List of lighthouses in Minnesota

This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Minnesota as identified by the United States Coast Guard. There are five active lights in the state; one light is inactive but has been converted to a museum, and one is in ruins.

The first lighthouse in the state was erected in 1858^[1] and the last in 1922 (ignoring automated towers erected later); the oldest active light is the Two Harbors Light.^[2]

If not otherwise noted, focal height and coordinates are taken from the United States Coast Guard Light List,^[3] while location and dates of activation, automation, and deactivation are taken from the United States Coast Guard Historical information site for lighthouses.^[2]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Image	Focal Height	Built[note 1]	Automated	Deactivated	Status
Duluth North Pier Light	end of north breakwater of Duluth, Minnesota harbor entrance	46°46′52″N 92°05′17″W / 46.7810°N 92.0881°W		43 ft (13 m)	1910	unknown		Active
Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light	south breakwater of Duluth harbor entrance near the lift bridge	46°46′44″N 92°05′30″W / 46.7788°N 92.0918°W		68 ft (21 m)	1889/1901	1976		Active
Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light	end of south breakwater of Duluth harbor entrance	46°46′48″N 92°05′15″W / 46.7801°N 92.0875°W		44 ft (13 m)	1874/1901	1976		Active
Grand Marais Light	harbor entrance in Grand Marais, Minnesota	47°44′43″N 90°20′16″W / 47.7452°N 90.3379°W		48 ft (15 m)	1885/1922	1937		Active
Minnesota Point Light	Minnesota Point east of Superior, Wisconsin	46°42′36″N 92°01′33″W / 46.7100°N 92.0259°W[4]		approx. 50 ft (15 m)	1858		1913	Ruins
Split Rock Light	Split Rock Lighthouse State Park in Beaver Bay Township, Minnesota	47°12′00″N 91°22′02″W / 47.1999°N 91.3671°W[5]		168 ft (51 m)[5]	1910		1969	Inactive/Museum[note 2]
Two Harbors Light	Two Harbors, Minnesota	47°00′50″N 91°39′49″W / 47.0140°N 91.6635°W		78 ft (24 m)	1892	1980		Active/Museum

Notes

1. If there is a second date, it represents the date the most recent tower was lit.
2. The beacon is still working but is only lit on special occasions.

References

1. "Lighthouses of the United States: Minnesota". Russ Rowlett.
2. "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Minnesota". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office.
3. Light List, Volume VII, Great Lakes (PDF). Light List. United States Coast Guard. 2012.
4. calculated using Google Maps and 1952 chart of Duluth–Superior Harbors
5. "Split Rock Lighthouse, Minnesota". LighthouseFriends.