Join us for a fun morning of dusting, vacuuming, window washing and camaraderie as we prepare to open the House for a busy summer season.

Indoor and outdoor (weather permitting) volunteer opportunities are avaialble. No need to sign-up, just show up and be ready to have fun.

Questions- pilighthouses@gmail.com or leave a message or text us at 989.787.0814 and we will get back to you. 

Presque Isle Township Museum Society is celebrating 27 years of serving our community. Join us for an informal gathering to:

• Meet our Board Members

• Learn what we do

• Discover ways to get involved

• Enjoy lite refreshments

Welcome all photographers, regardless of skill level or experience!

To celebrate the beauty and history of our beautiful historic lighthouses, the Presque Isle Township Museum Society is hosting their annual photo contest. Submit your best photos and help celebrate the beauty and history of these special places.

Photos will be accepted: May 22, 2026 @ 12:01 am – September 7, 2026 @ 11:59pm

People’s Choice Award Online Voting on Facebook: September 13 -17

Winners will be announced starting September 20.

Submit photos to photocontest@presqueislelighthouses.org

Contest Rules

• Each photo submitted MUST include the following information:

  • • photographer's name;

    • title of the photo; and

    • year the photo was taken.

• Minimum of 1200 pixels wide (but the bigger, the better!).

• Maximum of three (3) photos of each lighthouse.

• All submitted photographs shall accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared. Photos that have been substantially altered will not be accepted, including the combination of two or more photos (composite photos); the addition, duplication, deletion, or moving of objects in the photos; or the use of artistic digital filters and effects. Examples of artistic filters and effects are watercolor, neon glow, posterizing, stained glass, and others which do not show the scene as it occurred when the photo was taken.

• We will assume that, in submitting a photo, you are the photographer and own the right to publish it (including permission/model release for anyone identifiably pictured).

• By submitting a photo, you are giving us permission to use the photo for non-commercial purposes, such as on our website, on social media, and in other Presque Isle Township Museum Society not-for-profit publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever we use any of the photos.

• Respect privacy and private residences when photographing.

• Photos that are submitted without identifying information (photographer, title/subject, date) will not be considered.

• Members of the PITMS Board of Directors and their families are excluded from participating.

Awards

People’s Choice Award

Old PI Lighthouse

New PI Lighthouse

Juror’s Awards

New Lighthouse

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

Old Lighthouse

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

Winning photos for Juried 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and People’s Choice award in each category will be featured on the PITMS website and social media.

Past winning photos may be viewed HERE.

2026 Hours for the Old and New Presque Isle Lighthouses

10 a.m. – 5 p.m., on the following days:

• • Friday thru Monday: May 22 thru June 15

  • Daily: Tuesday, June 16 thru Monday, September 7 (7 days a week)

  • Friday thru Monday: September 11 thru October 12

Admission to the museums is free, although a nominal fee is charged to climb the towers. Once the Township sets the 2026 climb fee rate we will post them. (These were the 2025 climb fees: $6 adults (13 years old and up); $4 children (6 - 12 year old) is charged for tower climbs. Age 0 - 5 yr climb for free with paying adult.)

2026 Hours for the 1905 Keeper’s House Museum at the New Presque Isle Lighthouse Park

11 a.m. – 4 p.m., on the following days:

• Friday thru Monday, May 22 thru June 15

• Thursday thru Monday, June 18 thru September 7 (closed Tuesday and Wednesday)

• **Special hours on Saturday, July 4: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Free admission; donations gratefully accepted.

The 1905 Keeper's House Museum is operated by the Presque Isle Township Museum Society and supported by members and volunteers, the house is open to the public. Free admission; donations gratefully accepted.

Please note: The 1905 Keeper’s House is staffed by volunteers. While we make every effort to be open according to our published schedule, if volunteers are unavailable on a particular day, the museum will be closed. If you are planning to visit and want to be sure the Keeper’s House is open that day, call 989.595.9917 (Gift Shop in the New Lighthouse) for the most recent information.

Presque Isle Township Museum Society sponsors a kid's arts and crafts table during the concerts. 

Concerts are sponsored by the Presque Isle Township Park and Recreation Committee.

July 1- Band To Be Announced

July 8- Band To Be Announced

July 15- Band To Be Announced

July 22- Band To Be Announced

July 29- Band To Be Announced

We’ll be doing a roadside cleanup of E. Grand Lake Rd. from Rt 638 to the New Lighthouse Park. Meet in the parking lot at DNR's Presque Isle Harbor Marina. 

The Museum Society is participating in the Adopt-a-Beach program sponsored by the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Every year, thousands of Adopt-a-Beach volunteers come together to keep our Great Lakes beaches clean. 

Check in location TBD- check back closer to the clean up. 

• Start and end anytime between 9 am and 11 am

• Check-in (sign waiver) and pick up supplies (garbage bags, data sheet)

• Clean your favorite Presque Isle shoreline/beach

• Bring back collected trash to be weighed, turn in data sheet, and pick up a snack

Tips:

• Bring gloves

• Stay hydrated

• Dress for the weather

• Work with a buddy to pick up trash and record data.

1905 Keeper's House will be open for free tours and ghost stories in the basement.

Other activities- TBD.