Lighthouses

Our journey to see every lighthouse in Door County and beyond

Door County Lighthouses

The historic lighthouses of Door County, Wisconsin

Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse

Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse

The 2nd lighthouse we saw after moving to Sturgeon Bay

7/4/2024
Sturgeon Bay Coast Guard Station

Sturgeon Bay Coast Guard Station

The 1st lighthouse we saw after moving to Sturgeon Bay

7/4/2024
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

A must-see while we were at Peninsula State Park

7/14/2024
Baileys Harbor Range Light 1

Baileys Harbor Range Light 1

The first of the 2 range lights, near the entrance to the Ridges Sanctuary. It's so tiny!

8/31/2024
Baileys Harbor Range Light 2

Baileys Harbor Range Light 2

This one is much bigger! It's the house where the lighthouse keeper lived. We got to view the other range light using an old telescope in the attic.

8/31/2024
Cana Island Lighthouse

Cana Island Lighthouse

We climbed the stairs to the top of this one! Such a beautiful view ❤️

8/31/2024
Old Baileys Harbor Lighthouse (Bird Cage)

Old Baileys Harbor Lighthouse (Bird Cage)

Only accessible by boat, but we got to see it on a Bailey's Harbor cruise 🛥️

9/8/2024
Plum Island Lighthouse

Plum Island Lighthouse

Our first sighting was on the ferry ride to Washington Island; this photo is from the day we saw the Pilot Island lighthouse!

10/5/2024
Sherwood Point Lighthouse

Sherwood Point Lighthouse

The last Door County lighthouse to be automated, and the only one made with red bricks! We didn't end up going inside because they took forever to get the key 🫠

6/7/2025
Pilot Island Lighthouse

Pilot Island Lighthouse

We took a boat out to Plum Island so we could finally glimpse Pilot Island! And the Plum Island lighthouse up close, of course 😏

8/2/2025
**BONUS** Old Plum Island Lighthouse Ruins

**BONUS** Old Plum Island Lighthouse Ruins

We had no idea the current Plum Island lighthouse was actually a "remake"! The old one was built in the wrong spot and with cheap materials.

8/2/2025
Coming Soon

Chambers Island Lighthouse

Coming Soon

Pottawatomie Lighthouse

Other Lighthouses

Lighthouses we've visited beyond Door County

Kenosha North Pier Lighthouse

Kenosha North Pier Lighthouse

The first lighthouse we ever saw together ❤️

5/26/2019
Wind Point Lighthouse

Wind Point Lighthouse

We stopped by these lighthouses when we were shopping at the outlet mall in Kenosha! It was super hot that day.

8/9/2020
Asylum Point Lighthouse

Asylum Point Lighthouse

We were in Oshkosh to try a local chocolate shop and decided to swing by a lighthouse too!

3/2/2023
Race Rocks Light

Race Rocks Light

We saw this on a harbor cruise in Victoria, British Columbia, on our 2nd wedding anniversary! So many seals!

10/30/2023
Winter Island Lighthouse

Winter Island Lighthouse

Surprise lighthouse visit on our trolley tour around Salem, Massachusetts

9/20/2024
Lobster Point Lighthouse

Lobster Point Lighthouse

The tiniest little lighthouse in Ogunquit, at the end of a half-mile footpath overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Barely made it with my knee flaring up.

9/22/2024
Kimberly Point Lighthouse

Kimberly Point Lighthouse

We found out the daughter of Kimberly-Clark's cofounder gave this lighthouse to the city of Neenah in 1945!

10/25/2024
Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse

Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse

It was freezing and windy, but we got as close as we could! Definitely returning in the summer to get up close and personal.

1/18/2025
Manitowoc North Breakwater Lighthouse

Manitowoc North Breakwater Lighthouse

We were on the way back from our trip to the Green House in Sheboygan and decided to stop by this lighthouse! We plan to visit again when it's warmer to get closer.

1/18/2025
Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse

Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse

I saw this one on my first drive to Algoma. When I told Sam about it, we went together to a local café there on a weekend and took this photo afterward!

4/19/2025