Sand Point Light Station on Keweenaw Bay, Lake Superior
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The first keeper of the light was Jean Crebassa who tended the light from 1878 until 1908, followed by his wife Ann who kept the light for 2 months until Keeper Thomas Thompson took over the light keeping duties until 1911.
The last keeper was Richard Thompson, his brother, who kept the light shining brightly until it was automated in 1922. Jean Crebassa’s father, Pierre, was a voyageur and one of the early settlers in L’Anse where he lived with his Ojibwa wife, Nancy. An interesting fact is that the original lighthouse was built closer to the shoreline and suffered from beach erosion, so the lighthouse was moved 200 feet inland in the 1980s. |
After the light was deactivated in 1922, it became a private residence and the owner added a white porch on the front of the building.
The porch was removed in 2014 returning the lighthouse to its original beauty and visitors are welcome to walk on the grounds, take photographs, and enjoy the view of L’Anse and across the bay. There are picnic tables if you wish to sit and relax a bit.
Directions: Take the next gravel road to the right and continue until you reach a fork in the road. Take the left fork and continue to the lighthouse. |
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