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Due to privacy constraints, names of donors from Giving Tuesday and not disclosed by NEMSCA. If you were a donor and would like to be recognized by name, please contact us at info@tawaslighthousefriends.com.
Recognizing Our Donors
Fresnel Beacon
($10,000 and up)
Fred and Charlene Kanicki
Consumers Energy Foundation
Friends of Tawas Point State Park
Lighthouse Board
($5000 to $9,999.99)
Iosco County Community Foundation
United States Gypsum Company
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Inspector
($1000 to $4999.99)
In Memory of Butch Babcock
In Honor of Dennis M. Browne
Katherine Duffy
Gold Bond Building Products
Cathy and Ralph Hancox
David & Edith Sommers
In Memory of Gary Ulman
WM - Tawas Transfer Station
Mary Ann & Edward Wojahn
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Head Keeper
($500 to $999.99)
In Memory of Bill Havel
Huron Community Bank
Kalitta Air
Arthur and Mary Resnick
The Straits Corporation
 In Memory of Clarence "Clem" & Gladys StroemerÂ
In Memory of Bud and Betty Zimmel
First Assistant Keeper
($250 to $499.99)
East Tawas State Dock Boaters 2022Â
In Memory of the Brown Girls
In Memory of Edward Cole
Honoring the Iosco County Humane Society
Barry and Mary Latarte
Neiman's Family Market
In Memory of Caroline McDonald
In Honor of Joe Oldenburg
In Honor of the Papenfus Family
Quota of Iosco
Tawas Bay Big Boy
Honoring Tawas Point State Park Staff
Village Chocolatier
Second Assistant Keeper
($150 - $249.99)
Bernard Building Center, Hale
Jim Brownell - Tawas Bay Pizza Company
Colvin's Plumbing and Heating
Covenant HealthCare
In Memory of Marvin E. and Janice Curry
In Memory of Bill & Helen Donnenwerth
In Memory of Allen S. Gilbert
Klenow's Market
Richard Lutz
MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas
Tony and Carol Piazza
In Memory of Janice B. Jones Roberts
Rose City RV of the Tawases
In Honor of Tricia and Trevor Szymanski
In Memory of Jim and Joan Thorpe
Donations:
Anonymous
Shirley Bullard
In Memory of Ed Cole
Dave DeRosia
Carol Erickson
In Memory of Carmen Hawkins
In Memory of Carolyn McDonald
Sherry & Brian Laskowski
Tawas United Methodist Church
Tina Light
Kathleen Murtha
Shooterz LLC
Maureen and Marc Shreeman
Tawas United Methodist Church
Corporate Sponsors
November 9, 2024 update:
A bid by Nathan Smith Builders LLC has been accepted by the Board and the contract has been signed. Construction will begin the week of November 11 with an estimated completion by the end of the year.
Excavation work complete
A good view of the placement
Getting ready....
....for the concreate truck...
...for the footings.
Not the best day to work outside!
Work continues
Base in place
Temporary pathway
Just ahead of the start of the road project, the contractor was able to move equipment to the site.
The back wall will be solid and the Donor list will be displayed there.
The will will offer protection from winds off of Tawas Bay.
Imagine a couple exchanging vows with the lighthouse in the background of the pictures!