Of course, keepers need to be friendly and helpful to all visitors. Our retail tasks are very simple with the Square POS on WIFI/Bluetooth system, tax is included and all items are priced simply so giving change is easy. Keepers also encourage and maintain visitation records help with retail stocking and typical retail duties. We enjoy keepers with talents/experience that can benefit our historic property. Keepers are also expected to perform some very simple grounds maintenance on the lighthouse property (not mowing) light housekeeping and if time permits, a choice of maintenance projects (painting, minor repairs, etc.). While the responsibilities are not difficult, lighthouse keepers do need to be able to climb the 37 steps to the tower to spot clean the windows, sweep stairs and vacuum daily. Keepers are welcome to have friends or family visit the lighthouse in the evenings (after 5 pm), but guests are not to overnight at the lighthouse. Keepers must be 18 or older. Children and pets are not allowed to stay at the lighthouse. We also have a sleeper sofa in the living room. The bedroom has two single beds, which can be kept together for a couple or spread apart for friends or other relations.
Mission Point Lighthouse keepers are two high-energy adults (occasionally we can schedule up to 4 keepers). Keepers provide their own bed sheets, pillows, blankets, towels, and food. The living quarters have modern furnace and central air-conditioner. We have a locked storage building for keepers bikes or other recreational equipment.
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There is free WIFI, a television with cable service, central air conditioning, a generator and plenty of space. The area of the house the keeper stays has: kitchen appliances, dishes, cooking utensils, small appliances (coffee maker, toaster, microwave, crock pot, gas grill, etc.), ironing board and iron, all cleaning supplies, and even a washer and a dryer. The keepers’ quarters area is well equipped with all the essentials needed to have a comfortable stay. Michigan lighthouses are owned by different organizations or some are privately owned, so the few keeper programs available vary and have separate application processes. In the gift shop and on the property, you get to meet and talk to visitors from all over the world. Our keepers play a key role in helping to keep this treasured piece of Michigan maritime history alive.
You can live in Mission Point Lighthouse and be a keeper with our unique and popular Lighthouse Keeper Program! Being a keeper for a week is a wonderfully unique volunteer opportunity in which you will stay in the actual lighthouse and share your time and talents.
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