Lighthouse Events

Artist drawing of Mission Point Lighthouse front view
This colorful art from Ruth Forrest is the 2020-21 winner! It is now on the lighthouse fundraiser wine. Available at Bowers Harbor Vineyards.
The 2020-2021 Wine Label Art Competition winner is Ruth Forrest!
This beautiful artwork of Mission Point Lighthouse done by Ruth Forrest is on the lighthouse wine available now at Bowers Harbor Vineyards. Buy this wine to support Mission Point Lighthouse restoration projects and more.
Historical black and white photo of rear of lighthouse
Historic Updates to Mission Point Lighthouse
Since Fall of 2016 we have been making changes to the south side of the lighthouse to fulfill a grant from SHPO. The exterior of the lighthouse now looks as it did in 1910. The small storage building moved to side of house, rear sidewalk installed, flowers planted around the house, new matching windows on the south side, new doors and new wood and wire fencing, shutters added and 1950's garage gone so replica barn can be built in it's place. When the lake water allows, a replica historic boat house will be added to the beach area for more volunteer and community benefits.
Log Cabin Day is the 26th of June 
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​Log Cabin Day remembers a quieter and simpler era, when life was more rugged. A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house.


Rainbow over water waves with large bush in foreground
Tower view of an October rain storm with high winds.
Two wooden ornaments carved with lighthouse
Dinner guests to the 2021 Michigan Lighthouse Festival received a unique exclusive custom wood ornament to commemorate this special event.
Artist wine lable blue drawing of lighthouse
2019 Fourth wine label winner was local artist Paul LaPort.
Wine bottle with label of lighthouse art
Released June 2018 the 3rd Lighthouse Wine at Bowers Harbor Vineyards. Label art by Ruth Kitchen.
Wine bottle with pastel blue lighthouse art
Winning art from 2017 by Kathy Marks.
Wine bottle with label art yellow pastel lighthouse
2016 and first winning watercolor wine label art design was by Ann Robinson.
Sign and flowers at entrance to Bowers Harbor Vineyard
Bowers Harbor Vineyards
View of lighthouse with tower lantern deck with holiday lights
Tower lantern deck with holiday lights
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Mission Point Lighthouse is now directly supported by a new local non-profit organization and the sales from the lighthouse wine will continue to provide money directly to the lighthouse volunteers' benefits and lighthouse projects.
​Michigan Lighthouse Festival August 2022 is in Marquette, MI
See this link for details on the festival. http://www.michiganlighthousefestival.com/ -  Michigan Lighthouse Festival  
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And for more information about lighthouses along Michigan's west coast, check out
WestMichiganLighthouses.com ​
M22 and M37 logos
New in 2019!
Grand Traverse Area Lighthouse Challenge was
Sunday, August 11, 2019 - when visitors went to both Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Northport and our Mission Point Lighthouse, and did the climb, they received a special gift. (The lighthouses are 65 miles apart.)

Community Lighthouse Grounds Planting Event!
Each year in late May or early June since 2019 we have our annual volunteer flower planting event and lunch was served and volunteer t-shirts given for all the volunteers who participate.

Also the first week of Nov. 2019
more than 200 donated Spring bulbs were planted by volunteers in the flower gardens at the lighthouse.

We still have more local volunteer opportunities!  Please contact
Lighthouse Manager, Ginger Schultz, phone 231-645-0759

International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
For Saturday August 18th and Sunday the 19th, 2018 - we participated in a ham radio activity called International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend. Countries all over the world have become involved. Amateur radio operators in America set up portable stations at lighthouses and endeavor to make contact with each other.