![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Mackinac County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Round-Island-Lighthouse-470x140.jpg)
Mackinac County covers more than 2,000 square miles of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, as well as a trio of islands. St. Ignace and Mackinac Island are…
![Michigan Lighthouse Guide and Map: Emmet County Lighthouses](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sheplers-Lighthouse-Cruise-2021-White-Shoal-Light-Possible-Feature-Photo-470x140.jpg)
Emmet County is one of our state’s smallest counties by land area yet it is home to roughly 33,000 Michiganders. Petoskey is Emmet County’s largest…
![St. Helena Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/St-Helena-Island-Lighthouse-Michigan-Straits-of-Mackinac-470x140.jpg)
One of the greatest examples of lighthouse restoration and preservation in Michigan is the St. Helena Island Lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac. While many…
![Squaw Island Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Squaw-Island-Lighthouse-Sheplers-Cruise-470x140.jpg)
Squaw Island is a small island at the far northwest of the Beaver Island archipelago (14 islands in all). This remote, 70-acre island is home…
![Lansing Shoal Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lansing-Shoal-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-Reflection--470x140.jpg)
Michigan is home to more than 120 lighthouses, many of which are located out in the Great Lakes far from land. Lansing Shoal Lighthouse is…
![White Shoal Lighthouse Opening to the Public For First Time Ever](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/White-Shoal-Sheplers-Lighthouse-Cruise-470x140.jpg)
White Shoal Lighthouse, one of the most iconic lighthouses in Michigan, will open to the public in 2019 for the first time. Thanks to an…
![White Shoal Light, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/White-Shoal-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
The White Shoal Light is one of Michigan’s most recognizable lighthouses, thanks to its red and white “candy cane stripe” tower and its prominence in…
![Waugoshance Lighthouse, Lake Michigan](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Waugoshance-Lighthouse-Lake-Michigan-470x140.jpg)
While Michigan is home to more lighthouses than any other state, not all of its surviving lights are easily accessed or still in good shape….
![Round Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Round-Island-Lighthouse-Michigan-Mackinac-470x140.jpg)
The Round Island Lighthouse is the only structure on an uninhabited island in Lake Huron, yet it is one of Michigan’s most visible and memorable…
![Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse - Lake Huron](http://travelthemitten.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Bois-Blanc-Island-Lighthouse-Lake-Huron-470x140.jpg)
There are three islands to the east of St. Ignace in Lake Huron, and while most Michigan travelers are familiar with Mackinac Island it is…