There's not much room up there, we had to keep shifting around to share the best views. Young folks just sprint up the iron spiral stairs. It's very structured and we like that.īe sure and check their website for days and hours. There are a limited number of people permitted on each tour. You get your receipt at the gift shop in a separate building, noting the time for your tour. Tours are scheduled and accompanied by volunteer keepers. Tawas Point Lighthouse, East Tawas The 45-minute guided tour includes climbs for sweeping. There is so much to see here for your 5 bucks, and many people just climb the tower, get their passport stamped, maybe buy a souvenir at the very adequate gift shop, and move on. Some even let you live like a keeper with an overnight stay. Then you pay another small fee to tour the light and the house.
We scheduled another lighthouse for this day also, Sturgeon Point, just 40 minutes north of here.īeing located on State Park land, you have to pay to park. Last year we were here but got flooded out of our plans. The Tawas Point Lighthouse keeper program offers people the opportunity to stay inside in the lighthouse quarters for two weeks between and October 16, 2018. Other Great Lakes Lighthouse keeper programs:ĭisclosure: My press trip to Michigan was sponsored by Pure Michigan.We drove down from Alpina, MI on a Saturday, July 16, 2022. If youve ever wanted to live inside a lighthouse, now might be your chance. Further questions can be directed to Kenneth Pott, Field Historian for the Northern Lower Peninsula, at 98 or can apply whenever they like," says Tawas Point Lighthouse representative Jason Allen, "but it is best done in December or early January for the following season." Plus, there's endless cultural, historic, shopping, and outdoor recreation delights throughout the Tawases, the surrounding communities of Tawas City and East Tawas.įolks interested in applying for the Light Keeper program at the Tawas Point Lighthouse-which celebrates its 140 years of service to the community in 2016-can visit the Tawas Point Lighthouse website. The quarters come fully equipped with a modern kitchen and bath, and two bedrooms that sleep a total of three people. As a lighthouse keeper, an individual will stay in the lighthouse keeper’s quarters on the second floor of the lighthouse residence. When not on duty, light keepers at the Tawas Point Lighthouse can enjoy birdwatching, walking the beach in search of driftwood, photographing picturesque sunrises, kicking back and enjoying the soothing sounds of Lake Huron lapping at the shoreline. Tawas Point Lighthouse Located in Tawas Point State Park New in 2008. Be assured, though, light keepers aren't responsible for preventing shipwrecks, only sharing the history and lore of times when the lighthouses were indeed beacons for ships of all sizes and sorts. The lights do, however, help aid locals and others out on the water find their way home. Most lighthouses today, like the Tawas Point Lighthouse, are no longer used as official navigational guides for the shipping industry, as GPS has taken over the role. Light note: Though those in the position are called light keepers, working the light in any form or fashion is not part of the job. 1 job of the Tawas Point Light Keepers, with each tour taking about an hour or so. Conduct tours for visitors, providing direction and historic information-the No.In exchange for conducting guided tours of the lighthouse, located in Tawas Point State Park, the keepers will receive onsite lodging. And it's a perfect, picturesque example of how many lighthouse keeper programs work, on the Great Lakes as well as other historic lighthouse locations along our country's coasts. Lighthouse enthusiasts are invited to serve this summer as volunteer lighthouse keepers at the Tawas Point Lighthouse. The light keeper program of the Tawas Point Lighthouse-located in Lake Huron's Tawas Bay along Michigan's sunrise coast-is one of those that's free. Some of the programs require a fee while others may be free.
Many of the numerous lighthouses dotting the shorelines of the Great Lakes have volunteer light keeper programs.
Take your own personal tours up, down, and throughout majestic towers that once guided and cautioned captains and crews as they traversed smooth or stormy waters.Īs long as you do a few things in exchange for the exciting experience. Meaning, you can take a turn as a lighthouse keeper. Few folks know, though, that you can not only tour lighthouses, but that can keep lighthouses, too. Lighthouse lore and allure is hard to resist, which is why many baby boomers have a lighthouse tour or two on their beloved bucket list.
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