New Presque Isle Lighthouse

4500 E Grand Lake Rd, Presque Isle, MI 49777

  • Range of light: 17 nautical miles
  • Light characteristic: White light every ten seconds
  • Automation status: Automated in 1970
  • Current status/use: Active navigational aid and museum
  • Notable information: Designed by Orlando M. Poe and William Raynolds. One of nine "Poe Lights" on the Great Lakes.



  • Year built: 1870
  • Steps: 138
  • Tower height: 113 feet
  • Light focal height: 123 feet
  • Construction material: Brick and limestone
  • Color/markings: White tower and four windows under the lantern room. The site has a tower, keeper's house and assistant keeper's quarters
  • Type of light: Third order Fresnel lens, now an airport beacon


New Presque Isle Lighthouse

4500 E Grand Lake Rd, Presque Isle, MI 49777

  • Year built: 1870
  • Steps: 138
  • Tower height: 113 feet
  • Light focal height: 123 feet
  • Construction material: Brick and limestone
  • Color/markings: White tower and four windows under the lantern room. The site has a tower, keeper's house and assistant keeper's quarters
  • Type of light: Third order Fresnel lens, now an airport beacon


  • Range of light: 17 nautical miles
  • Light characteristic: White light every ten seconds
  • Automation status: Automated in 1970
  • Current status/use: Active navigational aid and museum
  • Notable information: Designed by Orlando M. Poe and William Raynolds. One of nine "Poe Lights" on the Great Lakes.



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