Pipe Island Light

Pipe Island Light
Location Pipe Island, Michigan
Coordinates 46°0′58.8″N 83°53′57.5″W / 46.016333°N 83.899306°W / 46.016333; -83.899306Coordinates: 46°0′58.8″N 83°53′57.5″W / 46.016333°N 83.899306°W / 46.016333; -83.899306
Year first constructed 1888[1]
Construction Brick[2]
Tower shape Octagonal[2]
Markings / pattern KRW on yellow octagonal tower with black skeleton superstructure[2]
Height 52 feet (16 m)[2]
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)[2]
Characteristic Fl W 5s[2]
United States number 12875

Pipe Island Light is a privately owned lighthouse on Pipe Island in St. Mary's River, Michigan.[3] It was lit in 1888 by the Lake Carriers Association to help ships entering St. Mary's River from Lake Huron.[1][4] In 2005 three cottages and the Victorian keeper's dwelling were made available for overnight stays.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Pipe Island Light". Michigan Lighthouse Fund. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010. p. 174.
  3. "Pipe Island, MI". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. "Pipe Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse tours. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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