First of all, this Lake Superior lighthouse is roughly 20 miles from the coast of Minnesota (actually the Grand Portage Reservation, but Minnesota on the big map), and it's roughly double that to the nearest part of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan shore. Officially, though, it's in Michigan. Go figure that out.
Here's where it is -- judge for yourself.
Checking to see if the Lighthouse Directory has more about this apparent mislocation:
"1910. Active; focal plane 130 ft (39.5 m); white flash every 10 s. 117 ft (35.5 m) round "bottle" style steel tower with lantern and gallery, incorporating keeper's quarters, mounted on a concrete and steel caisson; 300 mm lens (1985). The original 2nd order Fresnel lens, removed in 1985, is on display at the national park's Windigo Information Station. Tower painted white; lantern, gallery and watch room painted black. The tower also carries an array of weather instruments as a NOAA C-MAN station" ... "The design of this lighthouse is unique, although it bears some resemblence to the 1893 Chicago Harbor Light. In 2008 the Rock of Ages Lighthouse Preservation Society was formed to work for restoration of the lighthouse, and since then society members have worked to restore the interior of the building. It's a slow, room by room process, but the plan is to bring the lighthouse into shape to open to visitors. In 2023, with the help of a $46,000 state grant, a contractor was hired to restore and repaint the exterior of the tower. Located off the western end of Isle Royale. Accessible only by boat."
Another site: Rock of Ages, MI (?) (Lighthouse Friends)
I'm not sure if it has been repainted yet; I couldn't find any pictures that clearly indicated it had been. But Lighthouse Friends provided the cool diagram. Pictures are below it.
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