You can help make a difference with your tax-deductible membership! By becoming a member of the Port Austin Reef Light Association, you join a group of passionate individuals and businesses set on preserving and restoring this maritime gem. Please take the time to complete the membership application below and return the Port Austin Reef Lighthouse …
An anonymous foundation has stepped forward with an exciting matching grant opportunity that will help PARLA raise the funds required to both meet the terms of the MDOT grant and finish the interior of the lighthouse. For every dollar raised between July 1st through December 20th, 2022, the Foundation will match every dollar raised dollar …
Local lighthouses net grants By Kate Hessling Assistant News Editor Published: Friday, March 7, 2014 4:32 PM EST UPPER THUMB — Two Huron County lighthouses are recipients of state grant funds, according to an announcement Friday. “I’m thrilled,” said Lou Schillinger, president of the Port Austin Reef Light Association. The association was awarded about $40,000 to …
In the waters of Lake Huron, off the tip of Michigan’s thumb, lies the most majestic lighthouse of Michigan. For over a century it has proudly shined its light to guide ships safely into Saginaw Bay and away from the rocky shallow coast which leads to Port Austin.