National Park Service Advances Plans to Relocate Chequamegon Point Light Tower

August 26, 2026

National Park Service Advances Plans to Relocate Chequamegon Point Light Tower

NPS News Release · Apostle Islands National Lakeshore · 8/25/2026

Photograph of historic steel frame light tower leaning towards lake. — NPS Photo / Billy Flynn

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has awarded a contract for the deconstruction and removal of the historic Chequamegon Point Light Tower on Long Island due to structural failure.

Source: National Park Service

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