Crisp Point Beach is located 18 miles from route 123 driven on gravel and sand roads towards Crisp Point Lighthouse. The road goes through some of the best scenery in this part of the state and you will see some of the most undeveloped land in the Eastern States. Our brand new lake front cabin is on private beach located 0.5 miles away from Crisp Point Lighthouse. It is filled with all the amenities you need to enjoy beach life on Lake Superior.

 

Crisp Point was one of five U.S. Life-Saving Service Stations along the coast of Lake Superior between Munising and Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The lighthouse is within McMillan Township in Luce County.

 

Located about 14 miles (23 km) west of Whitefish Point, in 1876 it became Life Saving Station Number Ten, of the U.S. Life-Saving Service District 10 (later part of District 11). Crisp Point is named from one of the Life Saving Station keepers, Christopher Crisp, who is said to have been "an iron-willed boatman." Surfmen were stationed there to aid mariners and ships in distress.

 

Crisp Point Lighthouse was built in 1903. The 15 acres (6.1 ha) of land was purchased at a price of $30.00. The deed was dated May 21, 1903. In the 58-foot (18 m) high tower a fourth order red Fresnel lens by Sautter and Lemonnier of Paris, France was installed. The light was displayed for the first time in May 1904.

 

The lighthouse tower is 58 feet from base to the lantern's ventilator ball top. The Crisp Point Light is now a center for renovation and renewal. Under the direction of the Crisp Point Light Historical Society, and other cooperating organizations, there are recurring events at the site. The lighthouse has been returned to pristine condition. A visitor center has been built next to the parking lot. The visitor center contains bathrooms, a very small shop, and a little museum.