listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands, Inc. have partnered with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to restore the life-saving station on Plum Island. They accomplished lead paint abatement and repainting of the historic boathouse in the summer of 2010. Getting there The United States Fish and Wildlife Service closed Plum Island to public access to "ensure necessary protection of ground nesting migratory birds." The island was opened to the public for seasonal day-time use in 2017. However, buildings on the island are not generally accessible The life-saving station can be seen at a distance from the Northport-Washington Island ferry. References Further reading Eckert, Jack A. Life on Pilot Island in 1955. Havighurst, Walter (1943) The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes, Macmillan Publishers. Oleszewski, Wes, Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) . Pepper, Terry, Seeing the Light, Plum Island Range lights. Lighthouse Friends - Plum Island Range Lights Robb, David, Recollections of Plum Island at Seeing the Light. Sapulski, Wayne S., (2001) Lighthouses of Lake Michigan: Past and Present (Fowlerville: Wilderness Adventure Books) ; . Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia, Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) . External links Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands NPS Inventory of Historic Light Stations - Wisconsin Plum Island Range Lights at Door County Maritime Museum Cleanup Completed at Wisconsin's Plum Island Lighthouses completed in 1897 Houses completed in 1897 Lighthouses in Door County, Wisconsin Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Door County, Wisconsin