Lighthouses of Michigan
Michigan has more coastline that any other state in the US. This naturally means that it is also the state with the most lighthouses. It is bordered by four of the five Great Lakes and has deep roots in shipping.
We were fortunate enough during the spring of 2001 to be able to spend some time visiting numerous lighthouses in Michigan. Our trip started in St. Joseph, Michigan, and took us up the coast of Lake Michigan, and down the other side along Lake Huron. We ended up in the Town of Port Huron. During this trip, we made a quick run to Whitefish Point, but that was the only lighthouse on Lake Superior that we were able to get to.
During this trip, we were able to get a good feeling of the type of coastline and the types of lighthouses in Michigan. In all, we shot over thirty rolls of film. Almost all of them being 24 exposure, with a few being 36s. It cost us a lot of money to get it all developed, but in all, I think it was worth it.
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Alpena, Michigan
Big Bay - 1896
Big Bay, Michigan
Big Sable Point - 1867
Ludington, Michigan
Bois Blanc Island - 1867
Bois Blanc Island, Michigan
Charity Island - 1857
Standish, Michigan
Charlevoix South Pierhead - 1948
Charlevoix, Michigan
Cheboygan Crib - 1884
Cheboygan, Michigan
Cheboygan River Front Range - 1880
Cheboygan, Michigan
Copper Harbor - 1866
Copper Harbor, Michigan
Crisp Point - 1904
Paradise, Michigan
Eagle Harbor - 1871
Eagle Harbor, Michigan
Fort Gratiot - 1829
Port Huron, Michigan
Forty Mile Point - 1896
Roger's City, Michigan
Fourteen Foot Shoal - 1930
Cheboygan, Michigan
Frankfort North Breakwater - 1932
Frankfort, Michigan
Grand Haven - 1907
Grand Haven, Michigan
Grand Island East Channel - 1868
Grand Island, Michigan
Grand Island Front Range - 1968
Christmas, Michigan
Grand Island Rear Range - 1914
Christmas, Michigan
Grand Traverse - 1858
North Port, Michigan
Gravelly Shoal - 1939
Point Lookout, Michigan
Grays Reef - 1936
St. Ignace, Michigan
Harbor Beach - 1885
Harbor Beach, Michigan
Holland Harbor - 1936
Holland, Michigan
Huron Lightship (LV-103/WAL-526) - 1935
Port Huron, Michigan
Little Sable Point - 1874
Silver Lake State Park, Michigan
Little Traverse - 1884
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Ludington North Pierhead - 1924
Ludington, Michigan
Manistee North Pierhead - 1927
Manistee, Michigan
Manistique East Breakwater - 1917
Manistique, Michigan
Marquette Harbor - 1866
Marquette, Michigan
McGulpin Point - 1869
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Mendota - 1895
Bete Gris, Michigan
Muskegon South Breakwater - 1931
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon South Pierhead - 1903
Muskegon, Michigan
New Presque Isle - 1871
Harbor View, Michigan
North Manitou Shoal - 1935
Off Manitou Island, Michigan
Old Mackinac Point - 1892
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Old Mission - 1870
Traverse City, Michigan
Old Presque Isle - 1840
Harbor View, Michigan
Peche Island - 1908
Marine City, Michigan
Peninsula Point - 1866
Stonington, Michigan
Poe Reef - 1929
Cheboygan, Michigan
Point Aux Barques - 1857
Point Aux Barques, Michigan
Point Betsie - 1858
Frankfort, Michigan
Point Iroquois - 1871
Brimley, Michigan
Port Austin Reef - 1878
Port Austin, Michigan
Port Sanilac - 1886
Port Sanilac, Michigan
Presque Isle Front Range - 1870
Harbor View, Michigan
Presque Isle Rear Range - 1870
Harbor View, Michigan
Robert H. Manning Memorial - 1991
Empire, Michigan
Rock Of Ages - 1908
Off Isle Royale, Michigan
Round Island - 1895
Near Mackinac Island, Michigan
Round Island Passage - 1947
Near Mackinac Island, Michigan
Saginaw River Rear Range - 1876
Bay City, Michigan
Sand Hills - 1919
Ahmeek, Michigan
Sand Point - 1867
Escanaba, Michigan
Seul Choix Point - 1895
Gulliver, Michigan
South Haven - 1903
South Haven, Michigan
South Manitou Island - 1872
Manitou Island, Michigan
St. Helena Island - 1873
St. Ignace, Michigan
St. Joseph Lighthouse Depot - 1893
St. Joseph, Michigan
St. Joseph North Pierhead Inner - 1907
St. Joseph, Michigan
St. Joseph North Pierhead Outer - 1906
St. Joseph, Michigan
Sturgeon Point - 1869
Alcona, Michigan
Tawas Point - 1876
Tawas Point, Michigan
Waugoshance - 1851
Mackinaw City, Michigan
White River - 1875
Whitehall, Michigan
White Shoal - 1910
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Whitefish Point - 1861
Paradise, Michigan
There are 70 lighthouses featured on this site for Michigan.