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celebrates the keepers and families who lived in Milwaukee’s first lighthouse and at North Point.
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A maritime treasure. The North Point Lighthouse has a...
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The North Point Lighthouse Museum offers a wide variety of...
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North Point Lighthouse 2650 N. Wahl Avenue (in Milwaukee...
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You can support the North Point Lighthouse and our mission...
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North Point Lighthouse members are not just donors, but...
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NPLH recommends children ages 15 and under be accompanied by...
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Learn about the keepers who operated the lighthouse, Great...
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With your help, North Point Lighthouse Friends will continue...
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North Point sits atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan,...
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2024 North Point Lighthouse Museum Lecture Series Topics Jan...
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The North Point Lighthouse Museum is a lighthouse built in 1888 in Lake Park on the East Side of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States to mark the entrance to the Milwaukee River. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Public Hours – no reservation needed. Saturdays and Sundays year-round from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. CLOSED in 2024 — March 31, July 27 & 28. The fees for public tours are: $8 Adults. $5 Adults 65+. $5 Children 11 and Under. $5 College Students (with ID) Free Children under 4.
Celebrate the 130th Anniversary of North Point Lighthouse by visiting our museum this summer! Interested in the North Point Lighthouse’s rich history? Click the tabs below to reveal information from a time era.
Visit Milwaukee's beautifully restored 1888 North Point Lighthouse Museum, an enduring symbol of the region's rich Great Lakes maritime heritage. Climb the tower for a spectacular view, enjoy a tour of our museum, visit our gift shop, enjoy Frederick Law Olmsted's Lake Park.
You can select a guided or self-guided tour, add a meeting or luncheon and even engage a lighthouse speaker about a variety of maritime and history related topics, include your own presentation, or organize a picnic lunch on our grounds.
