Lighthouse Information Tidbits

The only 100% Marble Lighthouse in the world!

William Livingstone Memorial Light on Belle Isle is the only all marble lighthouse in the world.

LAKE SUPERIOR LIGHTHOUSES

There are 42 Michigan Lighthouses on Lake Superior. 6 of them contain Museums, 12 of them are open to the public.

LAKE MICHIGAN LIGHTHOUSES

There are 44 Michigan Lighthouses on Lake Michigan. 7 of them contain museums, 15 of them are open to the public.

LAKE HURON LIGHTHOUSES

There are 43 Michigan Lighthouses on Lake Huron. 3 of them contain museums, 7 of them are open to the public.


It was reported in an 1854 list of lighthouses from a U.S. Senate document that the single keeper tended one light for a salary of $350.00 per year and the lighthouse was lit by six lamps.