List of lighthouses in Michigan

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Michigan as identified by the United States Coast Guard. Michigan is home to lights on four of the Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair and connecting waterways.

The first lighthouse in the state, Fort Gratiot Light, was erected in 1825. It is still active.

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List, while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.

Name	Waterway	Location	Coordinates	Image	Focal Height	Built	Automated	Deactivated	Status
Alpena Light	Lake Huron	Alpena			044 44 ft (13 m)	1877/1914	1974		Active
Au Sable Light	Lake Superior	Burt Township, Alger County			100 100 ft (30 m)	1874	1958		Active
Au Sable North Pierhead Light	Lake Huron	Au Sable			025 25 ft (7.6 m)				Active
Beaver Island Harbor Light	Lake Michigan	Beaver Island, northern end		100px	038 38 ft (12 m)	1856/1870	1927		Active
Beaver Island Head Light	Lake Michigan	Beaver Island, southern tip		100px	103 103 ft (31 m)	1851		1962	Inactive
Belle Isle Light	Detroit River	Belle Isle		100px	000				Destroyed
Big Bay Point Light	Lake Superior	Big Bay			089 89 ft (27 m)	1896	1941	1961–1990	Active
Big Sable Point Light	Lake Michigan	Ludington			106 106 ft (32 m)	1867			Active
Bois Blanc Light	Lake Huron	Bois Blanc Island			032 32 ft (9.8 m)	1867		1955	Inactive
Caseville Harbor Light	Lake Huron	Caseville			065 65 ft (20 m)				Active
Cedar River Light	Lake Michigan	Cedar River			026 26 ft (7.9 m)				Active
Charity Island Light	Lake Huron	Charity Island			045 45 ft (14 m)	1857		1939	Inactive
Charlevoix South Pier Light Station	Lake Michigan	Charlevoix			041 41 ft (12 m)	1914/1948			Active
Cheboygan Crib Light	Lake Huron	Cheboygan		100px	035 35 ft (11 m)	1857/1901	1920	1984	Inactive/Moved
Cheboygan River Front Range Light	Lake Huron	Cheboygan			048 48 ft (15 m)	1880			Active
Clinton River Light	Lake St. Clair	Mount Clemens			000	1847	1872		Destroyed
Copper Harbor Front Range Light	Lake Superior	Copper Harbor			028 28 ft (8.5 m)	1869			Active
Copper Harbor Light	Lake Superior	Copper Harbor			090 90 ft (27 m)	1849/1933	1919		Active
Crisp Point Light	Lake Superior	McMillan Township, Luce County			062 62 ft (19 m)	1904		1947	Inactive/Museum
DeTour Reef Light	Lake Huron	De Tour Village		100px	074 74 ft (23 m)	1847/1931	1974		Active
Detroit River Light	Lake Erie	Rockwood		100px	055 55 ft (17 m)	1875/1885	1979		Active
Eagle Harbor Light	Lake Superior	Eagle Harbor			060 60 ft (18 m)	1851/1871	1980		Active
Eagle Harbor Range Lights	Lake Superior	Eagle Harbor			000	1877		1911	Inactive
Eagle River Light	Lake Superior	Eagle River			000	1854/1857		1908	Inactive
Ecorse Light	Detroit River	Ecorse			032 32 ft (9.8 m)	1895			Destroyed
Ecorse Range Rear Light	Detroit River	Ecorse			045 45 ft (14 m)	1894			Destroyed
Fort Gratiot Light	Lake Huron	Port Huron			082 82 ft (25 m)	1825/1829	1933		Active
Forty Mile Point Light	Lake Huron	Rogers Township, Presque Isle County			066 66 ft (20 m)	1897	1969		Active
Fourteen Foot Shoal Light	Lake Huron	Cheboygan County		100px	051 51 ft (16 m)	1930	Yes		Active
Fourteen Mile Point Light	Lake Superior	Ontonagon			000	1894		1934	Inactive
Frankfort Light	Lake Michigan	Frankfort		100px	072 72 ft (22 m)	1873/1932	Yes		Active
Frankfort South Range Light	Lake Michigan	Frankfort			000				Destroyed
Frying Pan Island Light	St. Marys River	De Tour Village			000	1879/1882			Active
Gibraltar Light	Detroit River	Gibraltar			000	1838/1873		1879	Destroyed
Grand Haven North Pierhead Light	Lake Michigan	Grand Haven			036 36 ft (11 m)				Active
Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance Light	Lake Michigan	Grand Haven		100px	042 42 ft (13 m)	1839/1905	1969		Active
