Crib Rear light

Cheboygan Lighthouse

606 Water St. Cheboygan, MI 49721

  • Range of light: Approximately 15 nautical miles
  • Light characteristic: Fixed red light
  • Automation status: Automated
  • Current status/use: Active aid to navigation and museum
  • Notable information: Used in conjunction with the Cheboygan Crib Rear Light for navigation. Vessels would line up the lights to plot their course.



  • Year built: 1880
  • Construction material: Wood
  • Color/markings: White
  • Type of light: Sixth order Fresnel lens


Nikki and Mark Angeles from Shorewood, Illinois spent a week as keepers with their 11-year-old granddaughter Marian Lonngren, left. The family is fascinated with lighthouses and takes an annual trip to Mackinac Island. In 2024 they discovered the Great Lakes Lighthouse Association and the keeper program while visiting the Old Mackinac Lighthouse.

Pier Front light

Cheboygan Lighthouse

606 Water St. Cheboygan, MI 49721

  • Year built: 1880
  • Construction material: Wood
  • Color/markings: White
  • Type of light: Sixth order Fresnel lens


Nikki and Mark Angeles from Shorewood, Illinois spent a week as keepers with their 11-year-old granddaughter Marian Lonngren, left. The family is fascinated with lighthouses and takes an annual trip to Mackinac Island. In 2024 they discovered the Great Lakes Lighthouse Association and the keeper program while visiting the Old Mackinac Lighthouse.

Crib Rear light

Pier Front light

  • Range of light: Approximately 15 nautical miles
  • Light characteristic: Fixed red light
  • Automation status: Automated
  • Current status/use: Active aid to navigation and museum
  • Notable information: Used in conjunction with the Cheboygan Crib Rear Light for navigation. Vessels would line up the lights to plot their course.



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