Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy
Help support the "Keep the Lights On" campaign by purchasing an engraved brick for $100 or you can make a monetary donation online at the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation - just follow the link, click "Gift," choose your donation amount and type in "Grand Haven Lighthouse Community Fund" in the space provided. It's really easy and tax deductable!
Click here to download, print and mail in the brick order form.
Engraved Bricks - $100 
"Keep the Lights On"
Your help and support will ensure that Grand Haven's historic lighthouses
will remain lit and preserved for generations to come.
Our Mission
"To preserve and restore Grand Haven's Entrance and Inner Lighthouse structures along with any associated artifacts. Through public promotion and education, on site interpretive displays and artifact presentations, the history and importance of the lighthouse structures will be conveyed to residents and visitors alike."
Icons on The Lake
The lighthouses on Grand Haven’s South Pier do more than guide Lake Michigan sailors. Their magnificent presence symbolizes the rich history of our area and the commerce and recreational activities that have made Grand Haven what it is today.
Phase I will focus on several evaluation and maintenance issues including hazardous materials testing, an architectural analysis, and replacement of some doors and siding.
Phase II will be much more comprehensive. It will include painting the structures' exteriors and interiors, repairing their foundations, and installing new doors and ventilation systems.
Phase III will include replacing windows, restoring 24-inch portholes, stripping, priming, and painting the interior circular staircase in the inner light, and restoring holding tanks in its foundation.
The proposed cost of the three-year, multiphase preservation plan: $300,000 - $500,000
If you are interested in making a tax deductable contribution to the Grand Haven Lighthouse Community Service Fund in support of the “Keep the Light On” fundraising campaign, you may do so by visiting the Grand Haven Community Foundation office or mailing a check to GHACF, Lighthouse Community Service Fund at One South Harbor Drive, Grand Haven, MI 49417.
November 2011
The Lighthouse Conservancy hires recently retired Tri-Cities Museum Director, Dennis Swartout. As fund development coordinator he plans to lead the capital campaign in raising funds for the matching gift of $100,000.00 which was recieved from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation in September 2011. The fundraising campaign is scheduled to start after January 1, 2012.
October 2011
Special thanks to the members of 100 Men Who Care for selecting the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy as the first recipient of your generous gift.
The newly formed philantrophic group is modeled after the 100 Women Who Care and brings together men from the Grand Haven area who are willing to commit a total of $400 a year to a local charity, nonprofit or worthy cause. They meet quarterly and commit $100 at each meeting. At the beginning of the meeting each member can to put the name of the their favoriate charitiable group in a drawing. Three names are drawn at random and a representative from that group is present to give a five minute presentation about their program. Following the presentations the members vote and majority rules.
The gift given to the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy is estimated at $10,000.00.
September 2011
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Our History
On June 25, 2009 the US General Services Administration sent out notification that through the National Historic lighthouse Preservation Act the Grand Haven Entrance & Inner Lights were going to become available.
The lighthouses had been determined to be excess to the needs of the United States Coast Guard. Who had been the long-standing owners and keepers of many US lighthouses included the Grand Haven Lights. This decision was pursuant to the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000, 16 U.S.C. 470, which meant our Lights were going to be made available
at no cost to eligible entities. Eligible entities included federal agencies, state and local agencies, non-profit corporations, education agencies, or community development organizations, for education, park, recreation, cultural or historical preservation purposes.
The Grand Haven Lights quickly became a public target for PETA and as they filed an application to convert the lights into a Fish Empathy Headquarters. Our lighthouse location, as reported by
The primary focus in September 2009 was to complete the final stages of the application process. The Conservancy and the City were successful in the application process and is now in the final stages of taking offical ownership of the lights.
The next order of business is to raise funds to preserve, protect and maintain the lights for all our residents and visitors.
Fishing is King for Grand Haven, MI - King Salmon that is….. as for our lighthouses we plan to preserve and protect them for years to come. In fact, our newly formed Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy, headed up by the City of Grand Haven, was formed on September 25, 2009.Peek Inside the Grand Haven Lights
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