When Sand Island Lighthouse fell into disrepair in the early 1920s, St. Paul schoolteacher Gert Wellisch stepped in, leasing the abandoned Apostle Islands beacon for $50. For 18 years, she ...

Dauphin Island has a rich history. One of its most historic sites requires a boat to see. The Sand Island Lighthouse was built in the 1800s, and it is really showing its age.

The Sand Island Lighthouse is located at the northern tip of Sand Island on Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. The light was first lit in 1881. (Dan Williamson / Duluth News Tribune) ...