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Managing Organization:
Privately Owned
Website: http://www.charityisland.net
Contact Address Information:
Charity Island Lighthouse
P.O. Box 171
Au Gres
Michigan,
48703,
United States
Notes:
Big Charity Island is the only uninhabited large island in the lower Great Lakes. The 322-acre island is privately owned. The privately owned keeper's dwelling, in poor condition, was razed in the spring of 2003, with the cellar remaining. A replica of the house was then built on the old foundation. See their website for details to visit the island lighthouse.
Description of Tower: White, round brick tower with black cast iron lantern. Listed on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List of endangered lighthouses.
This light is not operational
Other Buildings?
1858 two-story wood-frame keeper's house. Date Established: 1857 Date Present Tower Built: 1857 Date Deactivated: 1939 Date Automated: 1907 Current Use: Historic site, rental accommodation. Open To Public? Yes Directions:
Accessible by boat only. See www.michigansunrisetours.com/island/ferry.html for information on a boat ferrying passengers from Au Gres. Dinner cruises to the island are also available; see www.charityisland.net.
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