I lived in those houses for 10 years from about 1969 to 79 when it was a research station as part of UWS. It was previously occupied by the Coast Guard until the mid 1960s until the lighthouse became automated. UWS was granted a 10-year lease as part of the Federal Sea Grant program. My dad, who worked for UWS, engineered the whole thing. He was a former Coast Guard officer in the 1940s and had all the necessary boat knowledge to run the place. Those houses, one of which was where we lived, is considered our "family home" so to speak. 

It was a big adventure for a kid growing up there, a little isolated but we had loads of fun. I know every inch of beach and woods up and down the whole peninsula. It was my own personal playground and I spent hours out there. We would get snowed in in the winter a few times every year. Huge drifts 10 feet high or more would form with the wind off the lake. The second house out there was used as a lab and classrooms as well as summer courses for UWS and there was a summer camp sort of program for high school kids interested in lake studies biology etc. That was all in summer, of course. It could be a busy place in summer. But in winter we were on our own. Shame it can't be used for something like the summer camp now. 

We were the last family to occupy the house. My brother and I  were graduating from high school and my dad was too old to do all the upkeep on his own. The lease was up real soon after and that was it. I live in the area in summer and always go out for a visit. Seems strange to see it fenced off. A couple of our dogs were buried near the perimeter of the fence funny enough. Their own personal tombstones we said when the fence went up. 

I am thrilled to see that it is declared a historical site. What a horrible shame it would be to develop such a unique pristine little piece of land. From what I can gather Superior people are very protective of the point and that's great. 

I think people can tell where the "dump" used be. Amazingly it was right next  to the lake where the peninsula  begins. They covered it over and moved it while we lived there, in the early '70s as I recall. We steered real clear of that whole area. You don't wanna know whats under those man-made hills. 

Anyway that's a little history of the houses. They are there to stay for a while I suspect. Basically they are concrete with foot-thick walls. I remember huge 3X3 foot pillars in the basement where I had my room. In summer I slept on the sun porch that faces the lake.

Thanks to whoever brought it up. It brings up some wonderful memories for me and my family.