The Lansing Shoals Light Station is a lighthouse located in northeastern Lake Michigan, 6.3 miles southeast of Point Patterson, in Newton Township, Mackinac County, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
In 1926, Congress approved expenditure for a permanent station. A site was located, and in 1927 work began on constructing a foundation. On October 6, 1928, the station was lit for the first time and LV98 was removed from duty.
The station was manned until the summer of 1976, at which time the original third order Fresnel lens was replaced with an acrylic optic, the station was secured, and an automated system was put in place. The original Fresnel lens is now on display at the Michigan State Historical Museum in Lansing, Michigan. The light is still in use as a navigational aid.
The Lansing Shoals Light Station sits on a bed of stone, with concrete caissons forming the foundation. Reinforced concrete forms the crib, within which is a basement 69 feet (21 m) on a side. The basement is divided into two sections: one for machinery and one for the crew's sleeping quarters. The basement originally had 27 porthole-style windows 24 inches in diameter, but all windows in the structure were sealed after the light was automated.
The ceiling of the basement, 20 feet above the level of the lake, forms the main deck of the light. A house 37 feet square and 12 feet 8 inches high sits in the center of the deck. This house originally held the kitchen, dining room, and other crew living quarters. In the center of the house sits a three-story square tower, tapering from 13 feet at the base to 11 feet at the top. Both house and tower are constructed from sheathed concrete. A circular cast iron lantern sits on top of the tower; it originally held a third order Fresnel lens with a 500 Watt lamp.