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Photographer:
Marcia Adamski
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Sturgeon
Bay Shipping Canal North Pierhead
Sturgeon
Bay,
WI
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 Built
: (1882) 1903
Type :
Skeletal steel
Status :
Active
Location :
Entrance to Sturgeon Bay Shipping Canal, WI. (Lake Michigan end)
Height
: 100 feet
Access :
Car, active Coast Guard Station prohibits any access to
the Light. Directions
: From Hwy 42/57. Turn East on Utah St., On Cove Rd. turn East again
to Canal Rd.. Follow this to the Light. |
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History
of the Light :
This light guides ships into the entrance of the Sturgeon Bay-Lake
Michigan Ship Canal from Lake Michigan. This canal provides a short cut into Southern Green
Bay and enables ships to avoid the dangerous Northern, "Death's
Door", passage around Door Peninsula.
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Established
in 1882, this extensive light station consists of the large
light tower with three dwellings and additional storage
buildings. The original lighthouse was first lit in 1882 with a
Sixth Order Fresnel lens.
 Photo
courtesy of: U.S.
Coast Guard
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Photographer:
Roy B. Westin
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The
current light was first lit in 1903. The cast iron, cylindrical
tower stands on a concrete foundation. It is still an active
Coast Guard station and aid to navigation. Closed to the public.
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 Photo
courtesy of: U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers |
In
1916, the Light guided approximately 7,000 ships into
the canal with 540,000 tons of cargo at commerce value
of $12 million. The photo left was taken around that
time. |
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