Wawatam Lighthouse is a modern automated lighthouse in the Straits of Mackinac guarding the harbor of St. Ignace, Michigan. It was originally built in 1998 near Monroe, Michigan as an iconic roadside attraction. it was built as a functional lighthouse structure but far away from navigational waters. When the Michigan Department of Transportation decided to demolish it as obsolete, the state government decided to dismantle it and move to a more useful location.

St. Ignace civic leaders learned of its availability and applied to have it installed in St. Ignace. The lighthouse was disassembled into five pieces and moved more than 330 miles by truck, from Monroe to East Moran Bay in St. Ignace. It was first lit in St. Ignace as an aid to navigation in August 2006.

Wawatam Lighthouse, St Ignace, MI 49781, Phone: 906-643-8717, Map

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