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Location: LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: EVANSTON Owner/Manager: CITY OF EVANSTON/LIGHTHOUSE PARK DISTRICT Current Use: PRIVATE AID/MUSEUM Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER, MUSEUM OPEN WEEKENDS DURING SUMMER Access: 2601 SHERIDAN ROAD Phone: 847-328-6961 Location: LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: MICHIGAN CITY Owner/Manager: MICHIGAN CITY LEASE TO MICHIGAN CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT MONDAY FROM 1-4 PM Access: WASHINGTON PARK/HEISMAN HARBOR ROAD Phone: 219-872-6133 Location: LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: GRAND MARAIS Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/U.S. COAST GUARD (OPTIC) Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY/GUIDED TOURS DURING SUMMERS Access: PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE/OFF COUNTY ROAD H58 (1.5 MILES EAST OF HURRICANE RIVER CAMPGROUND); 1/2-MILE WALK TO LIGHTHOUSE FROM PARKING LOT Phone: 906-387-3700 BEAVER HEAD (BEAVER ISLAND) LIGHT Location: MACKINAC STRAITS APPROACH/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: SOUTH OF ST. JAMES Owner/Manager: CHARLEVOIX PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Current Use: ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASSES Open to the Public: BY APPOINTMENT Access: FERRY/EAST SIDE DRIVE Phone: 616-448-2468 BIG BAY POINT LIGHT Location: UPPER PENINSULA/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: BIG BAY Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER (BUILDINGS)/U.S. COAST GUARD (NEW LIGHT) Current Use: BED & BREAKFAST Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY (10-4)/TOURS JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER, SUNDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AT 1 AND 2 PM Access: 3 LIGHTHOUSE ROAD OFF ROUTE 550 Phone: 906-345-9957 BIG SABLE POINT (GRAND POINT AU SABLE) LIGHT Location: EAST SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: LUDINGTON Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY MAY 1 TO OCT 31, 10 AM TO 6 PM, TOWER OPEN ON SPECIFIC TOUR DATES Access: 2.5 MILE HIKE FROM LUDINGTON STATE PARK/ROUTE 116 Phone: 231-845-7343 CHEBOYGAN CRIB LIGHT Location: RELOCATED FROM ENTRANCE TO CHEBOYGAN RIVER Nearest City: CHEBOYGAN Owner/Manager: CITY OF CHEBOYGAN Current Use: CITY PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: GORDON TURNER PARK CRISP POINT LIGHT Location: 13 MILES WEST FOR WHITEFISH POINT/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: NEWBERRY OR PARADISE Owner/Manager: LUCE COUNTY/ CRISP POINT LIGHTHOUSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: HISTORIC SITE (UNDER STABILIZATION) Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY/TOWER OPEN ON MOST SATURDAYS 2-5 DURING SUMMER Access: LUCE COUNTY ROAD 500 TO LUCE COUNTY ROAD 412 - EAST 7 MILES TO END OF ROAD COPPER HARBOR LIGHT Location: KEWEENAW PENINSULA/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: COPPER HARBOR Owner/Manager: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Current Use: MUSEUM IN STATE PARK Open to the Public: MUSEUM - OPEN SUMMERS/FORT WILKINS STATE PARK Access: BOAT FROM COPPER HARBOR MARINA Phone: 906-289-4215 EAGLE HARBOR LIGHT Location: WEST END OF HARBOR/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: EAGLE HARBOR Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO KEWEENAW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY; MUSEUM OPEN MID JUNE TO MID OCTOBER, NOON - 5 PM Access: JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 26 Phone: 906-289-4990 FORT GRATIOT LIGHT Location: LAKE HURON/ST. CLAIR RIVER Nearest City: PORT HURON Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD (TOWER) Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING & SMALL BOAT STATION Open to the Public: TOWER OPEN MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 1 BY APPOINTMENT Access: COAST GUARD STATION @ OMAR & GARFIELD STREET Phone: 810-982-3659 FORTY MILE POINT LIGHT Location: LAKE HURON Nearest City: ROGERS CITY Owner/Manager: COUNTY OF PRESQUE ISLE W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN COUNTY PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS