Passport
Celebrating the beacons of Wisconsin's maritime legacy.
DECEMBER 2, 2024 | LENGTH: 58:22
Preview of Wisconsin Lighthouses
Discover the lighthouses that shaped Wisconsin's maritime history, from Lake Michigan's first beacon at Pottawatomie to the towering lights of Door County and Lake Superior's Apostle Islands. Explore their history, idyllic settings, unique architecture and the people who called these lighthouses home.
Extras
Learn what it took to maintain this iconic Door County lighthouse in this virtual window into life on Cana Island 150 years ago.
Walk the grounds, listen to the sounds, and read the logbooks of daily duties of a lighthouse keeper.
On the illustration: In this series of cutaway images by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall (‘Hello Lighthouse‘), you can see what family life was like inside Cana Island Lighthouse.
Virtual Tour
Pottawatomie Lighthouse
Wisconsin’s first lighthouse stands sentinel on Rock Island. Step into this 3D scan of the 1836 lighthouse, walking from room to room and ascending from the keeper’s quarters up the stairs to the lantern room above.
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Funding
Funding for Wisconsin Lighthouses is provided by the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Dr. Henry Anderson and Shirley Levine, the Ruth St. John and John Dunham West Foundation, Jan Botz and Tom Lippert, the Dwight and Linda Davis Foundation, A.C.V. and Mary Elston Family, The Great Lakes Foundation, Slater Family Fund, RuderWare, The Fund for Lake Michigan, Barb and Mike Madden, Obrodovich Family Foundation, Trust Point, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alfred H. and June E. Kohlwey Foundation, Laurie and Paul Lata, George Kress Family Foundation, Focus Fund for Wisconsin Programs, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.
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