Poverty Island Light Station
Poverty Island Light Station, Historical lighthouse in Delta County, United States.
The Poverty Island Light Station features a 70-foot tower with an adjacent wood-frame and brick keeper's quarters on Lake Michigan's northwestern waters.
Congress allocated 18,000 dollars for the construction of this lighthouse in 1873, and the permanent light first illuminated the waters on August 10, 1875.
The lighthouse contained a fourth-order Fresnel lens that projected light across 14 nautical miles, guiding vessels through the Poverty Island Passage.
The structure requires boat transportation to access and remains closed to visitors, with observation possible only from the water during guided excursions.
The Delta County Historical Society recovered and repurposed the original cast iron lantern to restore the Sand Point Light in Escanaba during the 1980s.
Location: Delta County
Inception: 1875
GPS coordinates: 45.52722,-86.66361
Latest update: March 6, 2025 07:35
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