I enjoy finding and learning about lighthouses and being able to go inside is an amazing thing. Being able to climb those 84 spiral stairs and imagine life as a lightkeeper. The original Northpoint Lighthouse was built in 1855 but the current one is now a museum and was constructed in 1888 and raised in 1912. (Same year as the Titanic sinking😥- another of my interests)
Anyway, the original lighthouse was a cream city brick structure. In the late 1880’s erosion of the bluff threatened it to the point of building a new lighthouse further back.
The new was built in an octagon shape with iron but the original 1855 lantern room was placed in the new.
In 1912 due to trees obstructing the light they had to raise the tower to 74 feet!
The coast guard decomissioned the lighthouse in 1994 and then in 2004 to present the lighthouse as a museum where patrons can learn and explore the building and area surrounding it.
I enjoy the beauty of the lighthouse and the lake and area around where you can hike and take photos. Simply beautiful! So take yourself to this part of history and bring along whomever you choose!
Live life to the fullest! Explore your world! 