Wisconsin Point Light

Infobox_Lighthouse

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caption = Wisconsin Point Lighthouse
location = Superior Wisconsin
coordinates = coord|46|42|36.5|N|92|00|23|W|region:US_type:landmark
yearlit = 1913
automated = 1970
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Concrete pier
construction = Concrete
shape = Cylindrical, atop square (rounded corners) keeper's house
marking = white with red lantern, red roof on house
height = 56 feet (17 m)
elevation = Focal plane - convert|70|ft|m [cite web|url=http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm |author=Pepper, Terry|title="Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes"]
lens = Fourth order Fresnel lens
currentlens = DCB 24 Aerobeacon [ [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/superhbr.htm National Park Service, Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Wisconsin Point Light.] ]
range = 22 statute miles (35 km)
characteristic = Green, flashing, 5 s
fogsignal = HORN: 1 blast ev 30s (3s bl). Operates from May 1 to Oct. 20.
ARLHS = USA-829
USCG = 7-15595The Wisconsin Point Light is a lighthouse located near Superior, on Wisconsin Point, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

The light and attached fog horn building sits at the end of a 10 mile long sand bar -- stretching between the ports of Duluth and Superior. This obsruction is "Reputedly the longest freshwater sand bar in the world" but is split by an opening near its center. The Minnesota side of the opening is known as "Minnesota Point" and the Wisconsin side is known as "Wisconsin Point." [ [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/wiscpoint/wiscpoint.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Superior Entry Lighthouse.] ]

The original Fresnel lens was manufactured by Sautter, Lemonnier, and Company of Paris in 1890. [ [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/wisconsinpoint.htm Wobser, David, Wisconsin Point (Superior South Breakwater) Light, boatnerd.com] ] It was replaced with a DCB-224 aerobeacon [ [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/closeups/illumination/aerobeacon/dcb224.htm Aero beacon, Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light.] ] manufactured by the Carlisle & Finch Company. [ [http://www.carlislefinch.com/marine/aidsnav.htm Carlisle & Finch Company.] ]

It is an active navigational aid and is known as the South Breakwater Light by the United States Coast Guard in the Volume VII light list and the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System. It is located on the southern Superior Harbor entry breakwall. The St. Louis River which starts in Minnesota, flows into Superior Bay and exits into Lake Superior via the ship canals, at each end of (Park Point) Minnesota Point.

Notes

Bibliography and further reading

* Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein, "The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses" (2002) ISBN 1592231020; ISBN 978-1592231027.
* Hyde, Charles K., and Ann and John Mahan. "The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes". Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1995. ISBN 0814325548 ISBN 9780814325544.
* Jones, Ray & Bruce Roberts, "American Lighthouses" (Globe Pequot, September 1, 1998, 1st Ed.) ISBN 0762703245; ISBN 978-0762703241.
* Jones, Ray,"The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference" (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) ISBN 0762727357; ISBN 978-0762727353.
* Noble, Dennis, "Lighthouses & Keepers: U. S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy" (Annapolis: U. S. Naval Institute Press, 1997). ISBN 1557506388; ISBN 9781557506382.
* Oleszewski, Wes, "Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses", (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
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* Putnam, George R., "Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States", (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933).
* United States Coast Guard, "Aids to Navigation", (Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1945).
* [http://www.uscg.mil/History/weblighthouses/h_lhbib.asp United States Coast Guard, "Aids to Navigation Historical Bibliography".]
* Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, "Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia" Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1550463993.

External links

* [http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/897 Aerial photos of Wisconsin Point, South Breakwater Light, Marina.com.]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/wi.htm Lighthouse Digest, Wisconsin lighthouses, Superior Entry South Breakwater (Wisconsin Point) Light, University of North Carolina.]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=262 Lighthouse friends, Wisconsin Point Light article]
*National Park Service [http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/superhbr.htm Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - South Breakwater Light.]
* [http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=46.710273,-92.006797&spn=0.003796,0.006738&t=h&z=17&om=1 Satellite view, Superior Entry South Breakwater (Wisconsin Point) Light, by Google.com.]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/wiscpoint/wiscpoint.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Superior Entry Lighthouse.]
*United States Coast Guard [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, Lightlist (PDF).]
* [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/wisconsinpoint.htm Wobser, David, Wisconsin Point (Superior South Breakwater) Light, boatnerd.com]