Last updated: September 16, 2024
Place
Au Sable Light Station Wayside
NPS Wayside
Mariners have long feared traveling on Lake Superior, but there was no section of coast that was more fearsome than the stretch between Grand Island and Whitefish Point.
A hidden sandstone reef and dense fogs created a dire need for a light station at this location. In 1874, the Au Sable Light Station began operations.
From then until the light station was automated in 1958, a succession of civilian and Coast Guard keepers continually staffed the station, determined to not let the light go out.
A hidden sandstone reef and dense fogs created a dire need for a light station at this location. In 1874, the Au Sable Light Station began operations.
From then until the light station was automated in 1958, a succession of civilian and Coast Guard keepers continually staffed the station, determined to not let the light go out.