| Lighthouse |
Location |
Operational? |
Public
Access to Grounds? |
Photography Notes |
| Au Sable Light |
Grand Marais, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes |
Half-mile walk to lighthouse. |
| Beaver Head (Beaver Island) Light |
St. James, L. Michigan |
No |
Yes, by appointment |
 |
| Big Bay Point Light |
Big Bay, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes |
Grounds open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Big Sable Point (Grand Point Au Sable) Light |
Ludington, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
Grounds open May to October 31. 2.5-mile
walk to lighthouse. Call 616-845-7343. |
| Bois Blanc Island Light (Old) |
Mackinac Island |
No |
No |
|
| Charity Island Light |
Big Charity Island, L. Huron |
No |
No |
|
| Cheboygan Crib Light |
Cheboygan, L. Huron |
No |
Yes |
|
| Cheboygan River Range Front Light |
Cheboygan, L. Huron |
No |
No |
|
| Copper Harbor Light |
Copper Harbor, L. Superior |
No |
Yes |
|
| Copper Harbor Rear Range Light |
Copper Harbor, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Crisp Point Light |
Paradise, L. Superior |
No |
Yes |
|
| Detour Reef Light |
Detour, L. Huron |
Yes |
Sometimes |
According to Ann Method Green, PR Chair for
the lighthouse:
"DeTour Reef Light is
an off-shore crib-based light; there is no property
to walk around. Photographers can boat around the light
all they want. Access on and inside the lighthouse is
limited to summer tours and the weekend keeper programs." See drlps.com for
more information. |
| Detroit River (Bar Point Shoal) Light |
South Rockwood, Detroit R. |
Yes |
No |
|
| Eagle Harbor Light |
Eagle Harbor, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Eagle Harbor Rear Range Light |
Eagle Harbor, L. Superior |
No |
No |
|
| Eagle River Light |
Eagle River, L. Superior |
No |
No |
Can be photographed from the road. |
| Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) Light |
Port Huron, L. Huron |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Forty Mile Point Light |
Rogers City, L. Huron |
Yes |
Yes |
Grounds open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Fourteen Foot Shoal Light |
Cheboygan, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from a boat. |
| Frankfort North Breakwater Light |
Frankfort, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
|
| Grand Haven South Pierhead Lights |
Grand Haven, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Grand Island East Channel Light |
Grand Island, Munising, L. Superior |
No |
No |
Old wooden lighthouse. May be photographed
from a boat. |
| Grand Island Harbor Range Rear Light |
Christmas, L. Superior |
No |
Yes |
|
| Grand Island North (Old North) Light |
Grand Island, Munising, L. Superior |
No |
No |
|
| Grand Marais Harbor Range Lights |
Grand Marais, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes |
Skeletal frame. |
| Grand Traverse Light |
Northport, L. Michigan |
No |
Yes |
|
| Granite Island Light |
Granite Island, Marquette, L. Superior |
No |
No |
|
| Grays Reef Light |
Grays Reef, St. Ignace, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from a boat. |
| Grosse Ile North Channel Range Front Light |
Trenton, Detroit R. |
No |
Yes |
|
| Gull Rock Light |
Copper Harbor, L. Superior |
Yes |
No |
|
| Harbor Beach Light |
Harbor Beach, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| Holland Harbor (South Pierhead) Light |
Holland, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Huron Island Light |
Huron Island, Skanee |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Isle Royale Light |
Menagerie Island, Houghton |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light |
Jacobsville, L. Superior |
Yes |
No |
|
| Lansing Shoal Light |
Naubinway, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
|
| Little Point Sable Light |
Mears, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Little Traverse (Harbor Point) Light |
Harbor Springs, L. Michigan |
No |
No |
|
| Ludington North Breakwater Light |
Ludington, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from shore or boat. |
| Manistee (North Pierhead) Light |
Manistee, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Manistique (East Breakwater) Light |
Manistique, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Manitou Island Light |
Copper Harbor, L. Superior |
Yes |
No |
|
| Marquette Harbor Light |
Marquette, L. Superior |
Yes |
No |
|
