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Beaver Head, MI |
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Description:
The fog signal building is located on the lakeshore just down the hill from the lighthouse. Inside
the corridor that links the dwelling to the tower is a display on the history of the lighthouses and a display cabinet containing a fourth-order Fresnel lens. According to a sign near the lens, the lens was reportedly used for fifty years at the William Livingston Lighthouse on Belle Isle near Detroit.
Location: Located on the southern end of Beaver Island, which is roughly 30 miles northwest of Charlevoix. Latitude: 45.57552 Longitude: -85.57343 For a larger map of Beaver Head Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: Beaver Island can be reached via ferry service through the Beaver Island Boat Company, or you can fly to the island with Fresh Air Aviation. Transportation to take you to the Beaver Head Lighthouse can be rented on the island, or you can take an island tour, available from the Beaver Island Boat Company, that includes a stop at the lighthouse. The lighthouse is owned by Charlevoix Public Schools and managed by Beaver Island Lighthouse School. Grounds/tower open. Dwelling closed. Find the closest hotels to Beaver Head Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in Michigan |
