It’s been a great year for our lighthouse. Read all about it in our 2017 annual newsletter. It’s available for direct download here.

2017 was a very special year as our dedicated volunteers rebuilt the fog signal building. We hosted nearly 500 visitors as our attendance continues to increase year over year. We can now turn our attention to finishing the interior and program the space with Harbor Beach and Great Lakes maritime heritage exhibits to enhance the tour experience. Your support is needed to continue our efforts. A donation form is included in the newsletter or it can be downloaded directly here. For your convenience, the donations can be made completely online here. If your gift is $50 or more please provide your name or someone you would like to honor and that will appear on a donor list that will be installed in the building. The Society is a 501 c 3 and thus your gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Thank you for your support. See you next year. Our tours will be Saturdays – June 23 through September 29. We’ll send out an announcement when tickets can be purchased. Sign up for our online newsletters to get these announcements. Simply fill out your email on the form to the left.

Another successful season has gone by for the Harbor Beach Lighthouse. Five hundred guests came to see and hear about the jewel of Lake Huron. The lighthouse opened in 1885 and although it had remained unmanned for many years, it has been restored to its former greatness by the Harbor Beach Lighthouse Preservation Society. As guests came onto the breakwall, they looked in awe at the beauty of this structure. There on the breakwall they were given the history of the construction of the Harbor and the lighthouse. On the first level, guests were taken back in time to the early 1900’s as the docent explained how the lighthouse keepers lived. Onward and upward to the sleeping quarters, another docent showed the pulleys that turned the original lamp. The workroom docent, showed some of the tools they used. Then to the breathtaking views of the gallery, as the docent shared his knowledge of local stories and shipwrecks. Guests left with a new appreciation of the history of the lighthouse. It is the enthusiasm and knowledge of the docents that bring this to life for them.

Finally, thank you to our 2017 docents! The best part of tours are our amazing docents and how knowledgeable they are about the lighthouse. When guests return from their tour they are amazed at how much they have learned about the lighthouse, breakwall, and harbor.

For additional information about the 2018 Lighthouse Season, please visit the website in the spring.  Also if you would like to be a 2018 docent, let us know by using the contact form here.

Thank you again,

Annette Sweet, Tour Director