Ile Aux Galets Light
Skillagalee Island Light Station circa 1920. | |
| Location | Southwest of Waugoshance Island, Lake Michigan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°40′35″N 85°10′23″W / 45.67639°N 85.17306°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1888 |
| Foundation | Stone |
| Construction | Brick |
| Automated | 1969 |
| Height | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Shape | Octagonal hourglass |
| Markings | white w/black lantern |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1888 |
| Focal height | 58 feet (18 m) |
| Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), 12-inch (300 mm) Tideland Signal ML-300 acrylic plastic lens (current) |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 6 s |
Skillagalee Light Station | |
| Nearest city | Cross Village, Michigan |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| MPS | U.S. Coast Guard Lighthouses and Light Stations on the Great Lakes TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001389 |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
Ile Aux Galets Light, also known as Skillagalee Island Light, is located on Ile Aux Galets (more commonly known as Skillagalee Island), a gravelly, low-lying island in northeast Lake Michigan, between Beaver Island and the mainland, approximately 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Cross Village in Emmet County, Michigan. Along with nearby Grays Reef, Waugoshance, and White Shoal Lights, it warns shipping away from the reefs and shoals of Waugoshance Point, which pose an imminent hazard to navigation.
United States Lighthouse Board records initially used both names when referring to the lighthouse, but by 1889 Skillagalee started to be used exclusively. Around 1910, Ile Aux Galets started to be used again, and it is listed by that name on modern light lists published by the United States Coast Guard.