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Managing Organization:
Peninsula Township
Telephone: 231-223-7322
Website: http://www.peninsulatownship.com/body.html
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Notes:
This lighthouse became the property of the State of Michigan in the 1940s, then was transferred to Peninsula Township. It is managed today as a park. The tower is not open to the public but the grounds are accessible. The lighthouse serves as the residence for the park's caretaker. The station is on the 45th parallel, halfway between the equator and the North Pole.
Tower Height: 30
Description of Tower: White, square wooden tower on roof of keeper's dwelling.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
Integral 1.5 story keeper's house, pumphouse, storage shed, garage, log home.
Date Established: 1870
Date Present Tower Built: 1870
Date Deactivated: 1933
Current Use: Part of town park.
Open To Public? Grounds only.
Directions:
Follw M-37 north to its end at the parking area for the park and lighthouse.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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