SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC) – South Haven’s iconic lighthouse will be saved.
More than 15-hundred donors cam up with over 300-thousand dollars to save it. Jim Ollgaard is the president of the Historical Association of South Haven and is grateful that the structure, which the organization took ownership of from the federal government three years ago, will survive.
Work on the interior has started, and crews will rehab the exterior next year. The second floow has rusted through and rust has done damage to the seams. The light room had begun to cave in before the fundraiser started.
There is still an opportunity to support the project. HASH is selling personalized bricks that will form a walkway leading to the south pier. The purchase is considered a tax deductible gift to the lighthouse project. Information on the brick program can be found at southhavenlight.org.
A community celebration will be held next summer to mark the completion of the restoration project.
