Chequamegon Point Light
Town of La Pointe, Italy
The Chequamegon Point Light is a lighthouse located at the western tip of Long Island, within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Built in 1897, the tower served to guide ships into Chequamegon Bay, toward the harbors of Ashland and Washburn, Wisconsin. The point of
land where the tower sits has been subject to problems with erosion throughout the tower’s existence, and in 2026, the National Park Service announced plans to dismantle the structure. The lighthouse consists of a 42-foot skeletal steel tower standing on a concrete base, supporting an enclosed watch room and surmounted by an octagonal lantern. As originally built, the tower was equipped with a fourth order Fresnel lens and a mechanical fog bell.
Listen to the audio guide for Chequamegon Point Light Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen offNearby
- La Pointe Light monumenti · 2 km away
- La Pointe Indian Cemetery cemetery · 5 km away
- Bayfield County Courthouse monumenti · 9 km away
- Christ Episcopal Church chiese · 9 km away
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light monumenti · 12 km away
- Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry quarry · 12 km away
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore monumenti · 19 km away