Belle Isle Lighthouse - Detroit, MI
N 42° 20.411 W 082° 57.627
17T E 338504 N 4689408
The Belle Isle Lighthouse was located in the Detroit River on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was demolished in 1941.
Waymark Code: WM16QF9
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2022
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32. The BELLE ISLE LIGHTHOUSE, at the southeastern tip of the island, opposite Lake Okonoka, was the only Belle Isle light for Great Lakes navigation between 1882 and 1930. Originally it emitted a light of the fourth order from its lantern, 42 feet above river level. Today it has a fixed green light, supplementing the flashing signal of the Livingstone Light. -Michigan: A Guide to the Wolverine State 1941
The Belle Isle Lighthouse was a fixture on the Canada side of Belle Isle from 1881 until its demolition in 1941 which coincides with the year of publishing for the Michigan Guide. The land was repurposed as the
Coast Guard Station Belle Isle which is still in operation today.
More history and pictures of the former lighthouse can be found here:
Lighthouse Friends.
Also more here:
Lost in Michigan which had this interesting tidbit – “During the early 1900’s, more ships and more tonnage passed by Detroit than through either the Suez or Panama canals.”