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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Raspberry Island Light
| image = Rastower.jpg
| caption =
| location = [[Raspberry Island (Wisconsin)|Raspberry Island]], [[Wisconsin]]
| coordinates = {{coord|46|58|13.2|N|90|48|17.47|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<ref name=uscg7/>
| yearlit = 1862
| automated = 1947
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation = [[Rock (geology)|Stone]]
| construction = [[Wood]]
| shape = [[Square (geometry)|Square]], attached white bldg. w/red roof
| marking = white w/black trim & lantern
| height = {{convert|43|ft|m}}
| focalheight = {{convert|77|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm |author=Pepper, Terry|title=''Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes''}}</ref>
| lens = Fifth order [[Fresnel lens]]
| range = {{convert|7|nmi}}<ref name=uscg7>{{cite uscgll|7||}}</ref>
| characteristic = Fl W 2.5s<ref name=uscg7/>
| module = {{Infobox NRHP|embed=yes
| name = Raspberry Island Light
| partof = Apostle Islands Lighthouses
| partof_refnum = 77000145<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
| nrhp_type = CP
| built = {{Start date|1857}}
| builder = [[United States Lighthouse Service]]
| added =
| designated_nrhp_type = March 8, 1977
| area = {{convert|33.8|acre}}
| nocat = yes
}}
}}
The '''Raspberry Island Lighthouse''' is a [[lighthouse]] located on the southern part of [[Raspberry Island (Wisconsin)|Raspberry Island]], marking the west channel of the [[Apostle Islands]] in [[Lake Superior]] in [[Bayfield County, Wisconsin|Bayfield County]], [[Wisconsin]], near the city of [[Bayfield, Wisconsin|Bayfield]]. It was erected in 1862, marking the western channel.

==History==
{{stack|[[File:Raspberry Island Lighthouse lens.jpg|thumb|upright|The original lens is on display at the [[Madeline Island Historical Museum]]]]}}
It is said to be one of the few surviving wood framed lighthouses left on Lake Superior. The complex includes a square tower rising up from the attached [[Lighthouse keeper]]'s quarters, a brick [[fog signal]] building, frame barn, brick oil house, boathouse, two [[outhouse]]s, and a dock.<ref>[http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/raspberryisland.htm Wobser, David, Raspberry Island Light] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725035532/http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/raspberryisland.htm |date=2008-07-25 }}, [[Boatnerd]]</ref>

The light was automated in 1947 and was later transferred to the [[National Park Service]] as part of the [[Apostle Islands National Lakeshore]]. It is a [[contributing property]] of the [[Apostle Islands Lighthouses]] and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1977.<ref name=nris/> It is also listed in the [[Library of Congress]] [[Historic American Buildings Survey]], WI-312. The original [[Fresnel lens]] is on display at the [[Madeline Island Historical Museum]].

The old battery system in the [[fog signal]] building was replaced by a solar powered [[ML-300|300 mm Tideland Signal]] [[Polymethyl methacrylate|acrylic]] optic atop a pole, which continues to light the island to this day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/superior/raspberry/index.htm |author=Pepper, Terry|title=''Seeing the Light: Raspberry Island Lighthouse''}}</ref> The location is an active aid to navigation, with a characteristic white flash every 2.5 seconds.<ref>{{cite rowlett|wi2}}</ref>
{{gallery|mode=packed|height=150
|Image:USCGraspberryisland.JPG|[[USCG]] archive photo
|Image:194xrasp.jpg|1940s overview of the Raspberry Island Light Station
|File:Raspberry Island Wisconsin Lighthouse August 2012.jpg|Raspberry Island Light Station from Lake Superior
}}

==Access==
Most of the Apostle Islands light stations may be viewed (but not accessed) on the Apostle Islands Cruise Service water taxi or by private boat during the summer.<ref>[http://www.apostleisland.com Apostle Islands Cruise Service.]</ref> During the Annual Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration<ref>[http://www.lighthousecelebration.com Apostle Island Lighthouse Celebration.]</ref> Ferry tour service is available for all the lighthouses. In the tourist season, park rangers are on the island to greet visitors.<ref>[http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/LaPointe.htm Wobser, David, La Pointe Light] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107041458/http://lighthouse.boatnerd.com/gallery/Superior/LaPointe.htm |date=2009-01-07 }}, [[Boatnerd]] Originally in Great Laker Magazine.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Apostle Islands Lighthouses]]

==References==
{{reflist|33em}}

==Further reading==
* Havighurst, Walter (1943) ''The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes'', [[Macmillan Publishers]].
* Oleszewski, Wes, ''Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses'', (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) {{ISBN|0-932212-98-0}}.
* {{cite web|url=http://www.terrypepper.com/lights/index.htm |author=Pepper, Terry|title=''Seeing the Light: Lighthouses on the western Great Lakes''}}
* Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, ''Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia'' Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) {{ISBN|1-55046-399-3}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Raspberry Island Light Station}}
*[http://marinas.com/view/lighthouse/895 Aerial photos of Raspberry Island Light, Marina.com]
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wi0237 Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey] Survey number HABS WI-312
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/madelineisland/ Madeline Island Historical Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040106104820/http://wisconsinhistory.org/madelineisland/ |date=2004-01-06 }}
*[http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=690 Lighthouse friends, Raspberry Island Light article]
*[[National Park Service]] [https://web.archive.org/web/19970422134649/http://www.nps.gov/apis/raspberr.htm Maritime History Project, Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin - Raspberry Island Light Station]
*{{cite uscgll|7||}}
*{{cite uscghist|WI}}
*[http://video.wpt.org/video/1549785219/ Lighthouse Restored] Video produced by [[Wisconsin Public Television]]

{{Apostle Islands}}
{{Lighthouses of Wisconsin}}
{{Registered Historic Places}}

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[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1862]]
[[Category:Houses completed in 1862]]
[[Category:Apostle Islands National Lakeshore]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bayfield County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bayfield County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Bayfield County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Wisconsin]]

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