Thunder Bay Island Light
Thunder Bay Island Light, Lighthouse on Thunder Bay Island in Alpena County, United States.
The brick lighthouse tower rises 63 feet above Lake Huron, with an attached keeper's quarters and a separate fog signal building.
Built in 1832 after an initial failed construction, this lighthouse marked the dangerous reefs extending from Thunder Bay Island for maritime navigation.
The lighthouse compound served as the center of a thriving fishing community of 160 people operating 31 boats during the 1840s.
The Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse Preservation Society manages restoration efforts and conducts maintenance of the lighthouse structures.
The island sustains large colonies of ring-billed gulls, common terns, herring gulls, and caspian terns due to the absence of major predators.
Location: Alpena County
Inception: 1831
Height: 19
GPS coordinates: 45.03722,-83.19444
Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:28
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