Michigan Lighthouse Tour
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Total: 120–130 lighthouses across Michigan.
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Coverage: Every Great Lake plus Lake St. Clair and waterways.
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Popular options: Tower climbs, museum visits, pier walks, volunteer programs.
Organizing Your Tour
| Great Lake | Lighthouse Count | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 30 | Remote, iconic, rugged |
| Michigan | 60 | Pierheads, striped towers |
| Huron | 30 | Historic inland and coastal lights |
| Others | 10 | Straits & Lake St. Clair |
*Must-visits: Fort Gratiot, Big Sable Point, Pointe Aux Barques, White Shoal, Old Mackinac Point.
Lake Superior (Upper Peninsula)
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Whitefish Point Light Station (near Paradise)
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Huron Island Lighthouse (Huron Islands)
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Grand Island Lighthouse (Munising)
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Copper Harbor Lighthouse (Keweenaw Peninsula)
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Eagle Harbor Lighthouse (Keweenaw)
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Eagle River Lighthouse (Keweenaw)
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Jacobsville Lighthouse (Keweenaw)
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Stannard Rock Light (remote offshore)
Lake Michigan
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Big Sable Point Lighthouse (Ludington State Park)
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Little Sable Point Lighthouse (Mears, Silver Lake Sand Dunes)
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Point Betsie Lighthouse (Frankfort)
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Frankfort North Breakwater Light
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South Haven Lighthouse (north & south piers)
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Grand Haven Lighthouse (pierhead)
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Holland “Big Red” Lighthouse (north pier)
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Muskegon South Pierhead Light
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Manistee Pierhead Lights (north & south piers)
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Charity Island Light (Saginaw Bay)
Lake Huron
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Fort Gratiot Light (Port Huron – Michigan’s oldest, since 1825)
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Tawas Point Lighthouse (East Tawas)
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Sturgeon Point Lighthouse (Harrisville)
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Cheboygan Crib Light and Cheboygan River Front Range Lighthouse
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Charlevoix South Pier Light
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Alpena (Presque Isle) Light Station
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Crisp Point Lighthouse (Whitefish Township)
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Point Betsie, listed earlier under Lake Michigan, also covers northern exposure
Straits of Mackinac & Lake St. Clair
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Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (Mackinaw City)
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McGulpin Point Lighthouse (near Mackinaw City)
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Lake St. Clair Light Station (St. Clair River & Lake St. Clair)
The Little Blue Cottage
Mecosta, Michigan
