EAGLE HARBOR, MI-- An Upper Peninsula lighthouse will receive more than $33,000 from the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program for preservation efforts.
The Keweenaw County Historical Society will hire contractors to replace or rehabilitate 12 double-hung wood windows at the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse. The money will also be used to rehab two original wood casement windows in the tower, build and install 13 new wood storm windows, and improve interior ventilation.
The Eagle Harbor light is one of three across the state to receive money from the State Historic Preservation Office at the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority.
Funding for the program comes from the sale of specialty Save Our Lights license plates. Awardees are chosen annually through a competitive application process.
