Isle Royale Light

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name = Isle Royale Light


caption = The light in 2004
location = Menagerie Island, Michigan
coordinates = coord|47|56|52.44|N|88|45|40.32|W
yearbuilt = 1875
yearlit = 1875
automated = 1913
yeardeactivated =
foundation = Rock
construction = Red Sandstone
shape = Octagonal
marking =
height = Tower height - convert|61|ft|m
elevation = Focal plane - convert|74|ft|m
lens = Fourth order Fresnel Lens
currentlens = 300 mm Tidelands Signal acrylic optic
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range = convert|10|mi|km
characteristic = Fl W 6s
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The Isle Royale Light, also known as the Menagerie Island Light, is located on Managerie island, the most easterly of the group of small islands at the opening of Siskiwit Bay, near the southern shore of Isle Royale, and is part of the Isle Royale National Park.

Because of the restrictions on tourist traffic to Isle Royale, the best way to see this light is on an excursion. One such example is [http://www.keweenawexcursions.com/ Keewenau Excursions] out of Houghton Michigan.

This portion of Lake Superior has very severe storms. Readers may note that the building in the photo has steel shutters - that's not protection from vandals, but rather protection from water damage. [personal notes from [http://www.GLLKA.com GLLKA tour guides] ]

A very comprehensive history of this light is documented by Terry Pepper [Seeing the light: op cit.] and is not reproduced here.

References

Further reading

* [http://www.michiganlighthouse.org/bibliography.html Bibliography on Michigan lighthouses.]
* 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.
* Penrod, John, "Lighthouses of Michigan", (Berrien Center, Michigan: Penrod/Hiawatha, 1998) ISBN 9780942618785 ISBN 9781893624238.
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* Putnam, George R., "Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States", (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1933).
* Splake, T. Kilgore. "Superior Land Lights". Battle Creek, MI: Angst Productions, 1984.
* 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".]
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* Wagner, John L., "Michigan Lighthouses: An Aerial Photographic Perspective", (East Lansing, Michigan: John L. Wagner, 1998) ISBN 1880311011 ISBN 9781880311011.
* Wargin, Ed, "Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio" (Ann Arbor Media Group, 2006). ISBN 9781587262517.
* Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, "Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia" Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1550463993.

External links

* [http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/1252 Aerial photos, Isle Royale Light (Menagerie Island), marinas.com.]
* [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080520/SPECIAL01/80519001 Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses.]
* [http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Maps/mapIt.htm?file=GL/Superior2.xml Interactive map of lighthouses, Central Lake Superior, powered by Google.]
* [http://www.lighthousesrus.org/Maps/mapIt.htm?file=GL/Superior1.xml Interactive map of lighthouses in eastern Lake Superior, powered by Google.]
* [http://www.lighthousecentral.com/lighthouse_gallery.php4?lighthouse=Menagerie%20Island%20Lighthouse Lighthouse Central, Managerie Island light "The Ultimate Guide to Upper Michigan Lighthouses" by Jerry Roach] .]
* [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/miup.htm Lighthouse Digest, Michigan Upper Peninsula lights, including Isle Royale (Menagerie Island), (University of North Carolina).]
* [http://www.michiganlights.com/isleroyallh.htm Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, Isle Royale Light.]
* National Park Service [http://www.nps.gov/history/maritime/park/isleroy.htm Maritime Heritage, Inventory of Historic Lighthouses, Isle Royale Light.]
* [http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/menagerie/index.htm Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Menagerie Island Light.]
* U.S. Coast Guard [http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMI.asp 's complete list of Michigan lights with photographs and descriptions, including Isle Royale (Menagerie Island) Light.]
* [http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pubs/LightLists/V7COMPLETE.PDF Volume 7, US Coast Guard Lightlist (PDF).]
* [http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/Menagerie-IsleRoyale.htm Wobser, David, "Menagerie Island (Isle Royale) Light", "Great Laker" magazine (December, 2004). Boatnerd.com.]