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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Notes:
This isolated station was not well-liked by Coast Guardsmen, who called it "The Rock." The lighthouse is seven miles from Gibraltar and 28 miles from Detroit. Tower Height: 49 Height of Focal Plane: 55 Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 6 seconds. Description of Tower: Conical cast iron
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
Attached fog signal building. Date Established: 1885 Date Present Tower Built: 1885 Date Automated: 1979 Optics: Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed and replaced by modern optic, now at Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, MI). Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
Accessible by boat only. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: Jack O'Malley (Coast Guard, c. 1957); Bob Johnson (Coast Guard, c. 1972); Larry Doss (Coast Guard, 1976-1978)
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