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| Nearest Town or City: | Ludington Michigan United States |
| Location: | Eastern shore of Lake Michigan. |
| Managing Organization: | Big Sable Lighthouse Keepers Association |
| Website: | http://www.bigsablelighthouse.org |
| Notes: | This lighthouse was originally a brick tower; it was encased in steel plates in 1900. The lighthouse station was leased to the Foundation for Behavioral Research in 1986. The foundation has worked with the Big Sable Lighthouse Association to preserve the buildings. |
| Tower Height: | 112 |
| Description Tower: | Conical cast iron tower; white with middle third black. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1867 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1867 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | Yes. |
| Directions: | The lighthouse is within Ludington State Park. Follow US Route 10 west to M-116; turn right (north) on M-116 and follow to the park. Continue to the entrance for the Lighthouse Trail. It is a hike of about 1 1/2 miles to the lighthouse. |
| Date Automated: | 1968 |
| Optics: | 1867: Third order Fresnel lens (now at Rose Hawley Museum at White Pine Village); |
| Height Focal Plane: | 106 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Keepers: | Alonzo Hyde Sr. (1867-1869), Alonzo Hyde (1869-1871), Newton Bird (1871-1873), Burr Caswell (1874-1882), Hans Hansen (1882-1887), James Rich (1887-1888), Thomas Bailey (1889-1893), George Blake (1899-1905), Samuel Gagnon (1905-1922), Joseph Kimmes (1922-1923), Lewellyn Vanatter (1923-1936), George Rogan (1936-1949), David Sauers (1949-1954), Henry Vavrina (1955-1965), Homer Meverden (1965-1968) |
| Alternate Name1: | Grand Point au Sable Light |
| Telephone: | 2318457343 |
| Contact Address: | P.O. Box 673 |
| City: | Ludington |
| State: | Michigan |
| Postal Code: | 49431 |
| Country: | United States |
| Museum: | The lighthouse is open every day from May 1 through October 31 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is a gift shop in the lighthouse. Visitors can climb the tower for a small donation. On the following dates in 2005, transportation is provided from the state park: June 18, July 23, and September 17. Buses depart from the visitors center at Ludington State Park. |
| Near by Lodging: | Camping is available in Ludington State Park. For information call (231) 843-8671. Also, teams of six volunteers or more live at the lighthouse for two-week stretches -- contact the Big Sable Lighthouse Keepers Association for information. |
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