There isn't a single state in the entire US that has had more and continues to have more lighthouses than Michigan. Here is a list of the ones you can visit that still help those out on the Great Lakes.
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This has been used since 1877, but the current structure was built in 1914. Automated the fog horn in 1932, automated the light in 1974. *My Current Location*
Alpena Light
This lighthouse was built in 1874 and was automated in 1958.
Au Sable Light
Originally built in 1856, the current structure was built in 1870. The light was automated in 1927.
Beaver Island Harbor Light
Constructed in 1896, this lighthouse was automated in 1941.
Big Bay Point Light
Constructed in 1867 and automated in 1968.
Big Sable Point Light
First built in 1884, the structure that now stands was built in 1948.
Charlevoix South Pier Light Station
Built in 1896, automated in 1969, this is the closest lighthouse to my small home town, so I've been to this one the most.
Forty Mile Point Light
Built and lit for the first time in 1939, this lighthouse has been automated its entire existence.
Gravelly Shoal Light
Built in 1871 and automated in 1972, its design helps break waves.
Ludington Light
Originally built in 1850, the structure that now stands there was built in 1861, it was automated in 1978.
Manitou Island Light Station
Built in 1870, it was automated in 1970. This lighthouse replaced the Old Presque Isle Light, only a few miles away, which was deactivated in 1871 and later turned into a museum.
New Presque Isle Light
This was built in 1941, automated sometime in the 1970s.
Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light
Built in 1874 and automated in 1972, this was the most expensive lighthouse built on the Great Lakes.
Spectacle Reef Light
Established in 1831, this lighthouse has undergone many changes over the years. The current structure went up in 1857 and was automated 1983. This is one of the oldest lighthouses in all of Michigan.
Thunder Bay Island Light
Originally built as a non-functioning Monroe, MI roadside attraction in 1998. It avoided demolition in 2004 and found a new home in St. Ignace, MI where it was turned into a functioning automated lighthouse in 2006. As of 2023, it's one of the final ...
