Grand Traverse Lighthouse

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historic site lighthouse museum

Grand Traverse Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon and museum located at the tip of Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula on Lake Michigan.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Grand Traverse Lighthouse canonical	3
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11459402 — 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: Grand Traverse Lighthouse
Context triple: [Leelanau Peninsula, hasLighthouse, Grand Traverse Lighthouse]

A. Grand Haven lighthouse
The Grand Haven lighthouse is a historic red pierhead light on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, Michigan, known for its scenic lakeside setting and iconic appearance along the Grand Haven South Pier.
B. Put-in-Bay Lighthouse
Put-in-Bay Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, serving as a notable maritime landmark for the village of Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
C. Copper Harbor Lighthouse
Copper Harbor Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon located at the tip of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior.
D. Huron Lighthouse
Huron Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie, serving as a local landmark and scenic attraction.
E. Grosse Point Lighthouse
Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
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: Grand Traverse Lighthouse
Target entity description: Grand Traverse Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon and museum located at the tip of Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula on Lake Michigan.

A. Grand Haven lighthouse
The Grand Haven lighthouse is a historic red pierhead light on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven, Michigan, known for its scenic lakeside setting and iconic appearance along the Grand Haven South Pier.
B. Put-in-Bay Lighthouse
Put-in-Bay Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, serving as a notable maritime landmark for the village of Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
C. Copper Harbor Lighthouse
Copper Harbor Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century navigational beacon located at the tip of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior.
D. Huron Lighthouse
Huron Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located at the mouth of the Huron River on Lake Erie, serving as a local landmark and scenic attraction.
E. Grosse Point Lighthouse
Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ museum ⓘ
attachedTo	keeper’s dwelling ⓘ
automated	yes ⓘ
automationYear	1972 ⓘ
category	Lighthouses in Michigan ⓘ Maritime museums in Michigan ⓘ Museums in Leelanau County, Michigan ⓘ
constructionMaterial	brick ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 45.208°N 85.553°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Leelanau County ⓘ
focalHeight	about 47 feet ⓘ
function	aid to navigation ⓘ
hasAccess	road access through Leelanau State Park ⓘ
hasExhibit	lighthouse keeper history ⓘ maritime history exhibits ⓘ shipwreck displays ⓘ
hasFeature	museum gift shop ⓘ observation area for lake views ⓘ restored keeper’s quarters ⓘ
hasParking	yes ⓘ
height	about 45 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed as a historic site at state level ⓘ
historicUse	guiding ships through Grand Traverse Bay area ⓘ
lightCharacteristic	flashing white light ⓘ
locatedIn	Leelanau County, Michigan ⓘ Leelanau Peninsula ⓘ Michigan ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInProtectedArea	Leelanau State Park ⓘ
locatedOnWaterBody	Lake Michigan ⓘ
managingOrganization	Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum ⓘ linked to: Grand Traverse Lighthouse
marking	white tower with red roof ⓘ
nearestCity	Northport, Michigan ⓘ
offersProgram	keeper-for-a-day program ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operatedBy	Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum ⓘ linked to: Grand Traverse Lighthouse
originalLensType	Fresnel lens ⓘ
overlooks	Grand Traverse Bay ⓘ Lake Michigan ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan
situatedAt	tip of Leelanau Peninsula ⓘ
state	Michigan ⓘ linked to: Michigan (most of state)
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
towerShape	square tower ⓘ
yearLit	1858 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leelanau Peninsula → hasLighthouse → Grand Traverse Lighthouse ⓘ

Northport, Michigan → hasNearbyAttraction → Grand Traverse Lighthouse ⓘ

subject linked to: Northport

Grand Traverse Lighthouse → managingOrganization → Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum ⓘ

linked to: Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Grand Traverse Lighthouse → operatedBy → Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum ⓘ