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National or State Registers Record

N and E of Bayfield on Michigan, Raspberry, Outer, Sand and Devils Islands

Community: La Pointe
County: Ashland
Historic Name: Apostle Islands Lighthouses
Reference Number: 77000145
Postcard

Lighthouses at Entrance of Harbor

Date: 
Description: View toward the two lighthouses on either side of Kenosha Harbor. The lighthouse on the right has an elevated walkway to the entrance. Caption reads: "Ligh...
National or State Registers Record

breakwater's end of Chequamegon Bay

Community: Ashland
County: Ashland
Historic Name: Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Reference Number: 07000103
Photograph

View of Sturgeon Bay

Date: 07 07 1898
Description: View across water of Sturgeon Bay. In the far distance are lighthouses, buildings, and barges along the shoreline.
Historical Essay

Lighthouses and Lifesaving

Underwater Archaeology
Learn about the importance of lighthouses on the shores of the Great Lakes.
Map or Atlas

New Shoals Near Waugoshance, Straits of Mackinac

Date: 1902
Description: This map shows shoals near Waugoshance Point. Lighthouses are labeled. Depths are shown by soundings and tints. Relief is shown by hachures. Inset includes...
Map or Atlas

State of Wisconsin

Date: 1931
Description: This U.S. Geological Survey map of Wisconsin shows counties, cities and villages, lighthouses, Indian reservations, military reservations, and bird and gam...
Map or Atlas

Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1946
Description: Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, shows towns, cities and villages, roads and highways, railroads, schools, lighthouses, place names, town divisions, comm...
Map or Atlas

Map of Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin Showing Lines of the Duluth Street Railway Company

Date: 1911
Description: This map of Duluth and Superior shows street car routes, railroads, ferries, some points of interest, and lighthouses. The bottom left of the map reads: "C...
Map or Atlas

A Chart Exhibiting the Light Houses on the Lake Coast of the United States of America

Date: 1848
Description: This map shows lighthouses on part of Lake Superior, Green Bay, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River,...
Lighthouse

La Pointe Lighthouse

Nearby City: La Pointe, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
National or State Registers Record

Offshore at S end of N breakwater, 0.7 mile E of Milwaukee River mouth

Community: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
Historic Name: Milwaukee Breakwater Light
Reference Number: 11000678
Photograph

Michigan Island Lighthouse

Date: 
Description: Michigan Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior.
Lighthouse

Michigan Island Lighthouses

Nearby City: Apostle Islands - Michigan Island, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Postcard

Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."
National or State Registers Record

Superior Entry South Breakwater

Community: Superior
County: Douglas
Historic Name: Superior Entry South Breakwater Light
Reference Number: 07000102
Map or Atlas

Guide to Happy Holidays,Winnebagoland, Wisconsin's Big Lake Area Map: Your Vacations and Weekends Closer to Home

Date: 1938
Description: This map shows roads, parks, golf courses, airports, beaches, docks and harbors, lighthouses, and buoys within Winnebago County and parts of Waushara, Calu...
Postcard

Wind Point Lighthouse

Date: 1960
Description: View of the Wind Point lighthouse.
Property Record

RASPBERRY ISLAND

Community: Bayfield
County: Bayfield
Historic Name: Raspberry Island Light Outbuilding
Reference Number: 243083
Property Record

RASPBERRY ISLAND

Community: Bayfield
County: Bayfield
Historic Name: Raspberry Island Light Outbuilding
Reference Number: 243084

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