St. Martin Island Light, Navigation lighthouse in Fairbanks Township, United States.
The St. Martin Island Light features a white hexagonal tower made of iron plates supported by six exterior steel posts with latticed buttresses.
Congress approved the construction of this lighthouse in 1893 to mark the passage between St. Martin and Little Gull Islands for safer maritime traffic.
The lighthouse represents a maritime heritage milestone as the only example of a pure exoskeletal tower design on the Great Lakes in the United States.
The lighthouse tower extends 75 feet high and produces alternating red and white flashes visible from 18 nautical miles across Lake Michigan.
The Nature Conservancy acquired the surrounding island in 2013, incorporating it into the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge for migratory bird protection.
Location: Fairbanks Township
Inception: 1905
Height: 23 m
GPS coordinates: 45.50278,-86.75750
Latest update: March 4, 2025 10:35
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