Pipe Island Light

Pipe Island Light

Location	Pipe Island, Michigan
Coordinates	46°0′58.8″N 83°53′57.5″W / 46.016333°N 83.899306°W / 46.016333; -83.899306Coordinates: 46°0′58.8″N 83°53′57.5″W / 46.016333°N 83.899306°W / 46.016333; -83.899306
Year first constructed	1888^[1]
Construction	Brick^[2]
Tower shape	Octagonal^[2]
Markings / pattern	KRW on yellow octagonal tower with black skeleton superstructure^[2]
Height	52 feet (16 m)^[2]
Range	11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)^[2]
Characteristic	Fl W 5s^[2]
United States number	12875

Pipe Island Light is a privately owned lighthouse on Pipe Island in St. Mary's River, Michigan.^[3] It was lit in 1888 by the Lake Carriers Association to help ships entering St. Mary's River from Lake Huron.^[1]^[4] In 2005 three cottages and the Victorian keeper's dwelling were made available for overnight stays.

Notes

1 2 "Pipe Island Light". Michigan Lighthouse Fund. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2010. p. 174.
↑ "Pipe Island, MI". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
↑ "Pipe Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse tours. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

References

"Light List Volume VII Great Lakes" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

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