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Managing Organization:
White River Light Station Museum
Telephone: 231-894-8265
Website: http://www.whiteriverlightstation.org
Email:
Contact Address Information:
6199 Murray Road
Whitehall
Michigan, 49461, United States
Notes:
This lighthouse is now a museum operated by Fruitland Township. When the light was discontinued the town didn't have enough money to buy it, but local citizens chipped in to make up the purchase price. The White River Light Station Museum has a nonprofit support group, the Friends of the White River Light Station.
Description of Tower: Octagonal limestone tower attached to keeper's dwelling.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
Attached 1.5 story limestone keeper's dwelling, oil house, garage, storage building.
Date Established: 1875
Date Present Tower Built: 1875
Date Deactivated: 1960
Date Automated: 1945
Optics: 1875: Fourth order Fresnel lens, now in museum at lighthouse.
Current Use: Museum.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The museum in the keeper's quarters contains artifacts of Great Lakes origin, and items which present a nostalgic look back on the history of the White Lake Area. Summer hours: Tues.-Fri. 11-5; Sat.-Sun. 12-6; Mon. closed; Open Sept. weekends only. There is a small admission fee, and guided tours are available by arrangement.
Directions:
Take US-31 to the White Lake Drive exit, then turn right (west) and follow to South Shore Drive. Turn left and follow the museum signs to the end of Murray Road. For information on Lake Michigan lighthouse tours, call the West Michigan Tourist Association at (800) 442-2084 or visit their website at www.wmta.org. For reservations, call Brenner Tours at 800-338-5963.
Keepers: William Robinson (1875-?).
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