A lighthouse might provide the light that the missing sun hasn’t on another cloudy day. First lit in 1849, Whitefish Point Light was one of the first lighthouses on the shores of Lake Superior and is currently the oldest active light on the lake. It is arguably the most important light on Lake Superior. All vessels entering and leaving Lake Superior must pass the light. It stands on the treacherous southern shoreline of Lake Superior known as the “Graveyard of the Great Lakes” in an area with more shipwrecks than any other area of the lake. It is the closest lighthouse to the wreck site of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The view from the top of the 76 foot tower was spectacular even on a cloudy day.
Whitefish Point Light
