Current Status
Despite its remoteness, and because of its picturesque location, form and color it is often the subject of photographs, and drawings.
Although the island is privately owned, an automated aid to navigation on a gray steel tower (with a 96 feet (29 m) focal plane) and a range of 10 miles (16 km) is maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. Its characteristic is a white flash every 6 seconds.
Granite Island Light is one of more than 150 past and present lighthouses in Michigan. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state. See Lighthouses in the United States.
The highest recorded wind speed on the island was 143 miles (230 km) per hour on January 18, 2003.
Best views of this light are from the water. The privately owned island and light are closed to the public.
Read more about this topic: Granite Island Lighthouse
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