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Point Allerton Lifesaving Station, now the Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, Massachusetts. Photo, taken in 1998, courtesy of the Hull Lifesaving Museum |
![]() ![]() Location: NORTH SIDE ARENA COVE Nearest city: POINT ARENA Owner: PRIVATE OWNER Current use: BED & BREAKFAST INN Public Phone: 707-882-2442 Access: 695 ARENA COVE HUMBOLDT BAY (SAMOA) LIFEBOAT STATION Location: NORTH SPIT OF SAMOA PENINSULA ON HUMBOLDT BAY Nearest city: SAMOA Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Public Phone: 707-443-2213 Access: END OF SAMOA ROAD POINT REYES LIFEBOAT STATION Location: DRAKES BAY Nearest city: POINT REYES Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: NATIONAL PARK Hours: RESTRICTED Public Phone: 415-663-8522 Access: POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ![]() ![]() Location: MOVED FROM BLOCK ISLAND TO MYSTIC SEAPORT Nearest city: MYSTIC Owner: MYSTIC SEAPORT Current use: MUSEUM EXHIBIT Hours: Public Phone: 203-572-0711 Access: MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM ![]() ![]() Location: INDIAN RIVER INLET Nearest City: REHOBOTH Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE/DELAWARE SEASHORE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION Current Use: MUSEUM/HISTORIC SITE Hours: Public Phone: 302-227-0478 Access: DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, ROUTE ONE ![]() ![]() Location: HUTCHINSONS ISLAND Nearest city: STUART Owner: HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MARTIN COUNTY Current use: MUSEUM Hours: OPEN DAILY 10AM - 4PM Public Phone: 561-225-1961 Access: 301 SE MACARTHUR/HUTCHINSON ISLAND SANTA ROSA LIFESAVING STATION Location: SANTA ROSA ISLAND Nearest city: PENSACOLA Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: RANGER STATION/CAMPGROUND REGISTRATION Hours: CAMPGROUND REGISTRATION AREA OPEN Public Phone: 904-934-2600 Access: WEST ON FORT PICKENS ROAD/GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE ![]() ![]() Location: CALUMET HARBOR ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest city: SOUTH CHICAGO Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Hours: BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: 312-768-4093 Access: FOOT OF 99TH STREET IN CALUMET PARK ![]() ![]() Location: ENTRANCE TO MACHIAS BAY Nearest city: MACHIASPORT Owner: HURRICANE ISLAND OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL Current use: OUTWARD BOUND CAMP Hours: Public Phone: 207-594-5548 Access: BOAT POPHAM BEACH (HUNNIWELLS BEACH) LIFESAVING STATION Location: ENTRANCE TO KENNEBEC RIVER Nearest city: POPHAM BEACH Owner: POPHAM BEACH BED & BREAKFAST Current use: BED & BREAKFAST Hours: BED & BREAKFAST Public Phone: 207-389-2409 Access: PORTSMOUTH HARBOR (WOOD ISLAND) LIFESAVING STATION Location: WEST SIDE WOOD ISLAND IN PORTSMOUTH HARBOR Nearest city: KITTERY POINT Owner: TOWN OF KITTERY / WOOD ISLAND PRESERVATION GROUP Current use: Hours: GROUNDS ONLY Public Phone: Access: FORT FOSTER STATE PARK WHITEHEAD LIFESAVING STATION Location: WEST PENOBSCOT BAY ENTRANCE/OFF SPRUCE HEAD Nearest city: ST. GEORGE Owner: PRIVATE OWNER Current use: SUMMER RESIDENCE Hours: BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: 207-654-3923 Access: OFFSHORE - BOAT ![]() ![]() Location: OCEAN CITY INLET Nearest city: OCEAN CITY Owner: OCEAN CITY MUSEUM SOCIETY Current use: MUSEUM Hours: JUNE-SEPT OPEN DAILY 11AM-10PM; OCT AND MAY OPEN DAILY 11AM-4PM; WINTER OPEN SAT AND SUN 11AM TO 4PM Public Phone: 410-289-4991 Access: BOARDWALK AT THE INLET ![]() ![]() Location: CAPE COD Nearest city: WELLFLEET Owner: PRIVATE OWNER Current use: NIGHT CLUB/RESTAURANT Hours: Public Phone: 508-349-6055 Access: BEACHCOMBER RESTAURANT GURNET POINT LIFESAVING STATION Location: OFF DUXBURY Nearest city: DUXBURY Owner: PRIVATE OWNER Current use: SUMMER RESIDENCE Hours: BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: Access: FOUR WHEEL DRIVE NANTUCKET LIFESAVING STATION (REPLICA) Location: NANTUCKET ISLAND Nearest city: NANTUCKET Owner: NANTUCKET LIFESAVING MUSEUM Current use: MUSEUM Hours: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM JUNE 15 THROUGH COLUMBUS DAY AND BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: 508-228-1885 Access: 158 POLPIS ROAD OLD HARBOR LIFESAVING STATION Location: RACE POINT BEACH (SINCE 1977)/CAPE COD Nearest city: PROVINCETOWN Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: PARK EXHIBIT Hours: Public Phone: 508-349-3785 Access: CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE PAMET RIVER LIFEBOAT STATION Location: CAPE COD Nearest city: Owner: AMERICAN YOUTH HOSTEL Current use: AMERICAN YOUTH HOSTEL Hours: OPEN JULY/AUGUST Public Phone: 508-349-3889 Access: NORTH PAMET ROAD POINT ALLERTON LIFESAVING STATION Location: BOSTON HARBOR MOUTH Nearest city: HULL Owner: TOWN OF HULL Current use: HULL LIFESAVING MUSEUM Hours: WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, NOON-5, JULY AND AUGUST; WEEKENDS, NOON-5, DURING REST OF YEAR Public Phone: 781-925-LIFE Access: 1117 NANTASKET AVENUE SURFSIDE LIFESAVING STATION Location: SOUTHERN TIP NANTUCKET ISLAND Nearest city: NANTUCKET Owner: HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL - NANTUCKET Current use: YOUTH HOSTEL Hours: MAY - SEPTEMBER Public Phone: 503-228-0433 Access: PAVED BIKE PATH ![]() ![]() Location: LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest city: GRAND MARAIS Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/GRAND MARAIS MARITIME MUSEUM Current use: MUSEUM/OFFICES/HOUSING Hours: Public Phone: 906-387-2607 Access: PICTURED ROCK NATIONAL LAKESHORE MUNISING (SAND POINT) LIFEBOAT STATION Location: LAKE SUPERIOR Nearest city: MUNISING Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: HEADQUARTERS & MAINTENANCE FACILITY Hours: GROUNDS ONLY Public Phone: Access: PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE NORTH MANITOU ISLAND LIFESAVING STATION Location: MANITOU PASSAGE/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest city: LELAND Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: SEASONAL QUARTERS/RANGER STATION Hours: LIMITED TO RANGER STATION Public Phone: 231-326-5134 Access: FERRY FROM LELAND (SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE) POINT AUX BARQUES LIFESAVING STATION Location: LAKE HURON Nearest city: PORT AUSTIN Owner: WILLIAM LYON P HELPS FOUNDATION Current use: MUSEUM EXHIBIT Hours: SUMMERS Public Phone: 517-428-4123 Access: HURON CITY MUSEUM, 7971 PIONEER DRIVE SLEEPING BEAR POINT LIFESAVING STATION Location: LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest city: GLEN ARBOR Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: MARITIME MUSEUM Hours: Public Phone: 231-326-5134 Access: PUBLIC ROAD OFF M209 (SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE) SOUTH MANITOU ISLAND LIFESAVING STATION Location: SANDY POINT/S. MANITOU ISLAND/LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest city: LEELANAU Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: SEASONAL QUARTERS/RANGER STATION Hours: ONLY BOATHOUSES ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC Public Phone: 231-326-5134 Access: FERRY FROM LELAND, MICHIGAN (SLEEPING BEAR DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE) ST. JOSEPH LIFESAVING STATION Location: LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest city: ST. JOSEPH Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Hours: Public Phone: Access: 127 N. PIER ST. WHITEFISH LIFEBOAT STATION Location: Nearest city: Owner: GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Current use: MUSEUM Hours: Public Phone: 906-635-1742 Access: ![]() ![]() Location: MONMOUTH BEACH Nearest city: MONMOUTH BEACH Owner: STATE OF NEW JERSEY Current use: CULTURAL CENTER Hours: 10AM - 2PM, WED - SUN Public Phone: 732-229-4527 Access: NJ HWY 36/OCEAN BOULEVARD SPERMACETTI COVE LIFESAVING STATION (1849) Location: RELOCATED TO TWIN LIGHTS HISTORIC SITE Nearest city: HIGHLANDS Owner: STATE OF NEW JERSEY Current use: STATE HISTORIC SITE EXHIBIT Hours: Public Phone: 908-872-1814 Access: TWIN LIGHTS STATE PARK SPERMACETI COVE LIFESAVING STATION (1849) Location: EAST OF SPERMACETI COVE Nearest city: HIGHLANDS Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: NATIONAL PARK VISITOR CENTER FEATURING EXHIBITS ON THE STATION AND THE U.S. LIFES-SAVING SERVICE Hours: OPEN DAILY Public