Crisp Point
Located near Upper Tahquamenon Falls, MI (1904).
On the southern shore of Lake Superior, about 14 miles west of Whitefish Point, Michigan, the Crisp Point Lighthouse is located in a remote area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A Life Saving Station was first established at Crisp Point in 1876. In 1902 Congress approved the building of a lighthouse at Crisp Point and for $30 fifteen acres of land was acquired. The Crisp Point Lighthouse became operational in 1904.
Crisp Point Lighthouse is a circular, brick lighthouse that stands 58 feet tall. From a diameter of 14 feet at its base the tower tapers to 9 feet before flaring out to support the tower’s octagonal lantern room. A redbrick, two-story duplex is located 60 feet from the tower to house the keeper and his assistant and their families.
Numerous shipping disasters occurred near Crisp Point, among them the Edmund Fitzgerald went down on November 10, 1975 about 17 miles northeast of Crisp Point.
The Coast Guard decommissioned Crisp Point Lighthouse in 1993. The lighthouse has been restored and since 2013 is now operated as a private aid to navigation by Crisp Point Light Historical Society. The light is visible for six miles from May through October.
Location: Along the coast of Lake Superior between Whitefish Point and Munising, Michigan. The lighthouse is located at the end of a very long and narrow dirt road; larger vehicles may not want to travel this road.
Type: Round, made of concrete and brick
Read MoreOn the southern shore of Lake Superior, about 14 miles west of Whitefish Point, Michigan, the Crisp Point Lighthouse is located in a remote area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A Life Saving Station was first established at Crisp Point in 1876. In 1902 Congress approved the building of a lighthouse at Crisp Point and for $30 fifteen acres of land was acquired. The Crisp Point Lighthouse became operational in 1904.
Crisp Point Lighthouse is a circular, brick lighthouse that stands 58 feet tall. From a diameter of 14 feet at its base the tower tapers to 9 feet before flaring out to support the tower’s octagonal lantern room. A redbrick, two-story duplex is located 60 feet from the tower to house the keeper and his assistant and their families.
Numerous shipping disasters occurred near Crisp Point, among them the Edmund Fitzgerald went down on November 10, 1975 about 17 miles northeast of Crisp Point.
The Coast Guard decommissioned Crisp Point Lighthouse in 1993. The lighthouse has been restored and since 2013 is now operated as a private aid to navigation by Crisp Point Light Historical Society. The light is visible for six miles from May through October.
Location: Along the coast of Lake Superior between Whitefish Point and Munising, Michigan. The lighthouse is located at the end of a very long and narrow dirt road; larger vehicles may not want to travel this road.
Type: Round, made of concrete and brick
