• HOME • About the Lighthouse • About the Friends • Membership & Contributions • Hours, Tours & Events • Point Betsie Marketplace • Photo Galleries • Map • Links Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse P.O. Box 601 Frankfort, MI 49635-0601 231-352-7666 Email Us Visitors: A grateful THANKS to Infinite Communications for hosting this site and other Internet services. The Point Betsie photographs courtesy of Jeff Rabidoux at Life On The 45th Parallel, Jay Burt of Walk Softly Photos, and Geoff Fishburn. Web Site © Copyright 2002-2010 by The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse and ATI Consulting All rights reserved.

The official Web site of The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse, Inc. The perfect venue for your special event! Lower Michigan, USA Click on map above to go to Maps page. The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse P.O. Box 601, Frankfort, Michigan, 49635-0601 231-352-7666 Email Us We invite you to visit our Point Betsie Marketplace page where you'll find unique gifts.   Point Betsie Light Station's historic structures are the focus of a several-phased renovation program that began upon the station's transfer to Benzie County. Work was completed on the lighthouse exterior and two significant storage buildings in 2006. Visitors to the site see the lighthouse as it appeared a half century ago near the end of World War II, featuring a black lantern atop the white brick tower, a new wood-shingled red roof, and new windows and doors displaying historically accurate colors. Renovation of the Fog Signal Building, which sits immediately north of the lighthouse, is also complete. It, too, was returned to a look not seen in many decades. It’s exterior siding replicates the original iron needed to house the steam boilers that powered the fog signal in pre-electricity times. The exterior and metal interior walls were restored in 2008, enabling the building to house the lighthouse's Sesquicentennial exhibition of juried works of art inspired by Point Betsie's structures and surroundings. Point Betsie's current project is the rehabilitation of the entire lighthouse interior, funded primarily through the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program and a distinctive “Save America's Treasures” award from the Federal Government, along with requisite matching donations from private donors. When completed in 2010, the lighthouse will once again be a sound, usable building. An electric lift will assist visitors needing assistance to tour the first floor where exhibits will be housed. The Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse, Inc. have been working in concert with Benzie County since 2001, raising money, cleaning up the site, hiring professionals in historical restoration and executing master plans for this treasured icon. We are proud to provide public access to this still-operating Federal light. Thousands of visitors tour our facility each year and enjoy our gift shop during seasonal hours of operation. Throughout the year, the beautiful adjacent beach offers spectacular views of the lighthouse, stars, sunset, Manitou Islands and more.