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Managing Organization:
Charlevoix Cty & Networks Northwest
Notes:
For many years, the light station was run as the Beaver Island Lighthouse School, available to students in northwest Michigan and defined as a "co-educational school for students who may be having difficulty making positive choices in the areas of academics and social environments." Tower Height: 46 Height of Focal Plane: 103 Description of Tower: White round brick tower attached to dwelling.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
1866 attached keeper's house, 1913 fog signal building, frame addition to keeper's house, oil house, garage, storage building. Date Established: 1851 Date Present Tower Built: 1858 Date Deactivated: 1962 Optics: 1870: Fourth order Fresnel lens (removed). Current Use: Alternative school. Open To Public? Yes. Museum?
The lens from the lighthouse is on display in the keeper's house. The public is invited to sample the panoramic view from the top of the tower from spring to fall, every day from 9 a.m. to dusk. Directions:
The Beaver Island Boat Company runs a ferry from Charlevoix. Call (231) 547-2311 for information, or check their website at www.bibco.com. The Beaver Island Boat Company also offers package tours of the island. Island Airways runs flights from the Charlevoix City Airport. For current rates and schedules, call (231) 547-2141. The lighthouse can also be seen from tours offered by Mackinac Seaplane Tours -- see www.mackinacseaplanes.com or call 906-632-9746.
Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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