The Round Island Passage Light that is for sale should not be confused with the pictured Round Island Lighthouse on Round Island in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. The 1895 Round Island Lighthouse was relit by a private foundation in 1996 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Lake Huron lighthouse near Mackinac Island up for auction

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The Round Island Passage Light that is for sale should not be confused with the pictured Round Island Lighthouse on Round Island in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. The 1895 Round Island Lighthouse was relit by a private foundation in 1996 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The Round Island Passage Light that is for sale should not be confused with the pictured Round Island Lighthouse on Round Island in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. The 1895 Round Island Lighthouse was relit by a private foundation in 1996 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) – A lighthouse near Mackinac Island is available for purchase.

The latest bid for the Round Island Passage Lighthouse was $20,000, as of Tuesday. The sale began Monday with an opening bid of $10,000.

The Detroit Free Press reports the online auction is open to nonprofits only who must register to bid.

The building with a 71-foot tower is on state-owned Great Lakes Public Trust bottomlands, which isn’t being sold.

The Round Island Passage Lighthouse opened in 1948 to mark a passage between Mackinac and Round islands in Lake Huron.

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Auction site: http://1.usa.gov/1rSOu5x

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ADDITIONAL IMAGE OF NOTE

The Round Island Passage Light that is for sale should not be confused with the pictured Round Island Lighthouse on Round Island in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. The 1895 Round Island Lighthouse was relit by a private foundation in 1996 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

The Round Island Passage Light that is for sale should not be confused with the pictured Round Island Lighthouse on Round Island in the Mackinac Straits of Michigan. The 1895 Round Island Lighthouse was relit by a private foundation in 1996 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

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