The North Point Lighthouse Museum offers a wide variety of artifacts about Milwaukee’s famous lighthouse and its keepers. Visitors can also see exhibits about the heritage, culture and role that Milwaukee has played in the regional maritime activities of the Great Lakes. The Museum has a diverse collection of artwork, artifacts, documents and educational materials. Our collection is growing thanks to the generosity of our keepers’ descendants, other maritime museums, historical societies and friends.

Formally known as the North Point Light Station, it consists of a 74-foot lighthouse tower and two and a half story wood-frame Queen Anne-style Keeper’s Quarters. It is an integral part of Lake Park and is located on a two-acre semi-wooded parcel in the heart of Lake Park. This area is nestled between two ravines extending to Lake Michigan. This iconic structure played an important role in the region’s maritime trade and economic growth for more than 120 years, where it remained in use until being decommissioned in 1994.