In 1961, it was sold again to Bill Frabotta, a Detroit photographer and artist who used the fog station as a summer cottage. In 1992, Mr. Frabotta began a comprehensive 3 year rebuilding project, and along with his wife, Mary, converted the entire facility into a premier Bed and Breakfast Inn, which after a long successful run closed permanently in 2018 and sold in 2019 to local Eagle River resident, Edward “Bud” Cole, owner of the Eagle River Lighthouse, which is the older sister to the Sand Hills Lighthouse. Edward “Bud” Cole is an international businessman and a historical preservationist with a family lineage in the Keweenaw going back to the 1850s. Mr. Cole also owns and stewards the Eagle River Lighthouse and several other historically significant buildings in the historic town of Eagle River, Michigan along with over 1000 contiguous acres surrounding Sand Hills Lighthouse and over 4000 acres of the Eagle River Corridor. Mr. Cole, currently President of Fender Music Asia Pacific since 2014, lives between Tokyo, Japan and Eagle River, Michigan. The original fourth order Fresnel lens is on display at Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Detroit. Sand Hills Light is the "twin" of the ill-fated 1940 Scotch Cap Light on Alaska's Unimak Island. Scotch Cap Light was destroyed on April 1, 1946 when a massive tsunami struck the station, destroying it and killing its five-man crew, the worst disaster to ever befall a land-based Coast Guard light station. Getting there The Lighthouse is located in Ahmeek, Michigan and is closed to the public at this time. . The lighthouse is privately owned. The grounds, lighthouse, and property are closed to the public. See also Lighthouses in the United States References External links Aerial photograph, Sand Hills Light, marinas.com. Interactive map of lighthouses in central Lake Superior. Terry Pepper, Seeing the Light, Sand Hills Light. Lighthouses completed in 1919 Houses completed in 1919 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan Lighthouses in Keweenaw County, Michigan Bed and breakfasts in Michigan National Register of Historic Places in Keweenaw County, Michigan