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Route 26 will take you right through Eagle Harbor.

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St. Peter's By the Sea  is a landmark along Route 26 going into Eagle Harbor.

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Another land mark, just down the street is the general store..

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As Route M26 curves to the south, the road leading to the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse goes straight east. There's a road leading north just past the white house in the picture below. Follow that road right down to the lighthouse property.

Final Approach to Lighthouse

Final approach to the lighthouse. Turn north here.

Carriage House - Gift Store

You know you're getting close when you see the Carriage House gift store.

The entrance to the lighthouse property.

The entrance to the lighthouse property.

Used to be the garage.

On you left is the Keweenaw County Historical Museum. Inside is a boatload of artifacts, including a 1926 Chrysler, one of many rescued from a sinking ship.

View from the parking log.

View from the parking lot. The buildings, from left to right, are the signal building, the lighthouse, the lightkeeper's assistant's house and a secondary assistant's house. To the far left (and out of the picture) is the observation deck.

Most popular three buildings on the property.

The most popular buildings are these three. The white shanty behind the boat was the paint storage building.

Signal Building from the Deck

View of the signal building from the deck.

View to the right of the picture on our left.

View down the road from the deck. The signal building is on the right, the lighthouse walkway is in the middle, the Keweenaw County Historical Museum is in the middle right and the parking lot is on the far right.

The rudder of a 19th century shipwreck.

The walk to the lighthouse starts with the rudder of a 19th century shipwreck.

Vince KA8FFM on left

As you walk toward the lighthouse, Lake Superior is to your left.

Rear of lighthouse

A view of the rear of the lighthouse. The entrance to the lighthouse is on the right side, around the corner. The white house to the right is for the lightkeeper's assistant.

Lighthouse from porch of the white house.

The lighthouse as seen from the porch of the white house.

Lighthouse and view of Lake Superior

The lighthouse grounds provide many spectacular views of Lake Superior.

Another beautiful of Eagle Habor.

Eagle Harbor from the lighthouse grounds. That's Brockway Mountain in the background.

A view of all three buildings on the property.

A view of the three buildings from the front. Don't slip on those rocks!

The amateur radio operators in action.

Amateur radio operators putting the lighthouse on the air during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, in mid August.

View of lighthouse from the rescue station.

This is a view of the lighthouse from the rescue station, across the harbor.

The rescue station with Brockway Mountain in the background.

A view of the rescue station with Brockway Mountain in the background.

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Sunrise over Eagle Harbor

 

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