Eldred Rock, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)

Eldred Rock Lighthouse, a lone figure in the middle of the Lynn Canal, has been officially out of commission since 1975.

Now 120 years old, the lighthouse is being restored by a non-profit, the Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association (ERLPA), who hope to open it to the public next summer. For now, the visitors to the island are largely volunteers doing restoration and maintenance work.

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.