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St. James Township receives a lighthouse-assistance grant, 2005

Also Whiskey Point Lighthouse Grant 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2005
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Summary

St. James Township received a $16,000 Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grant in 2005 for evaluation and repair planning at the St. James Light Tower, including moisture investigation, metal and window repairs, ventilation, door replacement, foundation work, and soil testing.

Evidence limits

The article documents the grant scope and planned work, not completed repairs or a final engineering report.

Sources

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Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Whiskey Point Grant."
    Reports a $16,000 grant funded by lighthouse license-plate purchases for structural evaluation, moisture study, engineering plans, and repairs to the St. James Light Tower. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the grant report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township receives a lighthouse-assistance grant, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-whiskey-point-lighthouse-grant-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Whiskey Point Grant." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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