Big Bay Point Lighthouse
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Big Bay Point Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating lighthouse and bed-and-breakfast perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Bay Point Lighthouse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8072881 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Bay Point Lighthouse Context triple: [Big Bay, Michigan, hasLandmark, Big Bay Point Lighthouse]
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A.
Wind Point Lighthouse
Wind Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, known as one of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
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B.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Manitowaning Lighthouse
Manitowaning Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada, that once guided ships on Lake Huron.
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D.
McGulpin Point Lighthouse
McGulpin Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan, preserved today as a heritage site and museum.
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E.
Peggy’s Point Lighthouse
Peggy’s Point Lighthouse is an iconic red-and-white coastal beacon in Nova Scotia, Canada, famed as one of the country’s most photographed and visited lighthouses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Bay Point Lighthouse Target entity description: Big Bay Point Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating lighthouse and bed-and-breakfast perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan.
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A.
Wind Point Lighthouse
Wind Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, known as one of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
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B.
Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
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C.
Manitowaning Lighthouse
Manitowaning Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Manitoulin Island in Ontario, Canada, that once guided ships on Lake Huron.
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D.
McGulpin Point Lighthouse
McGulpin Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan, preserved today as a heritage site and museum.
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E.
Peggy’s Point Lighthouse
Peggy’s Point Lighthouse is an iconic red-and-white coastal beacon in Nova Scotia, Canada, famed as one of the country’s most photographed and visited lighthouses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bed and breakfast
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | road from Big Bay, Michigan ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Late 19th-century lighthouse design ⓘ |
| attachedTo | keeper’s dwelling ⓘ |
| automated | 1941 ⓘ |
| category |
Bed and breakfasts in Michigan
ⓘ
Lighthouses on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1896 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Marquette County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focalHeight | about 89 feet ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historic attraction
ⓘ
tourist accommodation ⓘ |
| hasOutbuildings |
fog signal building
ⓘ
oil house ⓘ storage buildings ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Lake Superior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding forest ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Flashing white ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 20 nautical miles ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Big Bay, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marquette County, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | private owners ⓘ |
| near | community of Big Bay, Michigan ⓘ |
| NRHPCategory | Maritime property ⓘ |
| NRHPListingReason | significance in maritime navigation on Lake Superior ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| offers |
guided tours
ⓘ
overnight accommodations ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalLens | Fourth-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | kerosene lamp ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric light ⓘ |
| region | Upper Peninsula of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | bluff overlooking Lake Superior ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| stillOperational | true ⓘ |
| towerHeight | about 60 feet ⓘ |
| towerShape | square tower ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aid to navigation
ⓘ
bed and breakfast inn ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1896 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Bay Point Lighthouse Description of subject: Big Bay Point Lighthouse is a historic, still-operating lighthouse and bed-and-breakfast perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior near Big Bay, Michigan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.