In 1847, Captain Charles C. Stannard and his brother Captian Benjamin A. Stannard while commanding the sailing vessel John Jacob Astor first discovered, now known as Stannard Rock, in Lake Superior an underwater mountain that extends for 1/4 of a mile with depths as shallow as 4 feet to as deep as 550 feet but, averaging 16 feet. This reef was the most serious danger to navigation on Lake Superior. Many referred to this area as the "sailors graveyard". It was first marked by a day beacon in 1868, at which time tests were undertaken to determine if a light could survive in this harsh location, "atop a mile long reef" more than 50 miles northwest of Marquette. A temporary marker was placed at the location in 1866.
The lighthouse was named for Captain Benjamin A. and Charles C. Stannard. The Stannard Rock Light is 24 miles from the nearest land making it the most distant from shore of any lighthouse in the United States. Stannard Rock Reef provides a year-round structure for a superior lake trout fishery.
The John Jacob Astor was the most famous American sailing schooner of it's time built by the American Fur Trading Company and was used extensively to supply the early outposts around Lake Superior. It also brought many miners and missionaries to the Lake Superior country as she was the first American commercial vessel to sail Lake Superior. She was captained alternately by Charles and Benjamin Stannard.
Captain Stannard also commanded the brig Ramsey Crooks launched 1834, on Lake Superior, and the steamboats, Niagara, Bunker Hill and Saratoga.
He died while commanding the Western World on leaving the dock at Detroit, Mi. in 1856. The Western World was the largest steamship of her day. It was built to carry passengers and freight between Buffalo and Detroit, within 14 hours. The Western World's weight top all weighing in at 2002 tons. In a sense, they were an extension of railroad service over the waterways. No expense was spared in building these ships, this ship was very lavish.
The lighthouse was named for Captain Benjamin A. and Charles C. Stannard. The Stannard Rock Light is 24 miles from the nearest land making it the most distant from shore of any lighthouse in the United States. Stannard Rock Reef provides a year-round structure for a superior lake trout fishery.
The John Jacob Astor was the most famous American sailing schooner of it's time built by the American Fur Trading Company and was used extensively to supply the early outposts around Lake Superior. It also brought many miners and missionaries to the Lake Superior country as she was the first American commercial vessel to sail Lake Superior. She was captained alternately by Charles and Benjamin Stannard.
Captain Stannard also commanded the brig Ramsey Crooks launched 1834, on Lake Superior, and the steamboats, Niagara, Bunker Hill and Saratoga.
He died while commanding the Western World on leaving the dock at Detroit, Mi. in 1856. The Western World was the largest steamship of her day. It was built to carry passengers and freight between Buffalo and Detroit, within 14 hours. The Western World's weight top all weighing in at 2002 tons. In a sense, they were an extension of railroad service over the waterways. No expense was spared in building these ships, this ship was very lavish.
In 1847, Captain Charles C. Stannard and his brother Captian Benjamin A. Stannard while commanding the sailing vessel John Jacob Astor first discovered, now known as Stannard Rock, in Lake Superior an underwater mountain that extends for 1/4 of a mile with depths as shallow as 4 feet to as deep as 550 feet but, averaging 16 feet. This reef was the most serious danger to navigation on Lake Superior. Many referred to this area as the "sailors graveyard". It was first marked by a day beacon in 1868, at which time tests were undertaken to determine if a light could survive in this harsh location, "atop a mile long reef" more than 50 miles northwest of Marquette. A temporary marker was placed at the location in 1866.
The lighthouse was named for Captain Benjamin A. and Charles C. Stannard. The Stannard Rock Light is 24 miles from the nearest land making it the most distant from shore of any lighthouse in the United States. Stannard Rock Reef provides a year-round structure for a superior lake trout fishery.
The John Jacob Astor was the most famous American sailing schooner of it's time built by the American Fur Trading Company and was used extensively to supply the early outposts around Lake Superior. It also brought many miners and missionaries to the Lake Superior country as she was the first American commercial vessel to sail Lake Superior. She was captained alternately by Charles and Benjamin Stannard.
Captain Stannard also commanded the brig Ramsey Crooks launched 1834, on Lake Superior, and the steamboats, Niagara, Bunker Hill and Saratoga.
He died while commanding the Western World on leaving the dock at Detroit, Mi. in 1856. The Western World was the largest steamship of her day. It was built to carry passengers and freight between Buffalo and Detroit, within 14 hours. The Western World's weight top all weighing in at 2002 tons. In a sense, they were an extension of railroad service over the waterways. No expense was spared in building these ships, this ship was very lavish.
The lighthouse was named for Captain Benjamin A. and Charles C. Stannard. The Stannard Rock Light is 24 miles from the nearest land making it the most distant from shore of any lighthouse in the United States. Stannard Rock Reef provides a year-round structure for a superior lake trout fishery.
The John Jacob Astor was the most famous American sailing schooner of it's time built by the American Fur Trading Company and was used extensively to supply the early outposts around Lake Superior. It also brought many miners and missionaries to the Lake Superior country as she was the first American commercial vessel to sail Lake Superior. She was captained alternately by Charles and Benjamin Stannard.
Captain Stannard also commanded the brig Ramsey Crooks launched 1834, on Lake Superior, and the steamboats, Niagara, Bunker Hill and Saratoga.
He died while commanding the Western World on leaving the dock at Detroit, Mi. in 1856. The Western World was the largest steamship of her day. It was built to carry passengers and freight between Buffalo and Detroit, within 14 hours. The Western World's weight top all weighing in at 2002 tons. In a sense, they were an extension of railroad service over the waterways. No expense was spared in building these ships, this ship was very lavish.
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