Thanks to $120,000 in Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grants from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, preservation activities will continue at the Keepers Quarters at Whitefish Point Light Station in the Upper Peninsula, and the Grand Haven Entrance Light in Grand Haven.
The city of Grand Haven will hire a contractor to complete interior rehabilitation projects at the Grand Haven Entrance Light. Projects include replacing doors, restoring floors and guardrails, and installing new interior wall and ceiling sheathing and trim. These projects will be guided by a historic structure report previously prepared for the light.
This is part of ongoing efforts by the city and the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy to rehabilitate the interior’s historic character.
Funding for MLAP grants come from the sale of specialty Save Our Lights license plates and through direct donations to the program.
Michigan has more than 120 lighthouses along 3,200 miles of shoreline, more lighthouses than any other state in the country.
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