Lake Whitefish Gallery

Whitefish Point Lighthouse by Moonlight

The Whitefish Point Lighthouse illumintated by moonlight., Whitefish Point is located at the extreme southeastern end of Lake Superior. It is a critical turning point for all vessel traffic entering and leaving this largest of all the Great Lakes. The Whitefish Point Light Station was established by Congress in 1849; since then, a life-saving beacon has illuminated these dangerous waters for mariners continuously. Today, the Whitefish Point Light is the oldest operating lighthouse on Lake Superior. The present light tower was constructed in 1861 during Abraham Lincoln's administration.'n'nWhitefish Point marks the eastern end of a notorious 80-mile stretch of shoreline from here west to Munising, Michigan, known ominously as Lake Superior's Shipwreck Coast. Of the 550 known major shipwrecks lying on the bottom of the lake, at least 200 of them are in the vicinity of Whitefish Point. The primary causes of shipwreck here are stress of weather and collision; the 1975 loss of the steamer Edmund Fitzgerald with her entire crew of 29 has become a world-wide legend. The wreck of the Fitzgerald lies just 15 miles northwest of Whitefish Point

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Freighter bound for Canada passing Whitefish Point Lighthouse, the oldest operating

Freighter bound for Canada passing Whitefish Point Lighthouse, the oldest operating light on Lake Superior, Upper Peninsula, Michigan

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Common merganser with newborn chicks hitching a ride on mothers back in Whitefish Lake

Common merganser with newborn chicks hitching a ride on mothers back in Whitefish Lake, Montana, USA

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