The Loneliest Place in North America is in Michigan
It s not just the loneliest place in North America, it s also pretty dangerous.
Have you ever heard of the Stannard Rock Lighthouse? This nearly 140-year-old structure in the middle of Lake Superior is 25 miles from the shore of Marquette in Michigan s upper peninsula. That is the longest distance separating a lighthouse from shore on the continent.
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This lonely spot has a dark nickname according to lakesuperior.com,
Modern-day U.S. Coast Guardsmen at times labeled it “Stranded Rock” and rumored it was a punishment tour of duty, as in “If you screw up badly enough in the Ninth District, they will send your butt out to Stranded Rock.”