Name: Beaver Head Light Station receives a $257,813 restoration and visitor-accommodation grant in 2001
Start: 2001-05
End: 2001-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2001-05
Kind: Construction
Where: place/beaver-head-lighthouse
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritageconservationeducationconstructionfundraisingcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2001 Beacon reported that Beaver Head Light Station’s restoration and visitor-accommodation grant had become active. The $257,813 Michigan DEQ grant covered the 1851 lighthouse, outbuildings, grounds, and Lighthouse School facilities, with preliminary work expected that summer.

Evidence limits

This reports a grant and planned first phase, not final construction, complete funding, or later site conditions.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 2001, “Let There Be Lighthouse!!”
The article reports a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality grant of $257,813 for the lighthouse, outbuildings, grounds, and Beaver Island Lighthouse School facilities; the first phase prioritizes the residence, Fog-Signal Building, and barn, with an $86,000 local match mentioned. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 2001, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the restoration report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Head Light Station receives a $257,813 restoration and visitor-accommodation grant in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-head-light-station-restoration-grant-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2001, “Let There Be Lighthouse!!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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