was leased to the county as Presque Isle Park, and eventually they were given full control of it in 1998. With its beacon visible for out in the water, the Presque Isle Lighthouse is today known as one of the highest towers on the Great Lakes. This light is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Name of Listing: NEW PRESQUE ISLE LIGHTHOUSE/REF #83000890. See also Lighthouses in the United States Footnotes References Official historical marker of the New Presque Isle Lighthouse at the entrance designated as registered site number 1563. Official Historical Marker of Old Presque Isle Lighthouse at the entrance designated as Michigan's historical registered building number 33. Further reading Taylor, Paul (October 2009) Orlando M. Poe: Civil War General and Great Lakes Engineer (Kent State University Press) ; . External links Presque Isle Township Museum Society - Tour information of keeper's house museum, New Presque Isle Light and Old Presque Isle Light Aerial photos, New Presque Isle Light, marinas.com. Detroit News, Interactive map on Michigan lighthouses. Interactive map, list, information for lighthouses in North and West Lake Huron. Lighthouse Central, New Presque Isle Light The Ultimate Guide to East Michigan Lighthouses by Jerry Roach (Publisher: Bugs Publishing LLC - July 2006). ; . Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy, New Presque Isle Light. National Park Service Maritime Heritage, Inventory of Historic Lights, Presque Isle Lights. New Presque Isle Light. at Seeing the Light by Terry Pepper Presque Isle Light at thunderbay.noaa.gov website Pictures of New Presque Light and its lighthouse Pictures of the Old Presque lighthouse museum artifacts Michigan.gov website has Map of Michigan Lighthouses. Presque Isle Lights Wobser, David, Boatnerd.com New Presque Isle Light. Lighthouses completed in 1870 Houses completed in 1870 Historic American Engineering Record in Michigan Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Museums in Presque Isle County, Michigan Michigan State Historic Sites Lighthouse museums in Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Presque Isle County, Michigan