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Managing Organization:
Isle Royale National Park
Telephone:
906-482-0984
Website: http://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm
Email: ISRO_Superintendent@nps.gov
Contact Address Information:
800 East Lakeshore Drive
Houghton
Michigan,
49931,
United States
Notes:
This lighthouse was replaced by a light on nearby Menagerie Island. The National Park Service restored the lighthouse and keeper's house, which are within Isle Royale National Park. Tower Height: 50 Height of Focal Plane: 70 Description of Tower: White, conical stone tower, attached to keeper's house.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
1.5 story rubblestone keeper's house. Date Established: 1855 Date Present Tower Built: 1855 Date Deactivated: 1879 Optics: 1875: Fourth order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Museum in national park. Open To Public? Yes. Museum?
The tower is open daily in summer, and there is a small maritime museum in the keeper's house. Directions:
Accessible by boat. Contact Isle Royale National Park for information on getting to the Rock Harbor Lighthouse. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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