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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 ...
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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.
This island is the site of the historic Huron Island Light, built in 1868. The lighthouse still operates, but is now fully automated. There is a walking path from the boat landing site on the south end of the island to the lighthouse. The path continues beyond the lighthouse to the structures and cliffs on the far north end of the island.
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. [1] The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Bayfield County. All the islands except for Madeline Island are part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
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 ...
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.