💡 Lighting the Way North Tucked in the remote waters of Lake Superior, just off the northeastern tip of Isle Royale, Passage Island Lighthouse blazed to life for the first time on July 1, 1882. It stands as the northernmost lighthouse in the United States. The lighthouse’s powerful beam served as a crucial guidepost for ships navigating the narrow, treacherous passage between Isle Royale and the Canadian shore. But the story of how this iconic light came to be is as rugged and resilient as the rocky outcrop it rests upon. In the late 1860s and early 1870s, copper and… Read More »