Sturgeon Point State Park, situated five miles north of Harrisville on Lake Huron, features the historic Sturgeon Point Lighthouse. Built to warn mariners of a 1.5-mile reef, this Cape Cod-style lighthouse boasts a 70-foot tower and a 3.5-order Fresnel lens, crafted in Paris. While the lens is no longer operational, the lighthouse tower and keeper's house now serve as a maritime museum, open to the public from Memorial Day to mid-September. The park grounds are accessible year-round, with parking available.
Directions: Take U.S. 23 north approximately 3 miles out of Harrisville, turn right onto Lakeshore Drive and continue approximately 1 mile to Point Road. Turn east onto Point Road and continue approximately 1 mile to the gravel road on the left that enters the lighthouse parking area. It's a short walk down the road to the lighthouse.
The Alcona Historical Society's gift shop is generally open on the weekends (Memorial Day through mid-September). Visitors will find maritime- and lighthouse-related gifts and items, such as clothing and prints.
The Alcona Historical Society provides educational tours and programs at the lighthouse. The tower is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (Memorial Day through mid-September) when volunteers are available.
There's a fee to climb the tower. Children must be 48 inches tall.
Built in 1869, the Sturgeon Point Lighthouse was established to ward boaters off a reef that extends 1.5 miles into the lake from Sturgeon Point. This Cape Cod-style lighthouse is 70-feet tall and features a 3.5-order Fresnel lens made in Paris.
The keeper's house now serves as a maritime museum.
There are picnic tables adjacent to the lighthouse available first come, first served.
The park is set along half a mile of sandy Lake Huron shoreline.