OPEN DAILY (8 AM TO 10 PM) Access: OFF US 23/PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY PARK (NORTH OF ROGERS CITY) Phone: 888-854-9700 OR 517-734-2577 GRAND HAVEN SOUTH PIERHEAD LIGHTS Location: GRAND RIVER/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: GRAND HAVEN Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AIDS TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: PIER/GRAND HAVEN STATE PARK *GRAND ISLAND HARBOR RANGE REAR LIGHT Location: LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: CHRISTMAS Owner/Manager: U.S. FOREST SERVICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Current Use: Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: HIKE Phone: 906-387-2512 GRAND MARAIS HARBOR RANGE LIGHTS Location: GRAND MARAIS HARBOR/LAKE SUPERIOR Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OWNS KEEPERS AND LEASES IT TO THE GRAND MARAIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/KEEPERS IS A MUSEUM Open to the Public: GROUNDS AREA AROUND HARBOR LIGHTS ARE OPEN Access: END OF CANAL STREET ON COAST GUARD POINT Phone: 906-786-7761 GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT Location: GRAND TRAVERSE POINT/LEELANAU PENINSULA Nearest City: NORTHPORT Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Current Use: MUSEUM IN STATE PARK Open to the Public: MUSEUM & FOG SIGNAL OPEN DAILY DURING SUMMER 11-7, TIMES VARY REMAINDER OF YEAR; SCHOOL TOURS SCHEDULED IN SPRING AND FALL Access: 15300 N. LIGHTHOUSE ROAD, LEELANAU STATE PARK/ROUTE 201 NORTH Phone: 616-386-9145 GROSSE ILE NORTH CHANNEL RANGE FRONT LIGHT Location: DETROIT RIVER Nearest City: GROSSE ILE Owner/Manager: GROSSE ILE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: Open to the Public: LIGHT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 1 DAY EACH YEAR IN SEPTEMBER (CALL FOR EXACT DATE); GROSSE ILE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM OPEN SUNDAY 1-4 & THURSDAY 10-12 Access: Phone: 734-675-1250 HOLLAND HARBOR (SOUTH PIERHEAD) LIGHT Location: BLACK LAKE/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: HOLLAND Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: INTERIOR TOURS ON LIMITED BASIS Access: SOUTH SIDE OF RIVER THROUGH MACATAWA BEACH ASSOC. PROPERTY (LIMITED PARKING) Phone: 616-399-1341 HURON ISLAND LIGHT Location: WEST HURON ISLAND/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: SKANEE Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD PERMIT TO FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Open to the Public: Access: BOAT FROM BIG BAY BOAT LAUNCH Phone: 906-586-9851 ISLE ROYALE LIGHT Location: MENAGERIE ISLAND/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: HOUGHTON Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: PRIVATE BOAT Phone: 906-487-7153 LITTLE POINT SABLE LIGHT Location: EAST SHORE OF LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: MEARS Owner/Manager: U.S COAST GUARD (TOWER)/SILVER LAKE STATE PARK (GROUNDS) Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: SILVER LAKE STATE PARK/ROUTE B15 Phone: 616-873-3083 MACKINAC POINT LIGHT (OLD) Location: STRAITS OF MACKINAC PASSAGE Nearest City: MACKINAW CITY Owner/Manager: MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: MICHILIMACKINAC STATE PARK Phone: 906-847-3328 MANISTEE (NORTH PIERHEAD) LIGHT Location: MANISTEE RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: MANISTEE Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY (CITY PARK) Access: PIER MANISTIQUE (EAST BREAKWATER) LIGHT Location: MANISTIQUE RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE HURON Nearest City: MANISTIQUE Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: PUBLIC PARK Access: PIER MISSION POINT LIGHT (OLD) Location: GRAND TRAVERSE BAY/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: TRAVERSE CITY Owner/Manager: PENINSULA TOWNSHIP Current Use: PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN TOWN PARK Open to the Public? GROUNDS ONLY Access: LIGHTHOUSE PARK/ROUTE 37 NORTH Phone: 616-223-7324 ONTONAGON LIGHT Location: ONTONAGON RIVER MOUTH/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: ONTONAGON Owner/Manager: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS LEASE TO ONTONAGON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: