Porphyry Point Lighthouse Aerial Lake Superior Thunder Bay

An aerial view of the picturesque region where the Porphyry Point Lighthouse sits at the entrance to Black Bay in Lake Superior near Thunder Bay, Ontario.

The aerial scenery of the Porphyry Point Lighthouse at the entrance to Black Bay on Lake Superior near city of Thunder Bay, Ontario is stunning on a clear day. The red rooftops glisten in the sunlight and one can easily identify where the drop offs are in Lake Superior especially around the island on which the lighthouse sits.

The tower of the Porphyry Point Lighthouse is 48 feet in height with the first one being established in 1873 in a square wooden building. The current lighthouse was built in 1960 and is an iron skeletal tower with white slatwork daymark. ... continue below the picture...