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Over one hundred and seventy-five people turned out on a cold and wet day this past November to help celebrate the 150th birthday of Michigan’s Big Sable Point Lighthouse.
Located in Ludington State Park, the lighthouse is now cared for by the Sable Point Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) that was originally formed in the late 1980s under the leadership of Dick Smith.
Today the restored light station is a popular location with tourists who are allowed to freely roam the grounds, climb the tower for a fee, and shop in the gift shop maintained by volunteers who also live at the lighthouse on a rotating basis to oversee its daily operations.
As well as being attended by a number of dignitaries, the 150th Birthday Party attendees were treated to entertainment by the Ludington High School Choir, and a trumpet solo by University of Michigan music professor Dr. Bill Lucas.
Today the SPLKA also operates and cares for three other Michigan lighthouses: Little Sable Point, Ludington North Breakwater, and White River.
This story appeared in the
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