There are 120 lighthouses in Michigan! 26 of them are open to the public. These are located on Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron. Click below, on Big Sable Point Lighthouse, to find out more information about these 26 lighthouses. Let's take a look at a few of these accessible lighthouses!The Big Sable Point Lighthouse is one of the few Michigan lights with a tower reaching 100 feet. Completed in 1867, Big Sable's tower measures 112 feet high. In 1902 the deteriorating brick tower was encased in steel. The keeper's dwelling, which once housed a single family, has been enlarged over the years, resulting in the present three-family residence. Indoor plumbing and heating and a diesel electric generator were added in 1949. In 1953, power lines were extended to the Point. In 1968 the tradition of light-keeping begun in 1867 by Alonzo A. Hyde and his wife, Laura, ended when the station was fully automated. Big Sable Point Light Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Click on the Big Sable Point Lighthouse picture to watch a video. If watching the video of Big Sable Point lighthouse made you want to visit, then here is a link that will give you all of the details you need! Click Here for information On Lake Superior, you can visit Big Bay Lighthouse and if you'd like, you can stay at their bed and breakfast. Click on the Big Bay Lighthouse to learn more! On Lake Huron, you HAVE to visit Old MacKinac Lighthouse. There are so many FUN things to do here! Click on Old MacKinac for more information about all the fun you can have! Take a virtual tour Enjoy another video of a collection of Michigan lighthouses. Now let's travel to the southeast where we will visit the state with the tallest lighthouse and lighthouses with neat designs: North Carolina! Home Interesting Facts North Carolina Lighthouses Florida Lighthouses My Top 10 Educational Websites
There are 120 lighthouses in Michigan! 26 of them are open to the public. These are located on Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, and Lake Huron. Click below, on Big Sable Point Lighthouse, to find out more information about these 26 lighthouses.
Let's take a look at a few of these accessible lighthouses!
If watching the video of Big Sable Point lighthouse made you want to visit, then here is a link that will give you all of the details you need! Click Here for information
Take a virtual tour
Enjoy another video of a collection of Michigan lighthouses.
Now let's travel to the southeast where we will visit the state with the tallest lighthouse and lighthouses with neat designs: North Carolina!
Home Interesting Facts North Carolina Lighthouses Florida Lighthouses My Top 10 Educational Websites
