Steel Towers

Eventually, most of the lighthouses on Lake Champlain were deactivated. Steel skeleton towers with automatic beacons were erected, no longer requiring the service of lighthouse keepers.

One of the three steel towers that replaced the original Burlington Breakwater Lights are pictured below. The north and middle towers were erected in 1925 and the south tower in 1950. The steel towers were replaced by replicas of the original lighthouses in 2003.

Burlington Breakwater Steel Tower: Image courtesy of Burlington Community & Economic Development Office, 2006.

Pictured below is the steel skeleton tower that was erected at the Juniper Island Light in 1954.

Steel Tower at Juniper Island Light: Image courtesy of "New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide", 2006

The old stone tower at Windmill Point is juxtaposed next to the steel tower that was erected on the site in 1931.

Steel Tower at Windmill Point: Image courtesy of "New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide", 2006.

A steel skeleton tower, not pictured, was erected at the Isle La Motte Light in 1933.