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Managing Organization:
Tawas Point State Park
Telephone: 517-362-5041
Website: http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.asp?id=499
Contact Address Information:
686 Tawas Beach Road
East Tawas
Michigan, 48730, United States
Notes:
This lighthouse stands within Tawas Point State Park. The station had been used for Coast Guard housing, but it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1999.
Tower Height: 67
Height of Focal Plane: 70
Description of Tower: White, conical brick tower with red trim.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1876 1.5 story keeper's house, attached to tower.
Date Established: 1853
Date Present Tower Built: 1876
Date Automated: ?
Optics: 1876: Fourth order Fresnel lens (still in use).
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, attraction in state park.
Open To Public? Yes.
Directions:
Take US Route 23 north through East Tawas, then go east on Tawas Beach Road two and a half miles to the state park. The lighthouse is open to the public 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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