Phone: 732-872-5970 Access: SANDY HOOK UNIT, GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ![]() ![]() Location: FIRE ISLAND Nearest City: BAYSHORE Owner: FLYNN'S HOTEL Current Use: HOTEL Hours: Public Phone: 516-583-8000 Access: OCEAN BAY PARK OAK ISLAND LIFESAVING STATION Location: OAK ISLAND BEACH Nearest city: BABYLON Owner: TOWN OF BABYLON Current use: COMMUNITY CENTER Hours: BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: Access: POINT OF WOODS LIFEBOAT STATION Location: FIRE ISLAND Nearest City: BAYSHORE Current Use: HOTEL Hours: Public Phone: 516-583-8000 Access: OCEAN BAY PARK ![]() ![]() Location: OUTER BANKS Nearest city: DUCK Owner: PRIVATE OWNER (SANDERLING INN) Current use: RESTAURANT Hours: OPEN YEAR ROUND Public Phone: 252-261-4111 Access: 1461 DUCK ROAD CHICAMACOMICO LIFESAVING STATION (1874) Location: HATTERAS ISLAND/OUTER BANKS Nearest city: RODANTHE Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE/CHICAMACOMICO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION [goto http://www.outer-banks.com/history.html for more information] Current use: MUSEUM Hours: TUESDAY/THURSDAY/SATURDAY Public Phone: 252-987-2401 Access: OFF HIGHWAY 12 ON HATTERAS ISLAND KITTY HAWK LIFESAVING STATION (1874) Location: OUTER BANKS Nearest city: KITTY HAWK Owner: PRIVATE OWNER Current use: RESTAURANT (BLACK PELICAN) Hours: Public Phone: Access: BEACH ROAD (MILE POST 4 1/2) OCRACOKE LIFEBOAT STATION Location: SILVER LAKE HARBOR ENTRANCE/OCRACOKE ISLAND Nearest city: OCRACOKE Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Hours: Public Phone: Access: NORTH SIDE OF SILVER LAKE ![]() ![]() Location: COOS BAY Nearest city: CHARLESTON Owner: UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Current use: ADAPTIVE USE PLANNED/THEATER Hours: BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: Access: COQUILLE RIVER LIFEBOAT STATION Location: SOUTH BANK COQUILLE RIVER Nearest city: BANDON Owner: PORT OF BANDON Current use: RESIDENCE/MUSEUM/PORT SHOP Hours: Public Phone: Access: 390 SW FIRST STREET PORT ORFORD LIFEBOAT STATION Location: THE HEADS AT PORT ORFORD/NELLYS COVE Nearest city: PORT ORFORD Owner: STATE OF OREGON / PORT ORFORD HERITAGE SOCIETY Current use: MUSEUM PLANNED Hours: GROUNDS ONLY (MUSEUM OPENS JUNE 3) Public Phone: Access: 92331 COAST GUARD HILL RD., PORT ORFORD YAQUINA BAY (NEWPORT) LIFEBOAT STATION Location: MOUTH OF YAQUINA BAY Nearest city: NEWPORT Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Hours: BY APPOINTMENT Public Phone: 503-265-5381 Access: 925 NATERLIN DRIVE ![]() ![]() Location: Nearest city: NARRAGANSETT Owner: PRIVATE OWNER Current use: RESTAURANT Hours: Public Phone: 401-789-0700 Access: 40 OCEAN ROAD POINT JUDITH LIFEBOAT STATION Location: Nearest city: NARRAGANSETT Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Hours: Public Phone: Access: ADJACENT TO POINT JUDITH LIGHT STATION ![]() ![]() Location: FISHING POINT Nearest city: CHINCOTEAGUE Owner: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Current use: SUMMER STAFF HOUSING Hours: GROUNDS ONLY Public Phone: 410-641-1441 Access: ASSATEAGUE NATIONAL SEASHORE VIRGINIA BEACH (SEATACK) LIFESAVING STATION Location: 24TH STREET & OCEANFRONT Nearest city: VIRGINIA BEACH Owner: OLD COAST GUARD STATION [goto http://www.va-beach.com/old_coast/for more information] Current use: MUSEUM Hours: OPEN DAILY Public Phone: 757-422-1587 Access: 24TH & OCEANFRONT ![]() ![]() Location: SOUTHWEST TIP GRAYS HARBOR Nearest City: WESTPORT Owner: CITY OF WESTPORT Current Use: WESTPORT MARITIME MUSEUM Hours: MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY, OPEN DAILY 10 AM - 4PM; SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, OPEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 12 PM - 4PM Public Phone: 360-268-0078 Access: STATE ROUTE SPUR 105 OFF STATE ROUTE 105/US 101 ![]() ![]() Location: LAKE MICHIGAN Nearest city: TWO RIVERS Owner: U.S. COAST GUARD Current use: COAST GUARD STATION Hours: Public Phone: 414-793-1304 Access: ![]() ![]() National Register of Historic Places Lesson Plan "Little Kinnakeet Lifesaving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes" |
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