However, because of the law, the Coast Guard is permitted to cross into this private property because of the light in the tower that is used to guide ships.

The lighthouse is a fixed white light that produces a beam that is visible at a maximum distance of 15 miles.

This island, previously spelled "Galloup[6]", sits on the eastern side of Lake Ontario and can be located near the entrance of the Sackets Harbor.

It sits on the outer edge of a group of islands and shoals which guard the entrance to Sackets Harbor and the Saint Lawrence River.

On April 21, 1818, legislation was passed so that a huge portion of Galloo island could be officially handed over to the government of the United States of America for the sole purpose of erecting a lighthouse.

Congress had set aside $12,500 for the construction of this lighthouse which was to be built in the Southwest end so that it could mark the outer lying islands and shoals that the ships frequently came across when traveling to St. Lawrence River or the nearby Sackets Harbor.

[citation needed] In the year 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic places as the first lighthouse to be erected in Lake Ontario.

[8] The lighthouse was abandoned and in August 1999, the island was purchased by a private company called PRK Holdings Group of Syracuse.

The tower and the keeper's house went on auction set up by the U.S General Services Administration Building Office of Surplus Property on the 27th of September 2000.

The entire premises are enclosed for the purposes of protecting the lighthouse keeper from strong winds and harsh weather during storms.

The premises also contain an assistant keeper’s dwelling that is located 50 feet in the North Westerly direction form the main tower.

The lighthouse is in Grey color and most of its base is made out of a 4-inch-thick wall so that the tower can withstand strong winds.