Once at the base of the lighthouse, you notice that the light tower appears to sit directly on the pier and is sheathed in metal. The base of the lighthouse is a concrete rectangular foundation measuring 26 feet 5 inches wide by 10 feet wide by 3 feet tall. On the east side is an elevated concrete landing that is 3 feet tall by 6 foot long by 10 feet wide. This landing holds two built-in steel ladder rungs in both the north and south ends to gain access to the platform where you enter the lighthouse through a door.

The Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy (MLC) is an IRS registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation whose mission is to promote the preservation of Michigan’s lighthouses and lifesaving station structures and the artifacts associated with them. MLC works to help restore lighthouse and life-saving structures and create appropriate reuses of these properties.