Sitting high above Lake Superior, resting on a stone bluff, the bright red Marquette Harbor Lighthouse appears to look like a castle on the lake. The first lighthouse was built in 1853, but only lasted thirteen years due to poor construction. A new square masonry tower was built in 1866. The lantern room and windows are both painted white, and the metal roof, ventilator ball, tower and keeper's dwelling are painted red. The tower height is 40-feet. A second story was added to the keeper's dwelling in 1906, and the tower fitted with a fourth-order Fresnel lens. Today, the lighthouse is equipped with a modern optic.
Located in the town of Munising Michigan the Front Range light stands 58 feet in height, and was build in 1908. For more info on this lighthouse, visit Terry Pepper's "Seeing the Light" http://terrypepper.com/lights/superior/munising/munising.htm
Built in 1853, Ontonagon Light has a focal plane of 34 feet.
