10/19/2024 SHAES (South Haven Area Emergency Services) used, with HASH permission, the South Pier light to practice for high angle rescues as a part of their certification. The group (photo below) which consisted of men from South Haven and Hamilton as well as James Ollgaard representing the Historical Association of South Haven, owner of the South Pier light.
The Historical Association of South Haven is OPEN 9am–3pm Tuesday and Wednesday. (Sunday 11am–4pm Memorial Day till Labor Day)
The Historical Association of South Haven is responsible for the care of our beautiful lighthouse.
A Notice of Availability, dated June 28, 2010, announced that South Haven South Pierhead Light was excess to the needs of the United States Coast Guard and would be “made available at no cost to eligible entities defined as Federal agencies, state and local agencies, non-profit corporations, educational agencies, or community development organizations for educational, park, recreational, cultural or historic preservation purposes.”
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