Apostle Islands Long Island Lighthouse Retro Travel Poster Prints

New LaPointe Light Tower, Long IslandBuilt 1897; Automated 1964Still in service, not open to public Three lighthouses have graced the narrow sandspit that separates Chequamegon Bay from the open waters of Lake Superior. Originally intended to guide ships to the old fur trade settlement of LaPointe on nearby Madeline Island, the station on Long Island took its name from that historic town. The Chequamegon Point light, a 42-foot tower at the western tip of the island, was also erected in 1897. The LaPointe keeper had to operate both lights. Fortunately for the weary keepers, the Lighthouse Service eventually built a concrete sidewalk connecting the two towers, eliminating the need for a tiring walk through loose sand. The wide undisturbed beaches on Long Island are not only attractive to people, but are the only places in the state where a small endangered bird has successfully nested in recent years. Piping plovers are sandcolored shorebirds that arrive on Long Island in late April to e