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Mission Point Lighthouse is a visitor facility near Traverse City, Michigan. Peninsula Township uses resident lighthouse keeper, visitor and gift-shop host, light maintenance here. This is a standing program or recruiting route; no specific current opening is confirmed.
Established workplaceAccepts general applications
A standing programme or a past notice shows this place uses these workers. No current opening is confirmed.
What we found: Mission Point offers a genuine resident volunteer keeper assignment with visitor retail, daily cleaning and light property work. Volunteers stay inside the lighthouse and must normally apply with an adult partner. The program charges a weekly participation fee, so it is a heritage volunteer experience rather than paid employment or a free lodging offer. It also expressly prohibits camping or motorhome use at the lighthouse. Its manager schedules the following season in late fall and winter, making early inquiry useful. The township-owned site has its own application and handbook; another lighthouse’s approval does not transfer here.
Staffing evidence: Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place. Checked October 9, 2026.
This is a short guide built from the hiring evidence. Details about the area, nature, weather and daily life will be added as they are researched.
Overview
At a glance
- Location
- Traverse City, Old Mission Peninsula / Traverse City
- Property type
- Visitor facility
- Operator or employer
- Peninsula Township
- Roles
- Resident lighthouse keeper, Visitor and gift-shop host, Light maintenance
- Hiring status
- Staffed this way on an ongoing basis; no current notice confirmed
- Visitor camping
- Not confirmed
- Staff accommodation
- Furnished lighthouse quarters; own linens/food; no motorhome/camping use. Must sleep on site.
- Last checked
- 2026-10-09
Work
Working there
Mission Point offers a genuine resident volunteer keeper assignment with visitor retail, daily cleaning and light property work. Volunteers stay inside the lighthouse and must normally apply with an adult partner. The program charges a weekly participation fee, so it is a heritage volunteer experience rather than paid employment or a free lodging offer. It also expressly prohibits camping or motorhome use at the lighthouse. Its manager schedules the following season in late fall and winter, making early inquiry useful. The township-owned site has its own application and handbook; another lighthouse’s approval does not transfer here. 1,2,3
Who owns, runs and hires
- Hirer: Peninsula Township 1,2,3
Roles with evidence
- Resident lighthouse keeper (advertised as "Resident volunteer lighthouse keeper"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2,3
- Visitor and gift-shop host (advertised as "Resident volunteer lighthouse keeper"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2,3
- Light maintenance (advertised as "Resident volunteer lighthouse keeper"): Standing programme or repeated hiring at this place 1,2,3
Past notices
Resident volunteer lighthouse keeper Accepts general applications
- Arrangement
- Volunteer
- Employer
- Peninsula Township — Mission Point Lighthouse
- Status
- Accepts general applications
- Season
- Main program May–October; limited off-season stays for repeat keepers; next season scheduled late fall/winter.
- Pay
- No wages; participant fee $200/week or $370 for two qualifying consecutive weeks, as published.
- Hours
- Normally Tuesday–Tuesday, Wednesday off; retail, cleaning and basic grounds tasks.
Kept as a record of past hiring. 1
Living here
Staff accommodation terms by role
| Applies to | Accommodation | Own RV needed | Terms and utilities | Pets and family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resident volunteer lighthouse keeper, Main program May–October; limited off-season stays for repeat keepers; next season scheduled late fall/winter. | Furnished lighthouse quarters; own linens/food; no motorhome/camping use. Must sleep on site. | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed 1 |
Staff terms come from the employer's own notices. Visitor facilities are not staff benefits.
Sources
Still to confirm
- Whether the employer will hire again next season, and when
- Exact location and entrance
- Local nature, water, weather and services: guide not yet written in full
- Keeper program, Mission Point Lighthouse (about the Resident volunteer duties, weekly fee, partner requirements, no motorhome use and future scheduling.). Checked October 9, 2026.
- Contact, Mission Point Lighthouse / Peninsula Township (about the Manager telephone and township correspondence address.). Checked October 9, 2026.
- Mission Point Lighthouse, Peninsula Township (about the Township ownership/keeper-program channel corroboration.). Checked October 9, 2026.
Guide reviewed October 10, 2026. Written by CampHostJobs from the sources above. Facts change: confirm pay, housing, dates and access with the employer before you travel. See something wrong, or run this place? Send a correction.