase in shipping in Lake Superior, it was recommended that a new light be constructed on Isle Royale; the next year, Congress appropriated $5,000 to construct a light at Rock Harbor. [3] Construction began in 1855, and was completed in 1856. [3] The Rock Island Light was the first lighthouse constructed on Isle Royale. [4]
Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island situated in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. Researchers typically conduct aerial surveys ...
The Passage Island Light Station is a lighthouse located 3.25 mi (5.23 km) NE of Isle Royale, in NW Lake Superior, Michigan on Passage Island. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.