Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
“The Menominee North Pier lighthouse is located in the harbor of Menominee, Michigan. The current structure and its still operational light was lit in 1927, and automated in 1972.”
Wikipedia article Menominee Pier Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Menominee County · listed in 2005 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Menominee Pierhead Light Station between 1992 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.2 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | BAY SHORE SPOT |
| 26 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CHERRY COKE |
| 23 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.6 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 August 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DISCONNECT FIRE |
| 6 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Menominee Pierhead Light Station: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Marinette Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marinette Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sandy Hill Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Menominee, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 16 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Hail | Menominee | $100,000 | Hail up to golf ball size combined with strong winds resulted in significant damage to roofs, siding, and automobiles. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $50,000 | Widespread tree damage occurred...most extensively in the 1st Street area. A tree fell on a car and another had roots exposed. A boat and a trailer were overturned. Two trees fell into power lines and a power pole...snapping the pole. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $5,000 | There were multiple reports of trees down around the Menominee area. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $5,000 | A spotter reported several large tree limbs and trees down throughout the city of Menominee. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $4,000 | Many roads closed across southern Menominee County due to trees and power lines down. A few trees were on fire. Three-foot diameter older willow tree snapped near base at Highway 41 and Willow Tree Road. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $2,000 | Three trees of unknown diameter blown down in Menominee along with a number of large tree branches. County dispatch reports a metal utility shed was also blown out of a yard. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $2,000 | Top of a pine tree fell on a car on 48th Avenue along the north city limits of Menominee. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $2,000 | Numerous 8-inch cedar trees snapped in cemetary near Birch Creek Road and Bay De Noc Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $1,000 | Winds from a strong thunderstorm caused a power outage in far southeast Menominee County. The wind gust at the nearby marine observation platform measured at 46 mph. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $1,000 | Nine-inch diameter birch tree snapped approximately 20 feet from the base. Multiple four-inch diameter trees and branches down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Menominee | - | Dime sized hail reported near Menominee. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Menominee | - | There were multiple reports of dime to quarter sized hail via social media. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Menominee | - | The Menominee County Sheriff observed the ground completely white with hail. The largest hailstones were one inch in diameter. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Menominee | - | There was a public report of hail covering the ground in Menominee with the largest hailstones 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Menominee | - | There were several reports of hail between 0.5 and 1.0 inch in diameter covering the ground in Menominee. |
| October 2012 | Hail | Menominee | - | Penny-sized hail fell for two minutes...then very heavy rain followed. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | Five to six-inch diameter tree limbs were reported down in Menominee. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Menominee | - | Most hailstones were one-half inch in diameter with a few three-quarter inch diameter hailstones. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Menominee | - | Hail covering the ground. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Menominee | - | Golfball-sized hail at Birch Creek and County Road 577. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Menominee | - | Two-inch hail found 20 minutes after storm had passed near Highway 41 and Willow Tree Road. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | Several trees were blow down across Range Lind Road and Birch Creek Road. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | large trees down across highway 581 |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | 12 inch maple tree snapped off. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | 30 inch diameter... 50 ft tall tree down |
| August 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Menominee | - | Funnel cloud observed moving to the southeast and passing three miles north of Menominee. It formed a waterspout as it entered the Bay of Green Bay 3.5 miles east of Menominee. The waterspout traversed the Bay of Green Bay and entered Wisconsin's Door Peninsula 15 miles southeast of Menominee, Michigan, as an F2 tornado. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Menominee | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Menominee | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Menominee | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Menominee | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Menominee | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First Street Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1974 |
 | Milwaukee Chicago St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Station | 1.0 miles | 1982 |
 | Menominee County Courthouse | 1.5 miles | 1975 |
 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Church | 1.6 miles | 1995 |
 | ALVIN CLARK (schooner) | 1.7 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 05000738 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Menominee County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
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