History/Info:
This lighthouse replaced an earlier wooden tower and house that, acording to legend, was blown down during a storm just after the keeper lit the lamp. The keeper in question, Miss Harriet Colfax, was one of the few female keepers on the Great Lakes and served a long tenure from 1853 to 1904. The light was moved to the structure on the east pier in 1904, but the house remained a keeper's residence until 1940.

(Source: Internet Public Library)

Latitude/Longitude: 41°44'N 86°55'W

Directions: click here for overview map   -   click here for detailed map

• From I-94 take exit 40 onto Route 35 north towards Michigan City.
• Stay on Route 35 for 4.3 miles then turn left onto Route 12.
• As soon as you turn onto Route 12 take a right onto Pine St.
• Pine St. will turn into Franklin St. Continue over the river onto Lakeshore Drive.
• On the left you will see Old Michigan Light. Continue on Lakeshore Drive and into the State Park to see Michigan City East Pierhead Light.