The Museum was able to preserve and protect the most historically important building in Marquette. The lighthouse is the oldest significant structure in the city and more importantly, the lighthouse is one of the most historic navigation beacons on Lake Superior and critical to the development of the Great Lakes iron ore trade.

Dive into Great Lakes history and Superior views at the Marquette Maritime Museum and Lighthouse. This iconic landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, offers a variety of engaging tours, including historical walks, sunrise and sunset tours, and even paranormal explorations for the spirited adventurers.

MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE. 300 N Lakeshore Blvd, Marquette, MI. The oldest significant structure in Marquette, Marquette Harbor Lighthouse, which was built in 1853, has offered safe passage for many sailors and continues to today. The Lighthouse was rebuilt in 1866 and later expanded in 1909.

The first lighthouse at Marquette was established on the point just north of the harbor in 1853 and consisted of a stone tower that stood twenty-six feet, eight inches tall and tapered from a diameter of ten feet, six inches at its base to six feet, five inches at its octagonal lantern room.

Marquette Harbor Light. Construction of the current structure began in 1865. The 1 1 ⁄ 2-story dwelling shares its design with the lighthouses on Granite Island, Gull Rock and Huron Island.

Exhibits include birch bark canoes, ship wrecks (including the Edmond Fitzgerald), and the best Fresnel lighthouse lens collection on the Great Lakes. Antique inboard and outboard motors, restored boats, shipwreck charts and displays, 40' coast guard vessels, 36' coast guard lifeboat restoration and ore boat flags and related memorabilia.

The present lighthouse was constructed in 1866 and a second story added in 1909. The lighthouse is the oldest significant structure in the city and more importantly, the lighthouse is one of the most historic navigation beacons on Lake Superior and critical to the development of the Great Lakes iron ore trade.

Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. Established in 1853 this “Heart Throb Red” lighthouse stands 40 feet (12m) tall over Marquette Harbor. It sits on a concrete crib at the southern end of the breakwater wall that you can walk to the end of on a paved pathway with railing.

Marquette Maritime Museum protects, preserves, and interprets maritime history through guided lighthouse tours and self-guided museum tours.

Visit one of the most photographed lighthouses in Michigan. Marquette Harbor Lighthouse offers tours to visitors from mid-May through mid-October Tuesday through Sunday, beginning at 11:30 am, 1 pm, and 2:30 pm. This iconic red lighthouse is not the original one; it was built to replicate the 1853 lighthouse that once stood here.