The legends and lore of lighthouses have always fascinated people.  Perhaps they symbolize light and hope. Or maybe they suggest high seas adventure in a bygone era.  Before you visit one of Wisconsin’s 47 Great Lakes lighthouses, you might like to check out some of the many Web sites devoted to these monuments to the days before radar, computers, and GPS.

Google Earth
Google Earth is a free program from Google that puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.

Download Google Earth (for both Mac and PC)

Download the Google Earth Version of the Maps on this Website
After you've downloaded and installed Google Earth, you can take advantage of some of its advanced features to view the maps on this site.

OpenLayers
OpenLayers is an open-source web mapping software.  It is a project that includes the participation of software developers from around the world.

OpenLayers web mapping application including panoramas, parks, lighthouses, shipwrecks, beaches, parks, webcams, and NEXRAD radar (works in Mozilla Firefox).

Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/light/
 

Seeing the Light: Lighthouses of the Western Great Lakes
http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm
 

Publicly Accessible Great Lakes Lighthouses (National Park Service)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/greatlt.html
 

Inventory of Wisconsin Historic Light Stations
http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/light/wi.htm
 

Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
http://www.gllka.com/
 

The Lighthouse Directory, Wisconsin Lighthouses
http://www.unc.edu/%7Erowlett/lighthouse/wi.htm
 

Lighthouses of the Great Lakes
http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/

Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails
http://www.maritimetrails.org/