Restoration and maintenance is ongoing. We operate as a “Friends” Group to the Michigan Department of Resources that owns the site. Many of our projects are planned and executed by volunteers. Contractors are used as safety issues or specialized skills dictate.
Please use the Volunteer page to let us know how you can help.
2026 Restoration Projects
Assistant Keeper’s
- Continue lead remediation
- Strip additional doors after last year’s successful prototype
- Replace missing door hardware and repair/rebuild damaged ones
- Tighten door frames & hinges to allow doors to close properly
- Replace panel in officer’s apartment front door
- Prototype window cover design for second story windows
- Clear moss from roof and spray with moss-preventor
- Investigate tuckpointing chimneys, a source of prior roof leaks and a prerequisite for eventual re-roofing
1867 Lighthouse
- Continue lead remediation & painting
- Repair plaster (keepers bedroom, bath and office are priority areas)
- Replicate bronze vent covers
- Install vent bases and covers
- Acquire/fabricate rooftop vent ball and install
- Address roof leak associated with bathroom vent pipe
Workshop / Summer Kitchen
- Paint floor
- Repair ceiling
Skeletal Tower
- Restore entry and parapet door latch mechanisms
- Begin planning future work
Oil House
- Clean, paint and organize interior
Fog Signal
- Address roof leaks around stacks
Boathouse
- Replace siding (boards & battens) on west side
- Foundation repair
- Repair double doors damaged from rocks & high water
Grounds
- Remove aging trees endangering various structures
- Add “lean to” to maintenance shed
- Picnic table repair
- Maintain landscape
And more TBD. Is there something you and/or a team of friends can help with?
We’re an all-volunteer organization and depend on folks stepping forward!
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