| Martin Reef Light |
Cedarville, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| McGulpins Point Light |
Mackinaw City, S. of Mackinac |
No |
No |
|
| Mendota (Bete Grise) Light |
Bete Grise, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes, by appointment |
|
| Menominee (North Pier) Light |
Menominee |
Yes |
|
|
| Middle Island Light |
Alpena, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes, by appointment |
|
| Minneapolis Shoal Light |
Escanaba, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
|
| Mission Point Light (Old) |
Traverse City, L. Michigan |
No |
Yes |
|
| Munising Range Lights |
Munising, L. Superior |
Yes |
No |
|
| Muskegon South Breakwater Light |
Muskegon, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| North Manitou Shoal Light |
Near North Manitou Island, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| Old Mackinac Point Light |
Mackinaw City, S. of Mackinac |
No |
Yes |
|
| Ontonagon Light |
Ontonagon, L. Superior |
No |
Yes, by appointment |
Call 906-884-6165. |
| Passage Island Light |
Passage Island, Near Isle Royale |
Yes |
Yes |
You'll need a boat to get there. Call 906-487-7153. |
| Poe Reef Light |
Cheboygan, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| Point Betsie Light |
Frankfort, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
|
| Point Iroquois Light |
Bay Mills, L. Superior |
No |
Yes |
|
| Pointe Aux Barques Light |
Port Hope, L. Huron |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Port Austin Reef Light |
Port Austin, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| Port Sanilac Light |
Port Sanilac, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
|
| Portage River (Jacobsville) Light |
Jacobsville, L. Superior |
No |
No |
|
| Poverty Island Light |
Fairport |
Yes |
No |
|
| Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light |
Marquette, L. Superior |
No |
No |
May be photographed by boat. |
| Presque Isle Lights |
Presque Isle, L. Huron |
No |
Yes |
|
| Rock Harbor Light |
Houghton; |
No |
Yes |
|
| Rock Of Ages Light |
Houghton |
Yes |
Yes |
Access by boat. |
| Round Island Light |
Mackinac |
Yes |
Yes |
Access by ferry. |
| Round Island (St. Mary's River) Light |
Raber, L. Huron |
No |
No |
|
| Round Island Passage Light |
Mackinac Island, L. Huron |
No |
No |
|
| Saginaw River (Range Rear) Light |
Bay City, L. Huron |
No |
No |
|
| Sand Hills Light |
Eagle River, L. Superior |
No |
Yes, by appointment |
Call 966-337-1744. |
| Sand Point (Baraga) Light |
Baraga, L. Superior |
No |
No |
|
| Sand Point (Escanaba) Light |
Escanaba, L. Michigan |
No |
Yes |
|
| Seul Choix Pointe Light |
Gulliver, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Skillagalee (Ile Aux Galets) Light |
Cross Village, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
|
| South Fox Island Light |
Traverse City |
No |
No |
|
| South Haven South Pierhead Light |
South Haven, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| South Manitou Island Light |
South Manitou Island, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Spectacle Reef Light |
Bois Blanc Island, L. Huron |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from a boat. |
| Squaw Island Light |
Beaver Island, Gladstone, L. Michigan |
No |
No |
|
| St. Clair Flats S. Channel Range Lights
(Old) |
Harsens Island, Algonac |
No |
No |
|
| St. Helena Island Light |
St. Ignace, L. Michigan |
Yes |
Yes, by appointment |
Call 313-436-9150. |
| St. James (Beaver Island Harbor) Light |
St. James, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
|
| St. Joseph North Pierhead Lights |
St. Joseph, L. Michigan |
No |
Yes |
|
| St. Martin Island Light |
St. Martin Island |
Yes |
No |
|
| St Marys River Upper Range Rear Light |
Brimley |
No |
No |
|
| Stannard Rock Light |
Manitou Island |
No |
No |
|
| Sturgeon Point Light |
Harrisville, L. Huron |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Tawas Point (Ottawa Point) Light |
Tawas City, L. Huron |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Thunder Bay Island Light |
Thunder Bay Island, Alpena |
Yes |
No |
|
| Waugoshance Light |
Waugoshance Island, L. Michigan |
No |
No |
|
| White River Light |
Fruitland, L. Michigan |
No |
Yes |
|
| White Shoal Light |
Near Waugoshance Island, L. Michigan |
Yes |
No |
May be photographed from a boat. |
| Whitefish Point Light |
Whitefish, L. Superior |
Yes |
Yes |
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