Chequamegon Point Light

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The Chequamegon Point Light is a lighthouse located at the western tip of Long Island, within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Built in 1897, the tower served to guide ships into Chequamegon Bay, toward the harbors of Ashland and Washburn, Wisconsin. The point of land where the tower sits has been subject to problems with erosion throughout the tower’s existence, and in 2026, the National Park Service announced plans to dismantle the structure. The lighthouse consists of a 42-foot skeletal steel tower standing on a concrete base, supporting an enclosed watch room and surmounted by an octagonal lantern. As originally built, the tower was equipped with a fourth order Fresnel lens and a mechanical fog bell.

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