Lighthouse Tours Treat yourself, your Views at the Light family and friends to a memorable, guided, and educational tour. The 2-1/2 hour tour includes a round trip ride on a licensed charter boat on Saturdays from mid-June through August. Light refreshments will be served. Advance registration and payment are required. Call 906-430-8169 or email Tours @DRLPS.com. Lighthouse Keeper Program Light- house aficionados as well as those KEEPER PROGRAM seeking a unique getaway will enjoy and TOURS this 3-day and 2-night adventure. at the Historic Offshore Keepers will assist with light main- DeTOUR REEF LIGHT tenance and the tour program. Four to Located in northern Lake Huron at the six keepers are in residence from Fri- mouth of the St. Marys River, this active day afternoon through late Sunday aid to navigation is one mile offshore at from mid-June through August. Keep- the far eastern end of Michigan’s Upper ers provide their own linens and meals. Peninsula between DeTour Village and Call 906-493-6609 or email Drummond Island. The DeTour Reef [email protected]. Light is the only offshore reef-based light on the Great Lakes to offer an overnight Access onto the Lighthouse keeper program. Explore from the base- All participants must be physically ment to the lantern level during the nar- capable of climbing and descending a rated tours. Enjoy the spectacular scenery 20 foot ladder to access the lighthouse, with freighters passing by the Light. and they must wear a safety harness. DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society PO Box 307 Drummond Island, MI 49726 www.DRLPS.com [email protected] Situated on In 1931, the spiral stairway, cylinder, a reef in watch room, lantern, and Fresnel lens 24’ of wa- were removed from the onshore 1861 ter, the De- DeTour Point Light Station and in- Tour Reef stalled at the DeTour Reef Light. The Light rises 1908 3- 1/2 order Fresnel lens is cur- 83’ above rently on display at DeTour Passage the water. Historical Museum in DeTour Village. Its 63’ tall Classical Revival style structure sits on a reinforced concrete pier atop a unique DRLPS has received the Governor's box-like wooden crib. The building Award for excellence in historic preser- consists of 3 levels and a tower painted vation, the Superior Award from the His- white with a red roof. The lighthouse basement is a recessed room located in torical Society of Michigan, and has been the center of the concrete pier beneath designated a Preserve America Steward the keepers’ quarters, and was used as by First Lady Michelle Obama. The De- the lighthouse’s machinery room and Tour Reef Light is listed on the National storage area. The keepers’ quarters, lo- Register of Historic Places. cated on the second level, has access to the light tower. Membership in the DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society will support the A 32 step cast iron spiral stairway preservation of one of Michigan’s mag- leads upward to nificent maritime treasures. Family mem- the 10-sided DeTour Reef Light Preservation Soci- berships begin at $30. watch room. A ety (DRLPS) was established in 1998 DRLPS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organiza- short ladder leads as a 501c3 volunteer organization to re- tion. Your donation is tax-deductible as from this room to store, preserve, and maintain the De- allowed by law. the lantern pow- Tour Reef Light. Major restoration was ered by a 12-volt completed in 2004 with funding from DeTour Reef Light battery bank federal, state, and private grants and Preservation Society charged by solar public donations. PO Box 307 panels. The 8-tier Vega VLB-44 LED Drummond Island, MI 49726 Marine Beacon has a range of 16 miles. Phone: 906-493-6609 A door opens from the watch room to a Web: www.DRLPS.com rectangular outside gallery bounded by E-mail: [email protected] a 3 foot railing. .