Events
We are now open for the 2024 season, we look forward to welcoming you--our visitors, Museum Society members, and loyal volunteers--for another exciting season. To plan your visit, see our hours and directions.
Are you a local looking for events sponsored by Presque Isle community groups or a visitor looking for fun events during your vacation in Presque Isle? Visit the Presque Isle Happenings calendar for all the fun and exciting events in Presque Isle!
1916 Model T, 1870 New Presque Isle Lighthouse, and 1905 Keeper's House (July 6, 2024)
Presque Isle Lighthouses Photo Contest
May 24, 2024 – September 2, 2024
Welcome all photographers, regardless of skill level or experience!
Celebrate the beauty and history of our beautiful historic lighthouses! Submit your best photos of the Presque Isle lighthouses in the Presque Isle Township Museum Society's annual photo contest.
Photos will be accepted: May 24, 2024 @ 12:01 am – September 2, 2024 @ 11:59pm
People’s Choice Award Online Voting on Facebook: September 5-10
Winners Announced: September 13 - 16
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 the Museum Society permission to use the photo for non-commercial purposes, such as on their website, on social media, and in other Presque Isle Township Museum Society not-for-profit publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever any of the photos are used.
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.
Events
Arts and Crafts at Concerts at the Lighthouse
Wednesday, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
New Presque Isle Lighthouse, 4500 East Grand Lake Road, Presque Isle, MI 49777
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 3- Brad Corpus Band
July 10- Steve Rea Band
July 17- Saddle Tramps Band
July 24- Birch Road Band
July 31- Acoustic Alibi
**Rain Dates are the following evening.
Mike Darga Food Truck
Lighthouse Family Day
Saturday, August 3 @ 10:00 am - Noon
New Presque Isle Lighthouse Park
Kids Climb Free from 10 am — Noon
Climb Rules: Children under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult, and meet the 42-inch height requirement. Kids free climbs are funded by the Presque Isle Township Museum Society.
Games
Activities
Story Corner
Crafts
Scavenger Hunt
Story Walk—The Lighthouse Keeper’s Catastrophe by Friends of Grand Lake Library
Toss Your Cookies From the Tower by Township Parks & Rec Committee
Refreshments
Adopt-A-Beach
Saturday, September 16 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Help us keep Presque Isle's shoreline beautiful and clean!
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 at Garrity Hall at New Presque Isle Lighthouse Park.
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.
Autumn Lights Festival
Saturday, October 12 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
1905 Keeper's House will be open for free tours and ghost stories in the basement.
Other activities- TBD.
Presque Isle Happenings Calendar
Are you a local looking for events sponsored by Presque Isle community groups or a visitor looking for fun events during your vacation in Presque Isle? You have come to the right place!
The calendar can be viewed by week, month or as an agenda. Click on a calendar event for details.
If you are using a Safari browser, you may see a "reCAPTCHA" validation rather than a calendar depending on your Cross Site Tracking setting, for those users the calendar may be accessed HERE.
To submit events to be published on the calendar, email the information to webmaster@presqueislelighthouses.org.