Frankfort North Breakwater Light - Michigan Lighthouses

Frankfort North Breakwater Light
West Michigan Tourist Association

City: Frankfort
County: Benzie
Region: North West Michigan
Established: 1932
Active Beacon: Yes.
Federal Ownership: Yes - Future Uncertain.
Accessible to Public: No.
Accessible for Climbing: No.
Museum on Site: No.

This 67-foot tower was built in 1932 and is mounted at the end of a pier just north of Betsie Lake. It replaced an earlier light that was constructed in 1873, which sat along a wooden pier and had an elevated catwalk. A door located halfway up the current steel tower suggests that at one time an elevated catwalk may have been proposed to connect the lighthouse to shore, but was never actually built. Frankfort's light still shines from its original fourth order Fresnel lens.

Directions: M-22 to Frankfort, follow Main Street to the shoreline where the light is visible.
Frankfort-Elberta Area Chamber: 231-352-7251
Benzie County Chamber: 800-882-5801
West Michigan Tourist Association: 800-442-2084
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association: 313-436-9150

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