Whitefish Point Lighthouse

Whitefish Point Lighthouse is a Michigan historical marker in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County, dedicated 1974.

Chippewa County · dedicated 1974 · End of Whitefish Point Rd., Whitefish Township

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This light, the oldest active on Lake Superior, began operating in 1849, though the present tower was constructed later. Early a stopping place for Indians, voyageurs, and Jesuit missionaries, the point marks a course change for ore boats and other ships navigating this treacherous coastline to and from St. Mary’s Canal. Since 1971 the light, fog signal, and radio beacon have been automated and controlled from Sault Ste. Marie.

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under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

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Whitefish Point Lighthouse

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