Raspberry Island Light
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| Markings | white w/black trim & lantern |
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| Area | 33.8 acres (13.7 ha) |
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| Built by | United States Lighthouse Service |
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| Designated CP | March 8, 1977 |
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The Raspberry Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the southern part of Raspberry Island, marking the west channel of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, near the city of Bayfield. It was erected in 1862, marking the western channel.
History
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It is said to be one of the few surviving wood framed lighthouses left on Lake Superior. The complex includes a square tower rising up from the attached Lighthouse keeper's quarters, a brick fog signal building, frame barn, brick oil house, boathouse, two outhouses, and a dock.[4]
The light was automated in 1947 and was later transferred to the National Park Service as part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. It is a contributing property of the Apostle Islands Lighthouses and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[3] It is also listed in the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey, WI-312. The original Fresnel lens is on display at the Madeline Island Historical Museum.
The old battery system in the fog signal building was replaced by a solar powered 300 mm Tideland Signal acrylic optic atop a pole, which continues to light the island to this day.[5] The location is an active aid to navigation, with a characteristic white flash every 2.5 seconds.[6] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Plain text' not found.
Access
Most of the Apostle Islands light stations may be viewed (but not accessed) on the Apostle Islands Cruise Service water taxi or by private boat during the summer.[7] During the Annual Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration[8] Ferry tour service is available for all the lighthouses. In the tourist season, park rangers are on the island to greet visitors.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Wobser, David, Raspberry Island Light Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Boatnerd
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Raspberry Island Lighthouse".
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- ^ Apostle Islands Cruise Service.
- ^ Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration.
- ^ Wobser, David, La Pointe Light Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Boatnerd Originally in Great Laker Magazine.
Further reading
- Havighurst, Walter (1943) The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes, Macmillan Publishers.
- Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) Template:ISBN.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pepper, Terry. "Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes".
- Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) Template:ISBN.
External links
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- Aerial photos of Raspberry Island Light, Marina.com
- Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey Survey number HABS WI-312
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- Lighthouse friends, Raspberry Island Light article
- National Park Service Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Raspberry Island Light Station
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Wisconsin". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017.
- Lighthouse Restored Video produced by Wisconsin Public Television
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