Whitefish Point Light
Chippewa County, US
The Whitefish Point Light is a lighthouse located in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Superior, it sits at the edge of Whitefish Point leading to Whitefish Bay. Constructed in 1849 by congress, it is the oldest operating lighthouse in the Uppe
r Peninsula. All vessels entering or exiting Lake Superior pass near Whitefish Point. The area is known as the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes" due to the high number of shipwrecks in the area, including the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The lighthouse is part of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum complex, which contains numerous relics from shipwrecks of the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve, including the bell of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. The lighthouse itself was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and again as a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974.
Listen to the audio guide for Whitefish Point Light Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen offNearby
- Whitefish Point Lighthouse monumenti
- Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum musei · 0.1 km away
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge - Whitefish Point Unit monumenti · 0.4 km away
- Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve monumenti · 7 km away