Grand Haven South Pierhead Inner Light	Lake Michigan	Grand Haven		100px	052 52 ft (16 m)	1839/1905	1969		Active
Grand Island East Channel Light	Lake Superior	Munising		100px	000	1870		1913	Inactive
Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light	Lake Superior	Christmas			070 70 ft (21 m)	1868/1914		1969	Inactive
Grand Island North Light	Lake Superior	Grand Island		100px	000	1854/1867	1927	1961	Inactive
Grand Marais Range Lights	Lake Superior	Grand Marais		100px	054 54 ft (16 m) (inner) 40 ft (12 m) (outer)	1895			Active
Grand Traverse Light	Lake Michigan	Leelanau Peninsula		100px	047 47 ft (14 m)	1852/1858	1972	1972	Inactive/Museum
Granite Island Light	Lake Superior	Granite Island		100px	096 96 ft (29 m)	1868	1939		Active
Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights	Detroit River	Grassy Island			000	1897			Destroyed
Grassy Island South Channel Range Lights (formerly Grassy Island Light)	Detroit River	Grassy Island			000	1849/1896			Destroyed
Gravelly Shoal Light	Lake Huron	Saginaw Bay		100px	075 75 ft (23 m)	1939			Active
Grays Reef Light	Lake Michigan	Bliss Township, Emmet County		100px	082 82 ft (25 m)	1891/1936	1976		Active
Grosse Ile North Channel Range Lights	Detroit River	Grosse Ile			000	1894/1906		1963	Destroyed (rear) Inactive (front)
Grosse Ile South Channel Range Lights	Detroit River	Grosse Ile			000				Active
Gull Rock Light	Lake Superior	Manitou Island, offshore west		100px	050 50 ft (15 m)	1867	1913		Active
Harbor Beach Light	Lake Huron	Harbor Beach, Michigan		100px	054 54 ft (16 m)	1858/1885	1968		Active
Harwood Point East Range Front Light	St. Marys River	Sugar Island			000				Destroyed
Holland Harbor Light	Lake Michigan	Holland		100px	052 52 ft (16 m)	1872/1936	1932		Active
Huron Island Light	Lake Superior	Powell Township, Marquette County		100px	197 197 ft (60 m)	1868/1877	1972		Active
Ile Aux Galets Light	Lake Michigan	Emmet County		100px	058 58 ft (18 m)	1850/1888	1969		Active
Isle Royale Light	Lake Superior	Isle Royale		100px	072 72 ft (22 m)	1875	1913		Active
Kalamazoo River Light (Saugatuck Light)	Lake Michigan	Saugatuck			000	1858		1914	Destroyed
Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light	Lake Superior	Jacobsville			068 68 ft (21 m)	1868/1920	1973		Active
Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light	Lake Superior	Stanton Township, Houghton County		100px	082 82 ft (25 m)	1874/1950	1973		Active
Lake St. Clair Light	Lake St. Clair	Harsens Island			043 43 ft (13 m)	1941	Yes		Active
Lansing Shoals Light	Lake Michigan	Newton Township, Mackinac County		100px	069 69 ft (21 m)	1900/1928	1976		Active
Little Sable Point Light	Lake Michigan	Golden Township, Oceana County			108 108 ft (33 m)	1874	1955		Active
Little Traverse Light	Lake Michigan	Harbor Springs		100px	072 72 ft (22 m)	1884/1963			Active
Ludington Light	Lake Michigan	Ludington		100px	055 55 ft (17 m)	1871/1924	1972		Active
Mama Juda Light	Detroit River	Mamajuda Island		100px	000				Destroyed
Mama Juda Range Front Light	Detroit River	Mamajuda Island			000				Destroyed
Manistee Main Light	Lake Michigan	Manistee			000				Destroyed
Manistee Pierhead lights	Lake Michigan	Manistee		100px	055 55 ft (17 m) (north) 29 ft (8.8 m) (south)	1875/1927	1927		Active
Manistique East Breakwater Light	Lake Michigan	Manistique			050 50 ft (15 m)	1915/1917	1969		Active
Manitou Island Light	Lake Superior	Manitou Island		100px	081 81 ft (25 m)	1850/1861	1978		Active
Manning Memorial Light	Lake Michigan	Empire		100px	038 38 ft (12 m)	1990	Yes		Active
Mariners Memorial (River Rouge) Light	Detroit River	River Rouge			000	2003			Active
Marquette Breakwater Outer Light	Lake Superior	Marquette			036 36 ft (11 m)	1875/1908			Active
