In the 1890s, Francis Hector Clergue, a flamboyant American industrialist, began efforts to capitalize on the discovery of high-quality iron ore near the present-day town of Wawa. After purchasing the claims, Clergue developed Helen Iron Mine, named after his sister, and built a railway from the mine to Michipicoten Harbour, situated sixteen kilometres away in the northeast corner of Lake Superior...
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Visitor Info
The lighthouse is best seen by boat. Lake Superior Adventures has a lodge on Michipicoten Bay and offers excursions that may pass Michipicoten Harbour Lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by the Canadian Coast Guard. Grounds open, tower closed.