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Attractions » Cruises » Lighthouse Ferry Service, Inc.
Lighthouse Ferry Service, Inc.
http://www.copperharborlighthouse.com/boat_tours.htmWhether traveler or Keweenaw resident, don't miss a tour of the Copper Harbor Lighthouse. This single tour encompasses a total lighthouse experience, including a ride in a boat similar to an early 20th century lighthouse launch. Because lighthouses are built in treacherous waters, it takes a versatile boat to ferry supplies to lightkeepers and their families. Our navy motorwhale combines shallow draft, maneuverability, and the capacity to run in heavy seas. The time-proven "double-ender" hull design and dimensions of our launch are identical to the early wooden boats of the United States Lighthouse Service which tended to the needs of the lighthouses of the Keweenaw Peninsula. You will arrive at Hayes Point just as the lightkeepers did 100 years before you.
On the 15 minute boat ride from the marina to the lighthouse you will be given a brief history of Copper Harbor. You will see the navigational range lights just as boats entering these naturally protected waters have seen them since 1868, guiding mariners safely through the reefs which guard the harbor entrance.
In addition to their lighthouse boat tours, the ferry service also offers a 2 hour sunset cruise to the lighthouse and out into Lake Superior.
Gift shop on premises. Mid-May through mid-October.
Copper Harbor Marina
M-26
Copper Harbor, MI 49918
Phone: 906-289-4966