COAST GUARD AUXILIARY MEETINGS/HISTORICAL TOURS Open to the Public? BY APPOINTMENT Access: VISIBLE FROM M-64 BRIDGE Phone: 906-884-6165 PASSAGE ISLAND LIGHT Location: PASSAGE ISLAND OFF ISLE ROYALE Nearest City: HOUGHTON Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: CONCESSION BOAT Phone: 906-487-7153 *PECHE ISLAND REAR RANGE LIGHT Location: RELOCATED FROM DETROIT RIVER/LAKE ST. CLAIR Nearest City: MARINE CITY Owner/Manager: MARINE CITY MARINE MUSEUM PARK Current Use: CITY PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: BETWEEN WATER STREET AND ST. CLAIR RIVER POINT IROQUOIS LIGHT Location: LAKE SUPERIOR/WHITEFISH BAY Nearest City: BAY MILLS Owner/Manager: U.S. FOREST SERVICE Current Use: MUSEUM IN NATIONAL FOREST Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN DAILY 9-5 MAY 15 THROUGH OCTOBER 15 Access: HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST/LAKESHORE ROAD OFF SIX MILE ROAD Phone: 906-437-5272 POINTE AUX BARQUES LIGHT Location: POINTE AUX BARQUES REEF / LAKE HURON Nearest City: PORT HOPE Owner/Manager: HURON COUNTY (DWELLING & TOWER) / POINTE AUX BARQUES LIGHTHOUSE SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION / MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS DWELLING OPEN 10AM - 4PM WEEKENDS, MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH OCTOBER 1 Access: LIGHTHOUSE COUNTY PARK/LIGHTHOUSE ROAD Phone: 989-428-4749 PRESQUE ISLE LIGHTS Location: LAKE HURON Nearest City: PRESQUE ISLE TOWNSHIP Owner/Manager: PRESQUE ISLE TOWNSHIP W/USCG ACCESS TO OPTIC Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN THE KEEPERS OPEN MAY-OCTOBER Access: 4500 GRAND LAKE RD/ROUTE 405 NORTH Phone: 517-595-2936 ROCK HARBOR LIGHT Location: MIDDLE ISLAND PASSAGE/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: HOUGHTON Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: SELF-GUIDED TOUR/TOWER OPEN DAILY DURING SUMMERS Access: CONCESSION BOAT Phone: 906-487-7153 ROCK OF AGES LIGHT Location: OFF ISLE ROYALE/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: HOUGHTON Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION IN NATIONAL PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: PRIVATE BOAT Phone: 906-487-7153 ROUND ISLAND LIGHT Location: STRAITS OF MACKINAC Nearest City: CITY OF MACKINAC ISLAND Owner/Manager: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE Current Use: NATIONAL FOREST Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY (HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST) Access: FERRY SERVICE TO MACKINAC ISLAND FROM ST. IGNACE AND MACKINAW CITY Phone: 906-643-7900 SAND HILLS LIGHT Location: EAGLE RIVER/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: EAGLE RIVER Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER Current Use: SUMMER HOME/BED & BREAKFAST Open to the Public: 1 TOUR DAILY AT 3 PM FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER, BY APPOINTMENT NOVEMBER TO MAY Access: FIVE MILE POINT ROAD Phone: 906-337-1744 SAND POINT (ESCANABA) LIGHT Location: WEST SHORE LITTLE BAY DE NOC Nearest City: ESCANABA Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: OPEN 11 AM TO 7 PM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST, 1 PM TO 4 PM DURING SEPTEMBER Access: LUDINGTON PARK/EXTREME EAST END OF LUDINGTON (MAIN) ST. Phone: 906-786-7158 SEUL CHOIX POINTE LIGHT Location: UPPER PENINSULA/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: GULLIVER Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO MICHIGAN DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM & PUBLIC PARK Open to the Public: OPEN MEMORIAL DAY TO MID-OCTOBER, TOURS DAILY Access: 8 MILES OFF U.S. 2 AND C.R. 432 Phone: 906-283-3169 SOUTH HAVEN SOUTH PIERHEAD LIGHT Location: BLACK RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: SOUTH HAVEN Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: PUBLIC PARK SOUTH MANITOU ISLAND LIGHT Location: SOUTH MANITOU ISLAND/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: LELAND Owner/Manager: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current Use: NATIONAL PARK EXHIBIT Open to the Public: GUIDED TOUR OF TOWER Access: FERRY FROM LELAND (SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE) Phone: 231-326-5134 ST. HELENA ISLAND LIGHT Location: STRAITS OF MACKINAC/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: ST. IGNACE Owner/Manager: GREAT LAKES LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION WITH U.S. