Kewaunee Pierhead Light
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Kewaunee Pierhead Light
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
Trail Name: Mid Lake Michigan
Year Built: 1931
Nearest Address: Kewaunee waterfront
Nearest City: Kewaunee
County: Kewaunee
Zip Code: 54216
Latitude: N 44°27.37584'
Longitude: W -087°30.29472'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: No
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
The present pierhead light marking the south pier in Kewaunee was built in 1931. The small four-sided tower is topped with a octagonal lantern room, which houses the fifth-order Fresnel lens that still operates year round as an active aid to navigation. Although you cannot enter the lighthouse, you can walk out the concrete south breakwater to the light. The easiest access to the breakwater is from the end of Ellis Street in downtown Kewaunee. While in town, make sure to check out the historic Tug Ludington located on the Kewaunee waterfront.
 
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Dawn (1888)
Edith H. Koyen (1890)
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Rival (1861)
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Shipwrecks (10)
America (1873)
Buccaneer (1943)
Dawn (1888)
Edith H. Koyen (1890)
Ellen Pike (1855)
Iowa (1852)
Mount Vernon (1849)
Octavia (1849)
Rival (1861)
Thomas Spear (1880)
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