Marquette Harbor Light	Lake Superior	Marquette			077 77 ft (23 m)	1853/1866			Active
Martin Reef Light	Lake Huron	Clark Township, Mackinac County		100px	065 65 ft (20 m)	1927	Yes		Active
McGulpin Point Light	Straits of Mackinac	Wawatam Township, Emmet County		100px	102 102 ft (31 m)	1869			Active
Mendota (Bete Grise) Light	Lake Superior	Delaware		100px	044 44 ft (13 m)	1870/1895	1933	1960–1998	Active
Menominee Pier Light	Lake Michigan	Menominee		100px	046 46 ft (14 m)	1887/1927	1972		Active
Middle Island Light	Lake Huron	Alpena Township, Alpena County			078 78 ft (24 m)	1905	Yes		Active
Middle Lake George Light	St. Marys River	Sugar Island			000				Destroyed
Miller Memorial Light	Lake St. Clair	St. Clair Shores			270 270 ft (82 m)				Active
Minneapolis Shoal Light	Lake Huron	Big Bay de Noc		100px	082 82 ft (25 m)	1935	1979		Active
Mission Point Light	Lake Michigan	Old Mission Point			047 47 ft (14 m)	1870		1933	Inactive
Mission Point Light (1933)	Lake Michigan	Old Mission Point			041 41 ft (12 m)	1933			Active
Monroe Pier Light	Lake Erie	Monroe			000	1849/1884		1916	Destroyed
Munising Front Range Light	Lake Superior	Munising		100px	079 79 ft (24 m)	1908	Yes		Active
Munising Rear Range Light	Lake Superior	Munising		100px	107 107 ft (33 m)	1908	Yes		Active
Muskegon Breakwater Light	Lake Michigan	Muskegon		100px	070 70 ft (21 m)	1851/1871			Active
Muskegon Pier Light	Lake Michigan	Muskegon		100px	050 50 ft (15 m)	1903			Active
Naubinway Island Light	Lake Michigan	Naubinway			032 32 ft (9.8 m)				Active
New Buffalo Light	Lake Michigan	New Buffalo			000				Destroyed
North Manitou Island Light	Lake Michigan	North Manitou Island			000	1899		1935	Destroyed
North Manitou Shoal Light	Lake Michigan	North Manitou Island			079 79 ft (24 m)	1935	1980		Active
Old Mackinac Point Light	Straits of Mackinac	Mackinaw City			062 62 ft (19 m)	1889/1892		1957	Inactive
Ontonagon Harbor West Breakwater Light	Lake Superior	Ontonagon			031 31 ft (9.4 m)				Active
Ontonagon Light	Lake Superior	Ontonagon			000	1852/1866		1964	Inactive
Passage Island Light	Lake Superior	Isle Royale		100px	078 78 ft (24 m)	1882	1978		Active
Peche Island Rear Range Light	Lake St. Clair	Peche Island, offshore west		100px	114 114 ft (35 m)	1908/1983			Active
Peninsula Point Light	Lake Michigan	Bay de Noc Township, Delta County			040 40 ft (12 m)	1856/1866	1922	1936	Inactive
Pentwater North Pierhead Light	Lake Michigan	Pentwater			043 43 ft (13 m)				Active
Pipe Island Light	St. Marys River	Drummond Township, Chippewa County			052 52 ft (16 m)	1888	1937		Active
Poe Reef Light	Lake Huron	Bois Blanc Island, offshore		100px	071 71 ft (22 m)	1893/1929	1974		Active
Point Betsie Light	Lake Michigan	Lake Township, Benzie County			052 52 ft (16 m)	1854	1984		Active
Point Iroquois Light	Lake Superior	Bay Mills Township, Chippewa County		100px	072 72 ft (22 m)	1855/1871	1962	1971	Inactive
Pointe aux Barques Light	Lake Huron	Port Hope			093 93 ft (28 m)	1848/1857	1958		Active
Port Austin Light	Lake Huron	Port Austin, offshore		100px	076 76 ft (23 m)	1878/1899	Yes		Active
Port Sanilac Light	Lake Huron	Port Sanilac		100px	069 69 ft (21 m)	1886	1925		Active
Portage Lake Light	Lake Michigan	Portage Lake			000	1891			Destroyed
Portage River (Jacobsville) Light	Lake Superior	Torch Lake Township, Houghton County			000	1856/1870		1920	Inactive
Poverty Island Light	Lake Michigan	Poverty Island		100px	078 78 ft (24 m)	1874	1957	1976	Inactive
Presque Isle Light (new)	Lake Huron	Presque Isle Township, Presque Isle County			123 123 ft (37 m)	1871	1970		Active
Presque Isle Light (old)	Lake Huron	Presque Isle Township, Presque Isle County			036 36 ft (11 m)	1840		1871	Inactive/Museum
