Summary
To reach the Ship Canal Light and North
Pierhead Light, visitors must park in the lot
near the station's gate and follow the driveway
from the front gate to the seawall. This
impressive red structure is located at the
fully operational U.S. Coast Guard station on
the Lake Michigan end of the Sturgeon Bay ship
canal. The Pierhead navigation light was built
in 1882, and the station was built with a tower
light in 1899, renovated in 1903, and automated
in 1972. The lower level breakwall is the only
section of the grounds that are open to the
public. To reach the Ship Canal Light and North
Pierhead Light, visitors must park in the lot
near the station's gate and follow the driveway
from the front gate to the seawall.
