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Tawas Point Lighthouse, located in Tawas Point State Park in Baldwin Township in Northern Michigan, is an attraction for maritime buffs and also a destination for birdwatchers, with spectacular views over Lake Huron and Tawas Bay. \n\n\n\nVisitors enjoy the view from Tawas Point Lighthouse. Courtesy of Tyler Leipprandt and Michigan Sky Media.\n\n\n\nThe brick tower is 70 feet tall. The State of Michigan acquired Tawas Point Light Station from the Coast Guard in 2002. In 2008, the upper floor of the keeper\u2019s house was converted into an apartment where modern day keepers can pay to live for a week or two. \n\n\n\nTawas Point Lighthouse, courtesy of Tyler Leipprandt and Michigan Sky Media.\n\n\n\nLaurie Perkins\n\n\n\nTawas Point Lighthouse is one of twelve sites that comprise the\nMichigan History Center. Laurie Perkins is the Southern Lower Peninsula\nHistorian for the Michigan History Center, which means she is the historian for\nthe Mann House, Tawas Point Lighthouse, and Walker Tavern, and she coordinates\nthe keeper program at Tawas Point Lighthouse.