Wind Point Lighthouse
Lake Michigan

• 4 Miles North of Racine, Wisconsin
• Tallest and Oldest Active Lighthouse on the Lake
• Rated at #27 of the 50 Most Beautiful U.S. Lighthouses

Wind Point Lighthouse
 

• Built by the U.S. Lighthouse Service in 1880
• Designed by Orlando Metcalfe Poe who was instrumental to General Sherman's victories in Atlanta and Savannah in the Civil War

 Wind Point Light Construction

• Conical brick structure over 108' tall and 20' diameter at the base where the walls are over 7' thick
• There are over 144 steps leading to the lantern room

 Wind Point Lantern Room

Wind Point Lantern 

• Originally a kerosene lamp focused through a 3rd order Fresnel lens
• The rotation was by a weighted chain reset nightly by the keeper
• Now electrified and uses a DCB-24 Aero beacon that is visible 19 miles

Wind Point Lighthouse (replica)
Colorado River
 

• Located at Site Six on Lake Havasu
• Will guide mariners at night to a safe haven with its flashing amber light
• Construction & maintenance by the Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club

Wind Point Memorial Light
(provisions)
 

• Memorial plaque affixed to structure
• Dedication Ceremony
• Publication of Memorial / Historical information

Patricia A. Rowe
Memorial Light
A LOVING MEMORIAL
 

• First Woman to hold Elective Office in Lake Havasu USCG Auxiliary
• Commanded First All-woman Patrol on Colorado River
• Flotilla 92 Vice Commander - 1974 ( 1st half )
• Flotilla Commander - 1974 ( 2nd half )