40-Mile Point Lighthouse is a popular tourist stop
Located approximately
six miles north of Rogers City
Lighthouse is a local attraction
and an important piece of history.
The U.S. Coast Guard
maintained the light and surrounding
grounds for many
years using them for training,
housing and as a hunting and
The property was pur-
building arrived at the site on
July 5, 1896 and construction
began. What is now the gift
shop building was originally
constructed to house the work
crew.
board recommended that
the construction of a new light
and fog signal near Hammond
Bay on Lake Huron.
Congress authorized the
project in 1893 but failed to
provide the necessary appropriation.
-
gress authorized the funding
in 1894.
the deed to the property was
turned over to the county.
Since that time the county and
the 40-Mile Point Lighthouse
society have been working to
restore and preserve the site.
the Legacy of Parks program
through the Bureau of Out-
County. The main lighthouse
building is a two-story duplex
with a tower incorporated into
the center of the Lake Huron
side-wall.
Today a full-time caretaker
occupies one apartment
in the lighthouse; the other is
a nautical museum staffed by
society volunteers and others
interested in the preservation
of the site.
Lighthouse Park is open
year-round from 10 a.m.-dusk.
The lighthouse museum, tower
and outbuildings are open
for tours beginning Memorial
Day Weekend from 10 a.m. until
4 p.m. More information on
the 40-Mile Point Lighthouse
can be found at 40milepointlighthouse.
org.
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