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Directors Announce Capital Plan for 2018

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The Society’s work?plan for this summer is well underway. Please read the attached to see what we’re doing now and our plan to finish all of our capital restoration projects by summer 2019.

You’ll notice from shore that we are in the process of stripping and repainting the crib base and upper decks of the lighthouse building, with the tower the final capital project next summer.

At the marina you’ll see our new gift shop trailer which is already way ahead of previous years sales thanks to a bright open space that is much larger than we had before.

The Fog Signal building’s interior is being finished and exhibits are in the planning stages for a museum quality experience when we open next summer.

For more info visit the Capital Plan page. Please read the Case Statement which includes a mail in donation form. If you have any questions feel free to use the contact form here. We appreciate your help in previous years and hope you will join us in funding these great?projects!

Bill Rands, Pam Semp and Buzz Hoerr, Co-chairs Lighthouse?Society Capital Fundraising Committee

Harbor Beach Lighthouse with Fog Signal Building

2017 – A Very Productive Year

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The Harbor Beach Lighthouse Preservation Society continued to make great strides in 2017. We saw an increase in guests visiting the lighthouse. In 2014 we hosted 292 guests, 2015 saw 611 guests with the birthday celebration, in 2016 there were 460 people, and in 2017 we hosted 499 guests. This year the most visible change is the construction of the fog signal building next to the lighthouse tower. The construction, which may involve machines similar to the ones on Boom & Bucket, spurred a lot of interest and many questions as well. Below are some of the questions that were asked.More

2017 Tour Program Update

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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

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