Lighthouses with a Volunteer Program
Lake Superior
Au Sable Point Lighthouse (MI)
No fee, one month duty period
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40, Munising, MI 49862
Phone: (906) 387-2607 x1208
Email: prio_information@nps.gov
Web: www.nps.gov/piro/learn/historyculture/ausablelightstation.htm
Crisp Point Lighthouse (MI)
No charge & no minimum duty period
Crisp Point Light Historical Society
PO Box 229, Paradise, MI 49768​
Devils, Michigan, Outer & Sand Island Lighthouses (WI)
No fee, one month minimum duty period
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
415 Washington Ave, Bayfield, WI 54814
Phone: (715)779-3397
Web: www.nps.gov/apis/supportyourpark/living-at-a-lighthouse.htm
Porphyry Lighthouse (ON)
Fee charged, minimum duty period of 1 week
Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior, CLLS
210 Miles St E, Suite 202
Thunder Bay, ON P7C 1J6
Phone: (807) 472-5190
Email: canadianlighthouses@gmail.com
Website: clls.ca
Lake Michigan
Big Sable Point Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, minimum two week duty period
Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: (231) 845-7343
Web: www.splka.org
Lake Michigan
Grand Traverse Lighthouse (MI)
Fee Charged, two week duty period
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum
P.O. Box 43, Northport, MI 49670
Phone: (231) 386-7195
Email: info@grandtraverselighthouse.com
Web: www.grandtraverselighthouse.com
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Lake Michigan
Little Sable Point Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, no minimum duty period
Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: (231) 845-7343
Web: www.splka.org
Lake Michigan
Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, no minimum duty period
Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: (231) 845-7343
Web: www.splka.org
Lake Michigan
Mission Point Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, minimum one week duty period
Mission Point Lighthouse
20500 Center Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: (231) 645-0759
Email: missionpointlight@gmail.com
Port Washington Lighthouse (WI)
Fee charged, minimum one week duty period
Port Washington Historical Society
P.O. Box 491, Port Washington, WI 53074
Phone: (262) 268-9150
Email: porthistinfo@gmail.com
Web: www.pwhistory.org
Pottawatomie Lighthouse (WI)
No fee, one week duty period
South Manitou Island Lighthouse (MI)
No fee charged, minimum 6 week duty period
No fee charged, minimum 6 week duty period
NPS Sleeping Bear Dunes
Contact Matt MohmanPhone: (231) 326-4729
Email matthew_mohrman@nps.gov
St. Helena Island Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, minimum 3 day duty period
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
P.O. Box 219, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
Phone: (231) 436-5580
Email: info@gllka.org
Web: www.gllka.org
White River Light Station (MI)
No fee charged, weekends & holidays only
Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
P.O. Box 673, Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: (231) 845-7343
Web: www.splka.org
White Shoal Light Station (MI)
Fee charged, multiple sessions
White Shoal Lighthouse Preservation Society
4066 Coors Dr, Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: (989) 205-0123
Lake Huron
Cheboygan River Front Range Light (MI)
Fee charged, minimum 3-5 day duty period
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
P.O. Box 219, Mackinaw City, MI 49701
Phone: (231) 436-5580
Email: info@gllka.org
Web: www.gllka.org
DeTour Reef Light (MI)
Fee charged, weekend duty period
DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society
P.O. Box 307, Drumond Island, MI 49726
Phone: (906) 493-6609
Email: keepers@drlps.com
Web: www.drlps.com
Forty Mile Point Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, stay in your own RV, flexible duty term
40 Mile Point Lighthouse Society
P.O. Box 205, Rogers City, MI 49779
Phone: (989) 785-2468
Tawas Point Lighthouse (MI)
Fee charged, one or two week duty period
Tawas Point State Park
686 Tawas Beach Rd, East Tawas, MI 48730
Phone: 517-930-3806
Email: info@tawaslighthousefriends.com
Web: https://www.michigan.gov/TawasLighthouse
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Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse(MI)
Fee charged, minimum one week duty period
7320 Lighthouse Road, Port Hope, Michigan 48468
Phone: 989-768-0466
Email: mimiherrington@comcast.net
Web: www.pointeauxbarqueslighthouse.org
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