A Family Membership to the Thacher Island Association which includes 4 launch tickets to visit the island.

Thacher Island Association was formed in 1981 as a nonprofit organization to support and encourage historic preservation and restoration of the structures on the Island. Major restoration work was completed in 1988 on the once abandoned North Tower, and it was relit and approved as a private aid to navigation. A 15-watt fluorescent lamp replicates the amber light of the original oil lamp and can be seen for almost eight miles. In 2001, the entire Island and its structures were designated as a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. This designation officially recognizes Cape Ann Light Station’s significant impact in our nation’s maritime history.

The southern 28 acres of the Island and its structures were deeded over to the Town of Rockport by the U.S. Coast Guard in 2002. The north end of the island and the North Tower is owned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and managed by the Town on their behalf as a wildlife refuge.

 
Over the following years, total restoration of the primary and assistant Keeper Houses by the South Tower allowed the Association to maintain volunteer keepers on the Island during the summer months. Keepers land boats on the island, assist visitors, and provide the daily upkeep needed to keep the Island open to the public.