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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.
Granite Island is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) island in Lake Superior located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Built upon it is the Granite Island Lighthouse , also known as Granite Island Light Station, [ 1 ] "one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on Lake Superior". [ 2 ]
The Granite Island Light was built in 1868 and commissioned in 1869. It is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on Lake Superior. 11: Granot Loma: Granot Loma: April 4, 1991 : County Road 550 on the Lake Superior shore north of Thoneys Point, Powell Township
Granite Island Light: Lake Superior: Granite Island: 96 ft (29 m) 1868: 1939: Active [note 8] Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights: Detroit River: Grassy Island: 1897: Destroyed Grassy Island South Channel Range Lights
The Stannard Rock Reef is located off Keweenaw Peninsula about 24 miles (39 km) south of Manitou Island and 44 miles (71 km) north of Marquette, Michigan. [1] [10] In 1835, Captain Charles C. Stannard of the vessel John Jacob Astor first discovered this underwater mountain that extends for 0.25 miles (0.40 km) with depths as shallow as 4 feet (1.2 m) and averaging 16 feet (4.9 m).
Map including the Huron Islands showing Huron National Wildlife Refuge and the lighthouse (AMS, 1957)The Huron Islands are a group of eight small, rocky islands in Lake Superior, located about three miles (4.8 km) off the mouth of the Huron River in northwestern Marquette County, Michigan, United States.
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Raspberry Island Lighthouse 1862 [6] Outer Island Lighthouse 1874 [7] Sand Island Light 1881 [8] Devils Island Lighthouse 1891 [9] Other lighthouses are in the area, but are not included in the Apostle Islands Lighthouses listing: La Pointe Lighthouse and Chequamegon Point Lighthouse (listed together as the La Pointe Light Station, #83003366)