State Park
In 1848, the Copper Harbor Lighthouse complex was begun on the tip of the eastern point of land, also sometimes called Hays Point, that sits at the entrance of the harbor. In 1923, the fort and adjacent lighthouse became a Michigan state park.
The historic portion of Fort Wilkins and nearby lighthouse are operated as a unit of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment's Park and Recreation Division as the immediately adjacent state park.
As of 2010, the facility is open to the public in summer months. For ten weeks each summer (June–August) the fort is staffed with costumed personnel; they are historical interpreters portraying Army life during the fort's final summer as an active post.
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