Big Sable Point Lighthouse will be open for 2026 tours and tower climbs starting May 4. Tower climbs are priced at $8 for ...

It’s a privilege and a responsibility to be surrounded by water, and no one fulfills that duty like lighthouse keepers. In honor of National Lighthouse Day, celebrated on Aug. 7, Michigan lighthouse ...

Every year, thousands of people visit Michigan's lighthouses, climb the towers to peer out over the Great Lakes and learn about history. The lucky ones even get to stay a few nights as volunteer ...

Federal officials on Wednesday offered to free lighthouse to the public, including one in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Michigan lighthouse, at the tip of the state’s Keewanau Peninsula, had earlier ...

National Lighthouse Day is Aug. 7, 2025. Michigan boasts hundreds of lighthouses on the Great Lakes. Events will be held at lighthouses across the state to mark the day. The annual celebration is Aug.

LANSING – The book “Mastering the Inland Seas” helps explain the history of Great Lakes lighthouses and navigational aids and the importance of protecting them. Historically, lighthouses, powered by ...