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Pipe Island Light is a privately owned
lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...
on Pipe Island in St. Mary's River,
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. It was lit in 1888 by the Lake Carriers Association to help ships entering St. Mary's River from
Lake Huron Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the lake is derived from early French ex ...
. In 2005 three cottages and the
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keeper's dwelling were made available for overnight stays.


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Lighthouses completed in 1888 Lighthouses in Chippewa County, Michigan {{US-lighthouse-stub