Light-MI-Eagle Harbor

Lighthouses of Michigan - Eagle Harbor

670 Lighthouse Rd - Eagle Harbor, MI 49950

Eagle Harbor Light is an operational lighthouse at Eagle Harbor, in Keweenaw County in the state of Michigan. It sits on the rocky entrance to Eagle Harbor and is one of several light stations that guide mariners on Lake Superior across the northern edge of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The original lighthouse, built in 1851, was replaced in 1871 by the present red brick structure.

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Location

Located sixteen miles west of Copper Harbor, the copper boom saw an increasing number of vessels visiting the dock, and the people began to lobby for federal funding for improving the entry into Eagles harbor.

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History

The original Eagle Harbor Light was built in 1851. The structure took the form of a rubble stone keeper's dwelling with a square white-painted wooden tower integrated into one end of the roof. The tower was capped with an octagonal wooden lantern with multiple glass panes, and outfitted with an array of Lewis lamps with reflectors. With the lamps standing 21 feet above the dwelling's foundation, the building's location on high ground placed the lamps at a focal plane of 47 feet above lake level.

By 1865, a total of four new Keepers had worked at the station, with two of them removed from office, one resigning, and one passing away after only seven months at the station. The structure was deteriorating and was replaced in 1871 using a design that had previously been used for Chambers Island Lighthouse in Wisconsin;

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