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Racine Harbor Lighthouse
The Racine Harbor Lighthouse was built in 1866. The one and a half story brick house had a tower embedded in the roof which contained a fifth order Fresnel lens. The lens was updated to a fourth order Fresnel lens in 1870. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1901 and served as a keeper’s
Reichert Ct, Racine, WI 53402
Boyer Bluff Lighthouse
Boyer Bluff Lighthouse is a 67-foot skeleton pyramidal structure on Boyer Bluff on the northwestern end of Washington Island. The tower produces a flashing white light with a focal plane of 220 feet visible for eleven miles. The light is owned by the Coast Guard, and the grounds and tower are
2000 Boyers Bluff Rd, Washington, WI 54246
Pottawatomi Lighthouse
Pottawatomi Lighthouse sits on a high bluff at the northern tip of Rock Island in Rock Island State Park. The current structure was first put into use in 1858 and produced a white light visible for 14 nautical miles. The lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979
Washington, WI 54246
Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse
The first range lights were installed in Kewaunee in 1891. The current square lighthouse resembles the Holland Lighthouse and was first lit in 1931, and few changes have been made since. The white, red roofed structure is steel-frame constructed and covered with quarter inch steel plate
Ellis St, Kewaunee, WI 54216
Long Tail Point Lighthouse
Construction of Long Tail Point Lighthouse began in 1847. The tower was over 51 feet tall with a diameter of over fourteen and a half feet. A birdcage lantern room at the top of the tower featured nine lamps set in fourteen-inch reflectors. A keeper’s dwelling was built nearby, and the station
Suamico, WI 54173
Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse
The Breakwater Lighthouse was constructed in 1926, and the permanent light and fog signal were placed into commission on February 26, 1927. It was automated in 1966. The Milwaukee Breakwater Light can be best viewed from the pier leading to the Milwaukee Pierhead Light. There is a parking lot at