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Great Lakes lighthouses

Beacons, keepers' stories and shoreline landmarks you can visit, climb and photograph.

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Lighthouse Michigan · Lake Michigan Point Betsie Lighthouse A landmark white tower on the Lake Michigan shore. Explore place
Photo: Belle montano-zygmunt · CC BY 2.0

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Lighthouse Minnesota · Lake Superior Split Rock Lighthouse An iconic beacon perched above Minnesota's rugged North Shore. Explore place
Photo: MichaelDPhotos · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Lighthouse Michigan · Lake Michigan Big Sable Point Lighthouse A black-and-white tower beyond the dunes north of Ludington. Explore place
Photo: Bailiwick Studios · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Lighthouse Wisconsin · Lake Michigan Cana Island Lighthouse Door County's island beacon on the open-lake side of the peninsula. Explore place
Photo: August Schwerdfeger · CC BY 4.0

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Lighthouse New York · Lake Ontario Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse A historic tower above Rochester's Lake Ontario river mouth. Explore place
Photo: Leslie L. Gregg · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Lighthouse New York · Lake Erie Dunkirk Lighthouse A New York Lake Erie light station with maritime and veterans' collections. Explore place
Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0

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Lighthouse Michigan · Lake Huron Fort Gratiot Light Station A Port Huron beacon near the outlet of Lake Huron. Explore place
Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Lighthouse Michigan · Lake Michigan Holland Harbor Lighthouse Michigan's familiar 'Big Red' lighthouse at the entrance to Holland's harbor. Explore place
Photo: Rodney Campbell · CC BY 2.0

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Lighthouse Ohio · Lake Erie Marblehead Lighthouse A stone Lake Erie beacon on Ohio's Marblehead Peninsula. Explore place
Photo: Bobport10 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Lighthouse Minnesota · Lake Superior Two Harbors Lighthouse A harbor light overlooking Minnesota's historic ore-shipping waterfront. Explore place
Photo: pmarkham · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Lighthouse Michigan · Lake Superior Whitefish Point Light Station A Lake Superior light station at a shoreline known for shipping and shipwreck stories. Explore place
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0

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Lighthouse Wisconsin · Lake Michigan Wind Point Lighthouse A tall Wisconsin light station on Lake Michigan just north of Racine. Explore place
Photo: User:JeremyA · CC BY-SA 3.0

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