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Managing Organization:
Sable Point Lighthouse Keepers Association
Telephone:
231-845-7417
Website: http://www.splka.org
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 673
Ludington
Michigan,
49431,
United States
Notes:
This lighthouse was originally a brick tower; it was encased in steel plates in 1900. In 2002, ownership was given to the Michigan Dept of Natural Resources and was then leased to SPLKA. Tower Height: 112 Height of Focal Plane: 106 Description of Tower: Conical cast iron tower; white with middle third black.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1867 Date Present Tower Built: 1867 Date Automated: 1968 Optics: 1867: Third order Fresnel lens (now at Rose Hawley Museum at White Pine Village); Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Yes. Museum?
The lighthouse is open every day from May 1 through October 31 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is a gift shop in the lighthouse. Visitors can climb the tower for a small donation. On the following dates in 2005, transportation is provided from the state park: June 18, July 23, and September 17. Buses depart from the visitors center at Ludington State Park. Directions:
The lighthouse is within Ludington State Park. Follow US Route 10 west to M-116; turn right (north) on M-116 and follow to the park. Continue to the entrance for the Lighthouse Trail. It is a hike of about 1 1/2 miles to the lighthouse. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: Alonzo Hyde Sr. (1867-1869), Alonzo Hyde (1869-1871), Newton Bird (1871-1873), Burr Caswell (1874-1882), Hans Hansen (1882-1887), James Rich (1887-1888), Thomas Bailey (1889-1893), George Blake (1899-1905), Samuel Gagnon (1905-1922), Joseph Kimmes (1922-1923), Lewellyn Vanatter (1923-1936), George Rogan (1936-1949), David Sauers (1949-1954), Henry Vavrina (1955-1965), Homer Meverden (1965-1968) Nearby Lodging: Camping is available in Ludington State Park. For information call (231) 843-8671. Also, teams of six volunteers or more live at the lighthouse for two-week stretches -- contact the Big Sable Lighthouse Keepers Association for information.
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