Several lights have been established along the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, but the first of these was the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Pierhead Lighthouse. (click on image to enlarge)
Located on the end of a breakwater pier extending 1,100 feet into Lake Michigan the lighthouse was constructed in October and November of 1881, after Congress finally appropriated money for the project originally proposed by the Lighthouse Board in 1873.
The light serves as a beacon to guide ships into the entrance of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal.
Learn more about the history of this light here.
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