Incandescent oil vapor lamp (1914–1932) 500W incandescent bulb (1932–1969) DCB 224 Carlisle & Finch Aerobeacon, with 1,000W (x2) Airway Beacon bulbs (1969–2015) Pointe aux Barques (/pɔɪnt ə bɑːrks/ point-ə-BARKS) Lighthouse and Maritime Museum is an active lighthouse and adjoining museum located in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Any vessel sailing up the Lake Huron coast stood a good chance of running aground on the reef extending out from Pointe aux Barques.

Within their first year of keeping the light, Peter Shook drowned during a supply trip, making him the first Michigan lighthouse keeper to die in service.

A rotating Third Order Fresnel lens provided a flash every five seconds visible as far as 14 nautical miles; 26 kilometres (16 mi) out on the lake.

Electrification came to Point aux Barques in 1932 and a 500 watt incandescent light bulb was installed into the Third Order lens.

Putting aside questions of nostalgia, aesthetics, or appreciation for the engineering of a bygone time (as exemplified by the Fresnel lens), this iteration of lighthouse illumination is itself incredibly effective, and an endangered remnant of another era.

Cindy Krueger, an employee of the Department of History, Arts, and Libraries (HAL) and the great-great-great-granddaughter of light keepers Peter and Catherine Shook, presented the marker.

The Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Grant is funded through the sale of the "Save our Lights" specialty license plates.

The county received an additional $70,000 CMI (Clean Michigan Initiative) grant from the Department of Environmental Quality for restoration.

The markers are paid for with donations from sponsors who submit application packages to the State Historic Preservation Office.

In October–November 2017, two Life-Saving Service structures were moved to sit about 100 feet from the Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse and set on new foundations.

[9] The two buildings were originally constructed along the shore about 1,000 feet south-by-southeast of their current location, having been moved to the Huron City Historic District in 1964.

Visitors can easily spend the better part of a day touring the lighthouse grounds and museum or just enjoying the beauty of the Lake Huron shore.