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Managing Organization:
Tawas Point State Park
Telephone:
517-362-5041
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,4726,7-282-61080_62661---,00.html
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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