List of lighthouses in Minnesota

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This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Minnesota as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are five active lights in the state; one light is inactive but has been converted to a museum, and one is in ruins.

The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1858[1] and the last in 1922 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest active light is the Two Harbors Light.[2]

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.[2]

Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height
Duluth North Pier Light Duluth 46°46′52″N 92°05′17″W / 46.7810°N 92.0881°W / 46.7810; -92.0881 (Duluth North Pier Light) 1910 Unknown Active LED 046 46 ft (14 m)
Duluth South Breakwater
Inner Light 		Duluth 46°46′44″N 92°05′30″W / 46.7788°N 92.0918°W / 46.7788; -92.0918 (Duluth South Breakwater Light) 1889 (Former)
1901 (Current) 		1976 Active LED 068 68 ft (21 m)
Duluth South Breakwater
Outer Light 		Duluth 46°46′48″N 92°05′15″W / 46.7801°N 92.0875°W / 46.7801; -92.0875 (Duluth South Breakwater Light) 1874 (Former)
1901 (Current) 		1976 Active LED 044 44 ft (13 m)
Grand Marais Light Grand Marais 47°44′43″N 90°20′16″W / 47.7452°N 90.3379°W / 47.7452; -90.3379 (Grand Marais Light) 1885 (Former)
1922 (Current) 		1937 Active LED 048 48 ft (15 m)
Minnesota Point Light Duluth 46°42′36″N 92°01′33″W / 46.7100°N 92.0259°W / 46.7100; -92.0259 (Minnesota Point Light)[4] 1858 Never 1913
(Now in ruins) 		None Unknown
Split Rock Lighthouse Beaver Bay Township 47°12′00″N 91°22′02″W / 47.1999°N 91.3671°W / 47.1999; -91.3671 (Split Rock Light)[5] 1910 Never 1969
(Now a museum) 		Third-order Fresnel 168 168 ft (51 m)[5]
Two Harbors Light Two Harbors 47°00′50″N 91°39′49″W / 47.0140°N 91.6635°W / 47.0140; -91.6635 (Two Harbors Light) 1892 1980 Active
(Also a museum) 		DCB-224 078 78 ft (24 m)
Two Harbors Breakwater Light Two Harbors Breakwater Light Two Harbors 47°00′38″N 91°40′10″W / 47.0106°N 91.6695°W / 47.0106; -91.6695 (Two Harbors Breakwater Light) 1906[6] Unknown Active
(Inactive: 1947–1950[6]) 		LED 033 33.5 ft (10.2 m)[6]

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Minnesota". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Minnesota". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  3. ^ Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
  4. ^ "calculated using Google Maps and 1952 chart of Duluth–Superior Harbors". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  5. ^ a b "Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota". LighthouseFriends.
  6. ^ a b c "Two Harbors Breakwater, MN". Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved September 20, 2017.