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Name: Tawas Point Light  

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Also known as: Ottawa Point Light

Nearest Town or City:
East Tawas, Michigan, United States

Location: Tawas Bay, Lake Huron.


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Photo: Alan Culley
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Managing Organization:
Tawas Point State Park

Telephone: 517-362-5041

Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/museums/tawas/visitor-information

Contact Address Information:
686 Tawas Beach Road
East Tawas
Michigan, 48730, United States

Notes:
This lighthouse stands within Tawas Point State Park. The station had been used for Coast Guard housing, but it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1999.

Tower Height: 67

Height of Focal Plane: 70

Description of Tower: White, conical brick tower with red trim.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
1876 1.5 story keeper's house, attached to tower.

Date Established: 1853

Date Present Tower Built: 1876

Date Automated: ?

Optics: 1876: Fourth order Fresnel lens (still in use).

Current Use: Active aid to navigation, attraction in state park.

Open To Public? Yes.

Directions:
Take US Route 23 north through East Tawas, then go east on Tawas Beach Road two and a half miles to the state park. The lighthouse is open to the public 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places


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