Door County Lighthouses

Check out all the door county lighthouses for more information.

Door county lighthouses. The pierhead navigation light was built in 1882 and the station was built with a tower light in 1899 renovated in 1903 and automated in 1972. Baileys harbor range lights. Although most of the beacons have long since retired they still stand as symbols of strength and protection along door county s shores. Boat excursions and guided land based tours to all 11 historic door county lighthouses giving visitors access to lighthouses that aren t typically open to the public including chambers island plum island and sherwood point lighthouses.

This impressive red structure is located at the fully operational u s. Situated within the grounds of the. The light is now privately owned. Pottawatomie light rock island.

These places are best for lighthouses in door county. Door county maritime museum cana island lighthouse ride a haywagon across the rustic stone causeway to take in the beauty of this remote island and its majestic lighthouse. This lighthouse is known for its unique bird cage lantern room. Take a step back in time to 1869 when the lighthouse was first opened.

For more see outdoors in door county. Pottawatomie light is the oldest lighthouse in door county built in 1858 after an 1836 station washed away apparently due to faulty mortar. Fall door county lighthouse festival october 3 4 2020 the festival weekends include air land based boat and adventure tours that together reach all 11 of the treasured lighthouses of door county. June october monday wednesday friday what s included.

Many of the door county lighthouses also offer docent led tours and or group tours. Baileys harbor range lights. The tower is open to climb from may to october from 10am 5pm through the door county maritime museum. Coast guard station on the lake michigan end of the sturgeon bay ship canal.

Sturgeon bay ship canal north pierhead light. Many of the tour excursions are unique to the lighthouse festival weekends and provide visitors exclusive access to a lighthouse not typically open to the public chambers island lighthouse. A visit to this peninsula is nearly incomplete without seeing the lighthouses. Lighthouses sturgeon bay ship canal north pierhead light.

Lighthouses of northern door county. It s also the most remote requiring two ferry rides from the mainland to washington island and then rock island now a state park. Includes a private guided tour at each lighthouse visited narration made to order box lunch and trolley transportation. Old baileys harbor lighthouse bird cage this lighthouse was built on an island near baileys harbor in 1852 and removed from service in 1869 when the baileys harbor range lights were built.

Since the 1800s door county lighthouses safely guided sailors as they made their way through the lakes. Cana island lighthouse if causeway accessible 3. Ridges sanctuary baileys harbor wi 54202.