130 of 154 mapped · Michigan's Great Lakes coast
Every light on the Great Lakes stands where it does because of what lies under the water. Tap a marker for the light; the chart beneath it is the lake floor it was built to warn you about.
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The ships as they were built, beside the water where they were lost — a pilot on eight Great Lakes bays, with a growing roster of vessels. See the reconstructions.
These are real Michigan lighthouses that carry no coordinate in the Coast Guard list — almost all demolished Detroit River and St. Marys River range lights. They can be named, but not honestly placed on a map.
| Lighthouse | Water | Location | Built | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Isle Light | Detroit River | Belle Isle | — | Destroyed |
| Ecorse Light | Detroit River | Ecorse | 1895 | Destroyed |
| Ecorse Range Rear Light | Detroit River | Ecorse | 1894 | Destroyed |
| Gibraltar Light | Detroit River | Gibraltar | 1873 | Destroyed |
| Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights | Detroit River | Grassy Island | 1897 | Destroyed |
| Grassy Island South Channel Range Lights(formerly Grassy Island Light) | Detroit River | Grassy Island | 1896 | Destroyed |
| Grosse Ile North Channel Range Lights | Detroit River | Grosse Ile | 1906 | Destroyed (rear)Inactive (front) |
| Mama Juda Light | Detroit River | Mamajuda Island | — | Destroyed |
| Mama Juda Range Front Light | Detroit River | Mamajuda Island | — | Destroyed |
| Windmill Point Range Front and Rear Lights | Detroit River | Detroit | — | Destroyed |
| Monroe Pier Light | Lake Erie | Monroe | 1884 | Destroyed |
| Saginaw Bay Light | Lake Huron | Bay City | 1831 | Destroyed |
| Sand Beach North Entrance East Light | Lake Huron | — | — | Destroyed |
| Frankfort South Range Light | Lake Michigan | Frankfort | — | Destroyed |
| Kalamazoo River Light(Saugatuck Light) | Lake Michigan | Saugatuck | 1858 | Destroyed |
| Manistee Main Light | Lake Michigan | Manistee | — | Destroyed |
| New Buffalo Light | Lake Michigan | New Buffalo | — | Destroyed |
| Portage Lake Light | Lake Michigan | Portage Lake | 1891 | Destroyed |
| Squaw Point Light | Lake Michigan | — | — | Destroyed |
| Clinton River Light | Lake St. Clair | Mount Clemens | 1847 | Destroyed |
| Harwood Point East Range Front Light | St. Marys River | Sugar Island | — | Destroyed |
| Middle Lake George Light | St. Marys River | Sugar Island | — | Destroyed |
| Six Mile Point Range Rear Light | St. Marys River | — | — | Inactive/Moved |
| St. Mary's River Lower Range Front Light | St. Marys River | — | — | Destroyed |