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Managing Organization:
U.S. Coast Guard
Telephone: 810-982-3659
Website: http://www.phmuseum.org
Notes:
This is the oldest lighthouse in Michigan. Today it is part of the Port Huron Coast Guard Station. The Port Huron Museum conducts tours and may eventually have control of the light station.
Tower Height: 82
Height of Focal Plane: 86
Description of Tower: White, conical brick tower with black lantern.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1875 two-story duplex brick keepers' dwelling.
Date Established: 1825
Date Present Tower Built: 1829
Date Automated: 1933
Optics: 18??: Fifth order Fresnel lens; now DCB-24.
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? By reservation.
Museum?
Tours of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse are offered free of charge by the Port Huron Museum from May 1 to October 1. Call Bob Hanford at 810-982-3659 for reservations.
Directions:
From I-94: Follow MI Route 25 north. Turn right on Garfield Street and follow Gratiot Avenue to the Coast Guard station and lighthouse.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Keepers: George McDougall, Jr. (1825-1842);
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