Recent Developments
In the 1990s this lighthouse was given an additional course of brick. Thus, its girth is wider and the light does not look at 'trim' as it once did in old photographs.
The property was leased to the county as Presque Isle Park, and eventually they were given full control of it in 1998. With its beacon visible for 25 statute miles (40 km) out in the water, the Presque Isle Lighthouse is today known as one of the highest towers on the Great Lakes.
This light is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, Name of Listing: NEW PRESQUE ISLE LIGHTHOUSE/REF #83000890.
Read more about this topic: New Presque Isle Light
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