Point Iroquois Lighthouse

Oct. 1, 2019
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Point Iroquois Lighthouse, Brimley, Bay Mills Township, Michigan

Built in 1870.

POINT IROQUOIS LIGHT

WHITEFISH BAY/LAKE SUPERIOR
Station Established: 1855
Year Current Tower(s) First Lit: 1871
Operational? NO
Automated? YES 1962
Deactivated: 1971
Foundation Materials: CEMENT
Construction Materials: BRICK
Tower Shape: CONICAL
Markings/Pattern: WHITE TOWER/BLACK PARAPET & LANTERN
Relationship to Other Structure: ATTACHED
Original Lens: FOURTH ORDER, FRESNEL 1870

Historical Information:

1870 – New keeper’s house was built.
1902 – Two-story keeper’s house added.

Researched and written by Marie Vincent, a volunteer through the Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.