![]() Grand Marais Light in 2013 | |
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Location | Grand Marais, Minnesota, USA |
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Coordinates | 47°44′42″N 90°20′18″W / 47.7451°N 90.3382°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1922 [1] |
Construction | Steel [1] |
Height | 34 feet (10 m) [1] |
Shape | Skeletal [1] |
Markings | White [1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1922 [1] |
Focal height | 48 feet (15 m) [1] |
Lens | Fifth Order Fresnel [1] |
Characteristic | Fl W 2.5s
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Grand Marais Light is located on the outer end of a breakwater on the shore of Lake Superior in the city of Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. [2] It is located in USCG District 9. [1]
The tower was first lit in 1922 and is still operational. [1]
The original keeper's house on shore is now operated as the main museum of the Cook County Historical Society. The museum features exhibits on area history, industry and culture.