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Kenosha, WI |
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Keeper's Quarters Lighthouse from across the water Lighthouse from across the water Location: Located on Simmons Island in Kenosha. Latitude: 42.5894 Longitude: -87.81573 For a larger map of Kenosha Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: From Interstate 94 west of Kenosha, take exit 342 and travel east on Highway 158 (52nd Street) 6.8 miles until it ends. Turn left on 6th Avenue, drive two blocks and turn right onto 50th Street. Take 50th street over the bridge and onto Simmons Island. Turn right after crossing the bridge and you will see the Kenosha Lighthouse on your left. The lighthouse is occasionally opened for tours by the Kenosha History Center. Visit their website or call (262) 654-5770 for tour dates. The lighthouse is owned by the City of Kenosha. Grounds open, dwelling/tower open in season. Find the closest hotels to Kenosha Lighthouse Notes from a friend: Kraig writes:During our trip to this lighthouse in the spring of 2002, a group of school children were there for a tour. We eagerly jumped in line, and although we didn't likely fool the tour guide, we did get to climb the tower. When we had visited the lighthouse in the spring of 1998, the keeper's dwelling was privately owned. In 2002, the Kenosha Historical Society had possession of the dwelling and was starting restoration work. See our List of Lighthouses in Wisconsin |
