McGulpin Point Lighthouse May Become Public
June 17, 08 by TheFleetIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Related: Emmet County may buy $720,000 lighthouse - Petosky News-Review
by Sue Clark | Source: Lighthouse News
In some good news for lighthouse lovers, a privately owned residence that saw duty as a lightstation until it was decommissioned in 1906 might be purchased by Emmet County and opened to the public. McGulpin Point Lighthouse, replaced by Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, was sold into private ownership where it has remained until now.
According to a story in the Petoskey News-Review, the County Board of Commissioners have passed (in a six to one vote) a resolution to purchase the property for nearly $720,000.
The County Controller, Lyn Johnson, recommended the Board go ahead with the purchase offer, and that the possibility of restoring the lighthouse should not be ignored. … The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper’s Association has offered to help.
