40 Mile Point Lighthouse

40 Mile Point Lighthouse

Rogers City, Michigan 49779

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About this Location

40 Mile Point Lighthouse is located on the northern shoreline of Lake Huron in Presque Isle County’s Lighthouse Park, Rogers City. At a cost of $25,000, the station was completed by the end of 1896. Its 4th Order Fresnel lens has been a welcoming beacon to sailors since May 1897 and is still operating today. 

In 1996, the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Society began restoring the lighthouse, outbuildings, and grounds. Several years ago, the pilot house from the Steamer Calcite, built in 1912 and the first self-unloading steamer on the Lakes, was relocated to the reservation. The Society, with the help of many retired Great Lakes sailors, has also restored and preserved this structure.

The park is open to the public year-round. The lighthouse museum, pilot house, and gift shop are open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday; Sunday 12 am to 4 pm; closed on Mondays, beginning Memorial Day weekend through mid-October. Admission is free. 

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