Grosse Point Light

1:400 scale miniature paper model, about 3.25 inches tall when built

From 1873 to 1941, this lighthouse guided ships past the dangerous shoals off Grosse Point in Evanston to the busiest port on the Great Lakes at Chicago Harbor. At 113 feet, it is one of the tallest lighthouses on Lake Michigan.

Read more:

• Grosse Point history at Seeing the Light
• National Historic Landmark nomination for Grosse Point Lighthouse
• The Grosse Point Lighthouse, by Donald J. Terras, Windy City Press (1995)