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Lighthouses with a Volunteer Program

Lake Superior

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Au Sable Point Lighthouse (MI)

No fee, one month duty period

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

P.O. Box 40, Munising, MI 49862

Phone: (906) 387-2607 x1208

Email: prio_information@nps.gov

Web: www.nps.gov/piro/learn/historyculture/ausablelightstation.htm

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Crisp Point Lighthouse (MI)

No charge & no minimum duty period

Crisp Point Light Historical Society

PO Box 229, Paradise, MI  49768​

Email: info@crisppointlighthouse.org

Web: www.crisppointlighthouse.org

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Devils, Michigan, Outer & Sand Island Lighthouses (WI)

No fee, one month minimum duty period

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

415 Washington Ave, Bayfield, WI 54814

Phone: (715)779-3397

Web: www.nps.gov/apis/supportyourpark/living-at-a-lighthouse.htm

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Point Iroquois Lighthouse (MI)

No charge, minimum duty period of 2 years

Hiawatha National Forest, USDA Forest Service

4000 I-75 Business Spur

Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Phone: (906) 437-5272 or

(906) 635-5311

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Porphyry Lighthouse (ON)

Fee charged, minimum duty period of 1 week

Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior, CLLS

210 Miles St E, Suite 202

Thunder Bay, ON P7C 1J6

Phone: (807) 472-5190

Email: canadianlighthouses@gmail.com

Website: clls.ca

Lake Michigan

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Big Sable Point Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, minimum two week duty period

Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association

P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431

Phone: (231) 845-7343

Web: www.splka.org

Lake Michigan

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Grand Traverse Lighthouse (MI)

Fee Charged, two week duty period

Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum

P.O. Box 43, Northport, MI 49670

Phone: (231) 386-7195

Email: info@grandtraverselighthouse.com

Web: www.grandtraverselighthouse.com

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Lake Michigan

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Little Sable Point Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, no minimum duty period

Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association

P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431

Phone: (231) 845-7343

Web: www.splka.org

Lake Michigan

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Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, no minimum duty period

Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association

P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431

Phone: (231) 845-7343

Web: www.splka.org

Lake Michigan

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Mission Point Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, minimum one week duty period

Mission Point Lighthouse

20500 Center Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686

Phone: (231) 645-0759

Email: missionpointlight@gmail.com

Web: www.missionpointlighthouse.com

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Port Washington Lighthouse (WI)

Fee charged, minimum one week duty period

Port Washington Historical Society

P.O. Box 491, Port Washington, WI 53074

Phone: (262) 268-9150

Email: porthistinfo@gmail.com

Web: www.pwhistory.org

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Pottawatomie Lighthouse (WI)

No fee, one week duty period

Friends of Rock Island State Park

126 Country Club Dr, Clintonville, WI 54929

Web: www.fori.us

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South Manitou Island Lighthouse (MI)

No fee charged, minimum 6 week duty period

No fee charged, minimum 6 week duty period
NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes
Contact Matt MohmanPhone: (231) 326-4729
Email matthew_mohrman@nps.gov

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St. Helena Island Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, minimum 3 day duty period

Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association

P.O. Box 219, Mackinaw City, MI 49701

Phone: (231) 436-5580

Email: info@gllka.org

Web: www.gllka.org

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White River Light Station (MI)

No fee charged, weekends & holidays only

Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association

P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431

Phone: (231) 845-7343

Web: www.splka.org

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White Shoal Light Station (MI)

Fee charged, multiple sessions

White Shoal Lighthouse Preservation Society

4066 Coors Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684

Phone: (989) 205-0123

Web: www.preservewhiteshoal.org

Lake Huron

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Cheboygan River Front Range Light (MI)

Fee charged, minimum 3-5 day duty period

Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association

P.O. Box 219, Mackinaw City, MI 49701

Phone: (231) 436-5580

Email: info@gllka.org

Web: www.gllka.org

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DeTour Reef Light (MI)

Fee charged, weekend duty period

DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society

P.O. Box 307, Drumond Island, MI 49726

Phone: (906) 493-6609

Email: keepers@drlps.com

Web: www.drlps.com

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Forty Mile Point Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, stay in your own RV, flexible duty term

40 Mile Point Lighthouse Society

P.O. Box 205, Rogers City, MI 49779

Phone: (989) 785-2468

Web: www.fortymilepointlighthouse.org

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Tawas Point Lighthouse (MI)

Fee charged, one or two week duty period

Tawas Point State Park

686 Tawas Beach Rd, East Tawas, MI 48730

Phone: 517-930-3806

Email: info@tawaslighthousefriends.com

Web: https://www.michigan.gov/TawasLighthouse

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Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse(MI)

Fee charged, minimum one week duty period

7320 Lighthouse Road, Port Hope, Michigan 48468

Phone: 989-768-0466

Email: mimiherrington@comcast.net

Web: www.pointeauxbarqueslighthouse.org

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