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Old Lighthouse Museum

1 Washington Park Marina, Michigan City, IN 46361
(219) 872-6133
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Type: Lighthouses, Museums
Description: The only lighthouse museum in Indiana.
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Sturgis, Michigan
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2012

My wife and I took our two young daughters to the lighthouse museum on a nice but windy afternoon in October. We saw a great number of artifacts and saw how the Lightkeeper and the assistant lived. The building is restored well. This turned out to be a nice little find. We saw this museum and the Barker mansion in... More

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Morton Grove, Illinois
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2012

We really enjoyed going through this small local museum. The docents were very nice and gave us some introductory information. We did a self-guided tour with a folder that had information on each room, or you could press a button in each room and listen to the same information over an audio system, which was great. If you like to... More

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Baltimore MD
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 October 2012

Learned quite a bit about the lighthouse and its significance during various parts of Indiana and the nation's history overall. Visit the museum and then go to the lighthouse...breathtaking view...especially if it's a bit windy and the waves are crashing against the platform.

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Hebron, Indiana
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2012

It's a nice day trip, but left us wanting something more to do...it's the only thing around that I found to do. I mean I could have sat on the beach, but that wasn't my plan for the day

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Knox
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2012 via mobile

I took my 7 year old grandson. He had a good time, he asked questions the whole time we was there, there was someone close to answer him. I thought I would get I am bored or I want to go home, instead he has told everyone about the great time he had and how much he liked the people... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 June 2012

We enjoyed our visit with the docent here who told us all about the history of the lighthouse. Beautiful!

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Chicago 'Burb Mom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

Toured this museum with a friend while on a girls' getaway and was very pleased. While I did expect to see alot of fishing, boating and lighthouse memorabilia, I did NOT expect all the other historical artifacts! There was so much history packed into this little building...clothing, furniture, mementos of the past and of the town. We were there on... More

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LaPorte, Indiana, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012

Good place to visit for anyone that appreciates the history of the Michigan City lakefront.

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Porter, Indiana, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

I love coming here to clear my head. Just standing with the wind blowing is nothing words can say.

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Hammond, Indiana, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

The employees were very helpful. The people here are very very nice!

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