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 Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets), MI    
Lighthouse best viewed by boat or plane.
Description: Ile Aux Galets Lighthouse consists of a white octagonal brick tower topped by a black lantern room and measures fifty-eight feet tall.

In June of 2011, Ile Aux Galets Lighthouse was declared excess to the needs of the United States Coast Guard and made available to eligible organizations under the provisions of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. Qualified entities were given sixty days to submit a letter of interest and were required to obtain a conveyance from the State of Michigan for the bottomlands on which the lighthouse stands. If no suitable organization is found, the lighthouse will be sold at auction.

Location: Located on a tiny island 7 miles northwest of Cross Village.
Latitude: 45.676371
Longitude: -85.172126

For a larger map of Skillagalee Island (Ile Aux Galets) Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest.


Travel Instructions: The Skillagalee Lighthouse must be seen by boat or plane. A close approach to the island by boat is not possible due to the shallow water and dangerous reefs surrounding the island. Fresh Air Aviation offers Lighthouse Air Tours that allow aerial photographs of this lighthouse, and Bonadeo Beaver Island Boat Charters offers tours to the lighthouse.

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Tower closed.

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