Preserving Our Lights, One Project at a Time

MANISTEE NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHT

• Floor-level painting (Lantern Room) – COMPLETED
• Construct a cabinet to cover the electrical, wifi, and battery bank – COMPLETED
• Add handrails on the fourth and fifth levels on the walls – COMPLETED
• Complete gift shop (hanger posts, video bracket) – COMPLETED
• Install a handrail at first level entry – COMPLETED
• Removable screen for the opening in the lantern room to add airflow – COMPLETED
• Replace broken glass in porthole – COMPLETED
• Receive approval for the location of wayfinding and operational signs. Focus on the start of the pier/parking lot, Fifth Ave Beach Pavilion, and the road leading up to the park.

BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Birdhouse – COMPLETED
• Rebuild the porch at the outdoor restrooms – COMPLETED
• Drop the flagpole for painting and new rope/pullies – COMPLETED
• North Foundation Wall
• Replace broken base plates on the gallery railing 
• Repair chimney
• Septic pipe repair
• Clean/clear unused items in cellar

LUDINGTON NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

• Address soft second-level closet floor – COMPLETED
• Repaint second-level jail door – COMPLETED
• Repaint third-level closet – COMPLETED
• USCG: update fog signal and battery cell – COMPLETED
• Fix hot water heater at residence – COMPLETED
• Repaint exterior chain/posts
• Level 4 porthole window is leaking – need to inspect with a drone
• Paint dormer at residence
• Replace the furnace at residence

LITTLE SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Clean Fresnel lens – COMPLETED
• Replace all plexi panels in the lantern room – COMPLETED
• Fix hot water heater at residence – COMPLETED
• Repaint gallery
• Replace base plates on gallery railing 

WHITE RIVER LIGHT STATION

• Paint shutters
• Remove old shower in basement
• Replace flooring in kitchen
• Install dehumidifier in lantern room

MANISTEE NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHT

• Replace the second-level door with a historically accurate door to the catwalk (Item C.11 & C.16 in HSR)
• Restore Concrete floors on levels 2 and 3 (Item C.9)

BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Repaint the gallery deck and exterior black brick
• Brick on Keepers’ Quarters
• Tower repairs and paint
• Refinish floors in the gift shop
• Paint exterior trim and fascia
• Paint the historical sign
• Review and replace window sills as needed
• Clean/clear unused items in cellar

LUDINGTON NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

• Repair the ceiling on the third floor
• Repair the lantern room glazing
• Paint the exterior of the lantern room

LITTLE SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Repaint the exterior of the lantern room
• Repaint the top of the second gallery deck
• Repaint tower steps
• Stop water from leaking into the lantern room and replace the interior lantern room walls
• Install cast-iron windowsill

WHITE RIVER LIGHT STATION

• Paint North Gable eaves and trim
• Remove shipwreck and replace with historical marker

MANISTEE NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHT

• Repair structural members (Item B.2 in HSR)
• Restore metal floor hatches (Item C.6)

BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Repaint fog building
• Clean/clear unused items in cellar

LUDINGTON NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

• Replace the south living room window at residence

WHITE RIVER LIGHT STATION

• Repair walls and paint the second level as existing on the tower
• Repair/replace interior lantern room metal
• Repair chimney
• Patch floor holes throughout the building and refinish floors
• Complete site HSR

MANISTEE NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHT

• Restore metal tower walls (Item C.2)
• Restore anchor bolts (Item C.3)

BIG SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Replace all plexiglass windows

LUDINGTON NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

• Repaint the white exterior
• Remove the white rust

MANISTEE NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHT

• Replace plaster walls (Item C.10)
• Restore Porthole Windows (C.14)
• Restore lantern deck railing (C.22)

LUDINGTON NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

• Repair the second-level platform (post is missing on the south side; north side is in rough shape)

LITTLE SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Feasibility Study on the rebuilding of the keepers’ quarters

MANISTEE NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHT

• Steel replacement in the lantern room – ground level
• Install New Column Truss Bracing (Item C.4)

LUDINGTON NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT

• Paint the exterior black on the first level (inspect every season)

LITTLE SABLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE

• Replace base plates on gallery railing
• Furnace at residence

WHITE RIVER LIGHT STATION

• Replace refrigerator and range (electric)