Michigan Lighthouses

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Stella

There are 129 lighthouses in Michigan alone, spread across the Great Lakes; 42 on Lake Superior, 44 on Lake Michigan, and 43 on Lake Huron. Thirty-four of the lighthouses are open to the public, and 16 contain museums. Here are a few:

Did you know that you can be a volunteer lighthouse keeper for a week or two or more? You can.

http://www.michiganlighthouseguide.com/vkp.html

This might be a fun way to visit Michigan. Some of the lighthouses charge a fee, but others don’t.

There are a few lighthouses that have been turned into bed & breakfast inns:

http://gllka.com/superiorbb.html

There is even one at Whitefish Point, home of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum (for czar!)

The oldest lighthouse in Michigan was built in 1825. It is located at Fort Gratiot (Port Huron). One of my cousins used to live just down the street.

Fort Gratiot Lighthouse in Port Huron Michigan 600348

Fort Gratiot Lighthouse in Port Huron Michigan

The bridge in the background is the Blue Water Bridge, which connects Port Huron, MI and Sarnia, Ontario.  That is Canada at the far left of the picture. I have been over that bridge many times and under it several times. It is at the mouth of the St. Clair River where it meets Lake Huron.

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44 Responses to Michigan Lighthouses

  1. MaryfromMarin's avatar MaryfromMarin says:
    June 10, 2016 at 1:49 am

    Thank you, stella!

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  2. Col.(R) Ken's avatar Col.(R) Ken says:
    June 10, 2016 at 1:59 am

    Czar and I volunteer to run the lights houses for 2 weeks. Summer only, don’t want Czar freezing when using the outside facilities……… All day fishing, laser light shows at night, classic rock on the lighthouse radio frequency…… Canadian and American maidens bring our meals, all the beer we can drink…… What do you say Czar you in?

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  3. SwissMike (formerly ZurichMike)'s avatar ZurichMike says:
    June 10, 2016 at 5:29 am

    Stella, I am from Connecticut and have seen a number of lighthouses up and down the New England coast, but I had no idea there were so many on the Great Lakes (but of course it makes sense — just never thought about it much!). Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.

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  4. sandandsea2015's avatar sandandsea2015 says:
    June 10, 2016 at 6:24 am

    Morning all! I’m so glad it’s Friday!!! Stella, I’m loving the lighthouses. Thank you for posting them. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the ocean, lake, and lighthouse series you have been doing. Makes for a very enjoyable start to the day. 🙂

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  6. WeeWeed's avatar WeeWeed says:
    June 10, 2016 at 6:56 am

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  7. Menagerie's avatar Menagerie says:
    June 10, 2016 at 7:07 am

    Thanks Stella, love the lighthouses. Maybe someday we can visit. I would love to see the lakes too. The biggest lake I have ever seen is Lake of the Woods in Minnesota.

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  8. lovely's avatar lovely says:
    June 10, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Very neat post, thanks Stella 🙂

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  9. shiloh1973's avatar shiloh1973 says:
    June 10, 2016 at 9:32 am

    Thanks Stella. It made me a little homesick.

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