End of N breakwater at Thunder Bay River mouth, 150 ft. from shore, Alpena, Michigan. County/parish: Alpena.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 29, 2006. NRIS 06000197.
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
The Alpena Light, also known as the Thunder Bay River Lighthouse or Alpena Breakwater Light, is a lighthouse on Lake Huron near Alpena, Michigan. Standing on the north breakwater of Alpena Harbor, the light marks the entrance to the Thunder Bay River from Thunder Bay. The current lighthouse, built in 1914, replaced earlier wooden structures which had been in use since 1877 and 1888. The current light is a weather-protected structure on a steel frame. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and the state inventory list the same year.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75324933