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Manistee North Pierhead, MI |
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Description:
A fog signal building was placed on the south pier in 1890, but then relocated to the north pier in 1894 shortly after the original lighthouse was reactivated. The present cylindrical tower and attached elevated catwalk were placed on the pier in 1927. In 2009, the Manistee Lighthouse, deemed excess by the Coast Guard, was offered at no cost to eligible entities, including federal, state, and local agencies, non-profit corporations, and educational organizations under the provisions of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. Location: Located in Manistee on the north side of the mouth of the Manistee River. Latitude: 44.25182 Longitude: -86.3469 For a larger map of Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: From Highway 31 in Manistee, take Memorial Drive, the first street north of the Manistee River, west towards Lake Michigan. Memorial Drive will become 5th Avenue. Take 5th Avenue to John Red Szymarek Park at the corner of 5th and Monroe. Turn right and follow Monroe to a traffic circle whose center piece is a lighthouse. Go 3/4 of the way around the circle and turn right on Lakeshore Drive. You can either park in the 4th Avenue beach parking lot or continue on a bit and possibly park near the Coast Guard Station, from where you can walk the breakwater to reach the Manistee Lighthouse. Find the closest hotels to Manistee North Pierhead Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in Michigan |
