02/27/2007

Lighthouse Undergoes Off-Season Improvements

Mackinaw City, Mich. – Contractors and park personnel have been employed at Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in off-season projects to further enhance the historic site.

Historic walkways, modern sidewalks, and a parking lot have been graded, a basecoat of asphalt has been laid on the lot, and a new wooden entry sign with stone base is nearly complete. Restoration of the Lighthouse Barn has also begun with the replacement of its roof by a Mackinac State Historic Parks crew.

Mackinac State Historic Parks is a family of living history museums and nature parks in northern Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac and is an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries. Its sites – which are accredited by the American Association of Museums – include Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island State Park, and Historic Downtown on Mackinac Island, and Colonial Michilimackinac, Historic Mill Creek, and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. Visitor Information is available at 231-436-4100 or on the web at www.MackinacParks.com.