WayfarrowMichigan Island Light
Lighthouse · Ashland County, Wisconsin
Michigan Island Light is a lighthouse in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin has 54 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Ashland County.
Its light sits 171 feet above the water; the light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 6s (a white flash every 6 seconds), with a range of about 11 nautical miles; it guards Lake Superior.
Status check, 2026-11: The station has two standing towers. The original 64-ft stone tower dates from 1857, and the active 112-ft steel skeletal tower was built in Pennsylvania in 1880 and re-erected on the island in 1929. The record mixes the 1857 date with the second tower's height, and sources give that tower as 112 or 118 ft. It carries the heritage designation National Register of Historic Places contributing property. It stands at 46.8717° N, 90.4967° W.
Key facts
| Focal height | 171 ft |
|---|---|
| Light characteristic | Fl W 6s |
| Range | 11 nautical miles |
| Body of water | Lake Superior |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Coordinates | 46.87170, -90.49670 |
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- Outer Island Lightlighthouse · Ashland County · 14.7 mi
- Raspberry Island Lightlighthouse · Bayfield County · 16.1 mi
- La Pointe Lightlighthouse · Ashland County · 16.9 mi
- Chequamegon Point Lightlighthouse · Ashland County · 17.8 mi
- Devils Island Lightlighthouse · Ashland County · 18.1 mi
- Sand Island Lightlighthouse · Bayfield County · 22.7 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Lightlighthouse · Ashland County · 24.4 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouselighthouse · Lake County · 46.9 mi
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Questions
Where is Michigan Island Light?
Michigan Island Light is in Ashland County, Wisconsin, at 46.8717, -90.4967.
How many lighthouses are in Ashland County?
Ashland County, Wisconsin has 7 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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