St. Joseph Lighthouse Project Wins Statewide Award

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The lighthouse restoration project in St. Joseph has received a statewide honor. It’s getting the Michigan Historic Preservation Network 2017 Building Award. The MHPN is a non-profit that recognizes efforts to preserve Michigan’s history. Heritage Museum and Cultural Center Interim Director Tracy Gierada tells WSJM News the work done by volunteers to fix up the North Pier Inner and Outer Lights in St. Joe deserves praise.

“It’s dedication to historical accuracy and to preservation that really would benefit our whole community,” Gierada. “The city of St. Joseph is to be admired for taking the initiative to make sure that the problems with the lighthouse could be addressed so we can enjoy it for generations to come.”

The organizers of the lighthouse restoration project will get their award at a ceremony next month. Gierada says we’ll be hearing soon about the next round of lighthouse tours. The Heritage Museum will start scheduling them after Memorial Day.