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO OPTIC Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MARITIME HERITAGE EDUCATION Open to the Public: BY APPOINTMENT Access: BOAT FROM ST. IGNACE OR MACKINAW CITY Phone: 313-436-9150 ST. JOSEPH NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHTS Location: ST. JOSEPH RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: ST. JOSEPH Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: UNKNOWN Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY Access: TISCORNIA PARK STURGEON POINT LIGHT Location: STURGEON POINT/LAKE HURON Nearest City: HARRISVILLE Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO ALCONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS (TOWER NOT OPEN); GROUNDS OPEN YEAR ROUND, MUSEUM OPEN 10 AM TO 4 PM DAILY FROM MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER Access: END OF POINT ROAD OFF LAKESHORE DRIVE, 4 MILES NORTH OF HARRISVILLE, MICHIGAN Phone: 517-742-6297 (SUMMER), 517-724-5056 (WINTER) TAWAS POINT (OTTAWA POINT) LIGHT Location: LAKE HURON Nearest City: TAWAS CITY Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/COAST GUARD HOUSING IN STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY/TOWER BY APPOINTMENT Access: TAWAS POINT STATE PARK/END TAWAS POINT ROAD/OFF US 23 Phone: 517-362-4428 WHITE RIVER LIGHT Location: WHITE LAKE CHANNEL/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest City: WHITEHALL Owner/Manager: FRUITLAND TOWNSHIP/GREAT LAKES MARINE MUSEUM Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER Access: 6199 MURRAY ROAD/OFF U.S. 31 Phone: 616-894-8265 WHITEFISH POINT LIGHT Location: WHITEFISH BAY/LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: SHELLDRAKE Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM MANAGED BY GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY/BIRD OBSERVATORY MANAGED BY STATE OF MICHIGAN WHITEFISH POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY Open to the Public: MUSEUM/TOWER TO OPEN SPRING 1996 Access: WHITEFISH ROAD Phone: 906-635-1742 Location: LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: GRAND MARAIS Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/COOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: KEEPERS IS MUSEUM Access: EAST BREAKWATER/OFF U.S. 61 SPLIT ROCK LIGHT Location: NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest City: BEAVER BAY Owner/Manager: STATE OF MINNESOTA (MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY) Current Use: STATE HISTORIC SITE Open to the Public: VISITOR CENTER, LIGHTHOUSE, FOG SIGNAL, KEEPERS DWELLING OPEN DAILY 9 AM - 5 PM, MAY 15-OCT. 15 Access: WITHIN SPLIT ROCK STATE PARK; ON U.S. 61, 50 MILES N.E. OF DULUTH Phone: 218-226-6372 TWO HARBORS LIGHT Location: POINT BETWEEN AGATE & BURLINGTON BAYS Nearest City: TWO HARBORS Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO LAKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM/BED & BREAKFAST Open to the Public: OPEN DAILY 9AM TO 7 PM MAY 1 TO OCTOBER 15, TOUR ALL BUILDINGS INCLUDING KEEPERS HOUSE & TOWER Access: OFF US 61 Phone: 218-834-4814 OR 1-888-832-5606 Location: VALCOUR ISLAND/LAKE CHAMPLAIN Nearest City: PLATTSBURGH Owner/Manager: NEW YORK STATE/CLINTON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY/TOWER - SUNDAY AFTERNOONS IN AUGUST Access: BOAT/ADIRONDACK STATE PARK BUFFALO LIGHT (1833) Location: MOUTH OF BUFFALO RIVER Nearest City: BUFFALO Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/ BUFFALO LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION, INC. Current Use: MUSEUM DISPLAY Open to the Public: WATERFRONT FESTIVALS AND BY APPOINTMENT Access: U.S. COAST GUARD BASE, 1 FUHRMANN BLVD. Phone: 716-947-9126 BUFFALO NORTH BREAKWATER SOUTH END LIGHT Location: RELOCATED TO LIGHTHOUSE POINT FROM BREAKWATER AT NORTH HARBOR ENTRANCE Nearest City: BUFFALO Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD/BUFFALO LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION, INC. Current Use: MUSEUM DISPLAY Open to the Public:WATERFRONT