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Managing Organization:
Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse
Telephone:
231-352-4915
Website: http://www.pointbetsie.org
Email: info@pointbetsie.org
Contact Address Information:
P.O. Box 601
Frankfort
Michigan,
49635,
United States
Notes:
This was the last lighthouse on Lake Michigan to be automated. The buildings were abandoned in 1996 and soon fell into a state of disrepair. The light station was transferred to Benzie County and the Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse in June 2004, who are restoring the lighthouse.
Tower Height: 37 Height of Focal Plane: 52 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 10 seconds. Description of Tower: White, cylindrical brick tower; white lantern with red roof.
This light is operational
Other Buildings?
1894 attached two-story keeper's house, steel fog signal building, oil house, two storage buildings. Date Established: 1858 Date Present Tower Built: 1858 Date Automated: 1984 Optics: 1858: Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed 1996); now modern optic. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? No. Directions:
This lighthouse is located at the end of Point Betsie Road, off M-22 in Frankfort. It is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day through Columbus Day. (The tower may not be open pending restoration.) Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places Keepers: See www.terrypepper.com/lights/michigan/betsie/keepers.htm for a list of keepers.
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