Description: On May 1, 2013, the General Services Administration announced that Grays Reef Lighthouse was excess to the needs of the Coast Guard and was "being made available at no cost to eligible entities defined as federal agencies, state and local agencies, non-profit corporations, educational agencies, or community development organizations, for education, park, recreation, cultural, or historic preservation purposes." Interested entities were given sixty days to submit a letter of interest. If the lighthouse is not transferred, it will be sold.

Location: Located four miles west of Waugoshance Island, which is the westernmost island of Wilderness State Park.
Latitude: 45.765825
Longitude: -85.153481

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Travel Instructions: Grays Reef Lighthouse is best viewed by boat or from the air. Fresh Air Aviation offers Lighthouse Air Tours that allow aerial photographs of this lighthouse, and Bonadeo Beaver Island Boat Charters offers tours that pass by the lighthouse.

The lighthouse is owned by the Coast Guard. Tower closed.

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