FESTIVALS AND BY APPOINTMENT Access: U.S. COAST BASE, 1 FUHRMANN BLVD. Phone: 716-947-9126 DUNKIRK (POINT GRATIOT) LIGHT Nearest City: DUNKIRK Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO DUNKIRK LIGHTHOUSE & VETERANS PARK MUSEUM Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS OPEN 10-2 APRIL TO JUNE AND SEPT TO NOV (CLOSED WED & SUN), OPEN 10-4 JULY & AUGUST (CLOSED WED); ADMISSION CHARGED FOR GROUNDS & BUILDINGS Access: OFF ROUTE 5 TO POINT DR. NORTH TO LIGHTHOUSE DR. Phone: 716-366-5050 FORT NIAGARA LIGHT Location: NIAGARA RIVER/S. SHORE LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: YOUNGSTOWN Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LICENSE TO OLD FORT NIAGARA ASSOCIATION Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: JULY TO LABOR DAY, 11-4 Access: OFF ROUTE 18F Phone: 716-745-7611 PORT OF GENESEE (CHARLOTTE-GENESEE) LIGHT Location: GENESEE RIVER/LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: ROCHESTER Owner/Manager: MONROE COUNTY LEASE TO CHARLOTTE-GENESEE LIGHTHOUSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS Open to the Public: TOWER OPEN MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER, SATURDAY AND SUNDY 1-5 OR BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT Access: 70 LIGHTHOUSE ST/OFF LAKE AVE Phone: 716-621-6179 ROCK ISLAND LIGHT Location: ST. LAWRENCE RIVER/LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: ORLEANS Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW YORK/THOUSAND ISLAND PARKS COMMISSION Current Use: STATE PARK Open to the Public: GROUNDS ONLY OPEN SUMMERS Access: BOAT/CEDAR POINT STATE PARK/ROUTE 12 Phone: 315-654-2522 SELKIRK (SALMON RIVER) LIGHT Location: SALMON RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: PULASKI Owner/Manager: PRIVATE OWNER Current Use: PRIVATE AID/GUEST HOUSE Open to the Public: BY APPOINTMENT Access: END OF LAKE ROAD (COUNTY ROUTE 5) WEST OF ROUTE 3 Phone: 315-298-6688 SODUS POINT LIGHT Location: SODUS BAY/LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: SODUS POINT Owner/Manager: TOWN OF SODUS POINT LEASE TO SODUS BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: MUSEUM Open to the Public: MUSEUM OPEN MAY-OCTOBER (10-5), CLOSED MONDAYS EXCEPT HOLIDAYS Access: ONTARIO ST. OFF ROUTE 14 Phone: 315-483-4936 SOUTH BUFFALO NORTH SIDE LIGHT Location: RELOCATED FROM BUFFALO HARBOR S. ENTRANCE Nearest City: DUNKIRK Current Use: MUSEUM DISPLAY Owner/Manager: DUNKIRK LIGHTHOUSE & VETERANS PARK MUSEUM Open to the Public: ON DISPLAY AT ENTRANCE OF DUNKIRK LIGHT Access: LIGHTHOUSE DRIVE OFF ROUTE 5 Phone: 716-366-5050 THIRTY MILE POINT LIGHT (OLD) Location: LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: BARKER Owner/Manager: STATE OF NEW YORK/NIAGARA FRONTIER REGION Current Use: STATE PARK/PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: OPEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY 2-4 PM JULY 1 THROUGH LABOR DAY Access: GOLDEN HILL STATE PARK/LOWER LAKE RD OFF ROUTE 269 Phone: 716-795-3885; 716-795-3117 (OFF SEASON) TIBBETTS POINT LIGHT Location: ST. LAWRENCE RIVER/LAKE ONTARIO Nearest City: CAPE VINCENT Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD LEASE TO TOWN OF TIBBETTS POINT/AMERICAN YOUTH HOSTEL Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION/YOUTH HOSTEL IN KEEPERS Open to the Public: YOUTH HOSTEL OPEN MAY-OCT; MUSEUM OPEN DAILY DURING JULY/AUGUST, WEEKENDS DURING JUNE & SEPT Access: TIBBETTS POINT ROAD, COUNTY ROUTE 6 Phone: 315-654-2700 Location: ASHTABULA HARBOR ENTRANCE/LAKE ERIE Nearest City: ASHTABULA Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD Current Use: ACTIVE AID TO NAVIGATION Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS - OPEN WEEKENDS (TOWER NOT OPEN) Access: WALNUT BLVD. Phone: 440-964-6847 GRAND RIVER (FAIRPORT HARBOR) LIGHT Location: FAIRPORT HARBOR/LAKE ERIE Nearest City: FAIRPORT HARBOR Owner/Manager: VILLAGE OF FAIRPORT HARBOR/FAIRPORT HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current Use: OPEN 1 PM TO 5 PM WED, SAT, SUN, OR BY APPT. MEMORIAL DAY TO SECOND SUNDAY IN SEPT. Open to the Public: MUSEUM IN KEEPERS Access: FAIRPORT HARBOR MARINE MUSEUM/129 SECOND ST. Phone: 410-354-4825 MARBLEHEAD
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