Eagle Harbor Lighthouse
(continued) In 1857, the Lewis lamps were replaced with a fixed white fourth order Fresnel lens. Construction of the new lighthouse grounds began in the spring of 1871 and, once completed, the fourth order lens was transferred to the new 44-foot tower. A wood framed fog signal building began in September 1895, the signal produced by a pair of Crosby 10 inch whistles. The iron smokestacks were replaced with a brick chimney in 1905 and the fuel source changed to an incandescent oil vapor system in June 1913. In April 1925, the tower's side facing the lake was painted white to act as a day marker. Other improvements were made up to the light being equipped with an automatic bulb changer in 1999. At this time, Congress transferred ownership of the light to the Keweenaw County Historical Society. The Coast Guard continues to operate the light at the top of the tower."
(Information provided by "The Ultimate Guide to Upper Michigan Lighthouses" by Jerry Roach.)
The Keweenaw Country Historical Society operate the lighthouse as a museum, and also operates other museums at the site, including a maritime museum in the old fog signal building, a Keweenaw mining museum, a commercial fishing museum, a local history museum and an exhibit on the 1926 shipwrect of the City of Bangor. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Harbor_Light)
(Information provided by "The Ultimate Guide to Upper Michigan Lighthouses" by Jerry Roach.)
The Keweenaw Country Historical Society operate the lighthouse as a museum, and also operates other museums at the site, including a maritime museum in the old fog signal building, a Keweenaw mining museum, a commercial fishing museum, a local history museum and an exhibit on the 1926 shipwrect of the City of Bangor. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Harbor_Light)