Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light

The Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light is a lighthouse located off M-28 in Munising Township, Michigan. It is also known as the Bay Furnace Rear Range Light, Christmas Rear Range Light, or End of the Road Light.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Munising Front Range Light and Munising School Public Library.

Munising Front Range Light

Lighthouse

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The Munising Front Range Light and its matching Munising Rear Range Light replaced the ineffective Grand Island East Channel Light in 1905. These two lights combine to guide boats from the open waters of Lake Superior down the East Channel next to Grand Island into the harbor of Munising. Munising Front Range Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light.

Munising School Public Library

Library

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Munising School Public Library is situated 2 miles southeast of Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light.

Munising Rear Range Light

Lighthouse

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The Munising Rear Range Light works with the Munising Front Range Light to project a line of light out into Lake Superior in order to guide boats from the open lake into the safe harbor at Munising, Michigan. Munising Rear Range Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Grand Island Harbor Rear Range Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christmas and Munising.

Christmas

Village

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Christmas is an unincorporated community in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Christmas is located within Au Train Township in Alger County, and is located about 2.2 miles northwest of the city of Munising.