This lighthouse is one of
three lights in the Plum Island Range Light system. They are located north of Gills Rock, WI in
the middle of the treacherous Death's Door Passage. Michigan Lake links Green
Bay between the end of the main Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The
original Plum Island Lighthouse, built in 1848, was later moved to Pilot
Island.
The Plum Island Range
Lights were constructed in 1895 and are located on the southern end of the
island. The rear range light, pictured above, consist of a tubular and
skeletal shaped 65-foot tall tower, and is capped with a red lantern top and
ventilator ball. The lantern room houses a fourth-order Fresnel lens which projects
a fixed red beam of light. A spacious two story keeper's dwelling and a fog
signal building stand nearby. This range light displays a metal banner with red
stripes on either side of a middle white stripe, which serves as a day marker. The banner
is located on the right side of the tower. Click on the picture to enlarge,
making it easier to see.
At the time of my visit here in 2002, the Coast
Guard considered the Plum Island Lights as surplus property and were
considering the State would take over the island as a possible new State Park.
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