North Pier Lighthouses

The historic St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights and associated catwalk are located on the North Pier and accessed through Tiscornia Beach.  The lights, which were constructed in 1907, were acquired by the City of St. Joseph in 2013 from the federal government, and following a public fundraising campaign through the Lighthouse Forever Fund the lights were rehabilitated and returned to their circa early 1932 configuration.  

The lights and the catwalk are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Each summer, the Inner Light is open for tours.  The tours are operated by The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center.  

The lights and catwalk are located on the North Pier, which is owned and operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers.  The lights are still active aids to navigation; the beacons are operated by the US Coast Guard.

Although the Lighthouse Forever Fund was a temporary organization, donations toward the continuing maintenance and preservation of the lights and the catwalk are gratefully accepted, and should be directed to:  City of St. Joseph, attn: Lighthouse Capital Improvement Fund, 700 Broad Street, Saint Joseph, MI  49085.  This is a fund dedicated to the maintenance and preservation of the lights and catwalk and any contributions to that fund will be reserved for those purposes.