Rock Harbor Light	Lake Superior	Rock Harbor		100px	000	1855		1879	Inactive
Rock of Ages Light	Lake Superior	Washington Island, offshore		100px	130 130 ft (40 m)	1908	1978		Active
Rouleau Point Range Front and Rear Lights	Keweenaw Waterway	Washington Island, offshore	(rear) (front)		055 55 ft (17 m) (rear) 26 ft (7.9 m) (front)	1897/1937	Yes		Active
Round Island Light	Straits of Mackinac	Round Island		100px	053 53 ft (16 m)	1895	1924	1947–1996	Active
Round Island Light (St. Mary's River)	St. Marys River	Round Island			000	1892			Inactive
Round Island Passage Light	Straits of Mackinac	Round Island Channel		100px	071 71 ft (22 m)	1947	1973		Active
Saginaw Bay Light	Lake Huron	Bay City			000	1831		1876	Destroyed
Saginaw River Rear Range Light	Lake Huron	Bay City		100px	077 77 ft (23 m)	1876	1954	1962	Inactive
Sand Beach North Entrance East Light	Lake Huron				000				Destroyed
Sand Hills Light	Lake Superior	Ahmeek		100px	093 93 ft (28 m)	1919	1939	1954	Inactive
Sand Point Light	Lake Michigan	Escanaba			044 44 ft (13 m)	1867		1934	Inactive/Museum
Sand Point Light (Baraga)	Lake Superior	Baraga			000	1878		1922	Inactive
Seul Choix Light	Lake Michigan	Mueller Township, Schoolcraft County			080 80 ft (24 m)	1892	1972		Active
Six Mile Point Range Rear Light	St. Marys River				000				Inactive/Moved
South Fox Island Light	Lake Michigan	South Fox Island		100px	039 39 ft (12 m)	1867/1934		1969	Inactive
South Haven Light	Lake Michigan	South Haven			037 37 ft (11 m)	1872/1903	Yes		Active
South Manitou Island Light	Lake Michigan	South Manitou Island			054 54 ft (16 m)	1839/1872	1935	1967–2009	Active
Spectacle Reef Light	Lake Huron	Cheboygan County			086 86 ft (26 m)	1874	1972		Active
Squaw Point Light	Lake Michigan				000				Destroyed
Squaw Island Light	Lake Michigan	Squaw Island			000	1892			Inactive
St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Light	Lake St. Clair	Harsens Island, offshore			000	1859			Active
St. Helena Island Light	Straits of Mackinac	St. Helena Island			071 71 ft (22 m)	1873	1922		Active
St. Joseph North Pier Inner Light	Lake Michigan	St. Joseph			053 53 ft (16 m)	1832/1906			Active
St. Joseph North Pier Outer Light	Lake Michigan	St. Joseph			031 31 ft (9.4 m)	1832/1906			Active
St. Martin Island Light	Lake Michigan	St. Martin Island		100px	081 81 ft (25 m)	1905			Inactive
St. Mary's River Lower Range Front Light	St. Marys River				000				Destroyed
Stannard Rock Light	Lake Superior	Keweenaw Peninsula, offshore			102 102 ft (31 m)	1882	1962		Active
Sturgeon Point Light	Lake Huron	Haynes Township, Michigan, Alcona County			069 69 ft (21 m)	1869	1939		Active
Tawas Point Light	Lake Huron	Baldwin Township, Iosco County			070 70 ft (21 m)	1853/1876			Active
Thunder Bay Island Light	Lake Huron	Alpena County			063 63 ft (19 m)	1832	1983		Active
Tri-Centennial Light of Detroit	Detroit River	Detroit			000				Active
Vidal Shoals Channel Range Front and Rear Lights	St. Marys River	Sault Ste. Marie	(rear) (front)		066 66 ft (20 m) (rear) 32 ft (9.8 m) (front)				Active
Waugoshance Light	Lake Michigan	Emmet County			074 74 ft (23 m)	1851		1912	Inactive
White River Light	Lake Michigan	Whitehall		100px	000	1875	1945	1960	Inactive/Museum
White Shoal Light	Lake Michigan	Emmet County			125 125 ft (38 m)	1891/1910	1976		Active
Whitefish Point Light	Lake Superior	Whitefish Township, Chippewa County			080 80 ft (24 m)	1848/1861	1970		Active
William Livingstone Memorial Light	Detroit River	Belle Isle			058 58 ft (18 m)	1930			Active
Windmill Point Light	Detroit River	Detroit		100px	042 42 ft (13 m)	1933			Active
Windmill Point Range Front and Rear Lights	Detroit River	Detroit			000				Destroyed
Winter Point Range Front Light	St. Marys River				046 46 ft (14 m)				Active