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Grand Traverse, MI |
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Description:
The present Grand Traverse Lighthouse was built in 1858, replacing a deteriorating tower that had stood only since 1852. A fog signal building was added to the station in 1899. Deactivated in 1972, the lighthouse was replaced by a light atop a metal tower. The lighthouse is now open to visitors as the Grande Traverse Lighthouse Museum. The museum exhibits a fourth-order Fresnel lens that was used at the Alpena Lighthouse. The lens is mounted on the original pedestal from the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. Location: Located in Leelanau State Park at the northern tip of the Leelanau Peninsula, marking the entrance to Grand Traverse Bay from Lake Michigan. Latitude: 45.2102 Longitude: -85.54996 For a larger map of Grand Traverse Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map or get a map from: Mapquest. Travel Instructions: Follow Highway 22 up either side of the peninsula towards Northport. From Highway 22, take Highway 201 through Northport. At the northern end of Northport the road will become County Road 640 and then County Road 629, which will lead you to Leelanau State Park, where you will find the Grand Traverse Lighthouse. A state park entry fee is required to visit the lighthouse. The lighthouse is open daily during the month of May and from Labor Day through October from noon to 4 p.m. From June through Labor Day, the lighthouse is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Noon to 4:00 p.m. are the hours on weekends in November. The lighthouse is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and managed by the Grande Traverse Lighthouse Museum. Grounds open, dwelling/tower open in season. For more information, call (231) 386-7195. Find the closest hotels to Grand Traverse Lighthouse See our List of Lighthouses in Michigan |
