Volunteer Lighthouse Keeper Wanted
By Sue Clark on Jan 17, 2008 in Lighthouse Keeper, Volunteer 
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Who wouldn’t want to spend one or two months on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior in the midst of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore? If you can’t resist a volunteer opportunity of a lifetime, read on…
Live In Lightkeepers House
Volunteer apartments in the lightkeepers house at Au Sable Light will be provided for a volunteer Au Sable Lightstation Museum Attendant and a volunteer Au Sable Lighthouse Interpretive Assistant. Both positions run from July 1 through September 1 and you would be expected to either work in the lighthouse museum in the keeper’s quarters or lead tours to the lighthouse.
Museum Assistant
Au Sable Light Station Museum Assistant Lighthouse assistants provide staffing for a small maritime museum in the head keepers quarters. Volunteer assists rangers and other volunteers facilitate tours of the assistant keepers residence and tower. A volunteer apartment is available in the head keepers quarters at the lighthouse. Orientation to the park operation is provided by park staff. Dates: July 1 - Labor Day Contact: Pam Baker, 906-387-3700 pamela_baker@nps.gov
Interpretive Assistant
Au Sable Light Station Interpretive Assistant Lighthouse assistants provide interpretive programming with a park ranger during 30 minute guided tours of the assistant keepers residence and tower. A volunteer apartment is available in the head keepers quarters at the lighthouse. Orientation to the park operation is provided by park staff. Dates: July 1 - Labor Day Contact: Pam Baker 906-387-3700 pamela_baker@nps.gov
Park Details
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore was authorized in 1966 as America’s first national lakeshore. This 73,000 acre park extends for over 40 miles along the south shore of Lake Superior. The Lakeshore is a spectacular mosaic of 200′ high sandstone cliffs, inland lakes and streams, five square miles of sand dunes, wetlands, and upland beech-maple hardwoods. The human history of the park includes prehistoric habitation, Anishinabe, early explorers, blast furnace, maritime, logging, and post-war recreational sites. The 1874 Au Sable Light Station is an icon of the park’s rich human history.
Requirements
Adults or seniors. Duty is rated as not difficult.
Direct Applications
Au Sable Light Station Museum Assistant Volunteer Application
Au Sable Light Station Interpretive Assistant Volunteer Application
An Addendum
You will find no other place on earth as breathtakingly beautiful as this area. Take it from someone who spent most of her life in Michigan. Don’t miss this chance.
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