Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d0000011um1
ADDRESS:9922 Front Street Empire, Michigan, 49630
DATES: 8/1/2025 – 10/14/2025
DEPT: National Park Service
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Location Description
This 71,000-acre park features sand dunes, beech/maple and pine/oak forests, rivers, inland lakes, miles of Lake Michigan beach, two offshore islands, historic farming district, a lighthouse, two campgrounds and 105 miles of hiking trails.
Position Description:
Volunteer Interpreters serve in the historic town of Glen Haven; staffing a Life-Saving Station maritime museum, Cannery boat museum, and a working Blacksmith Shop (optional). They will also serve at the Visitor Center in Empire to provide visitors with information and orientation, guide bus tours and assist in other duties as assigned.
Opportunity Time frame:
Current openings include:
- August 1- October 13
- September 1- October 13
Free campsites available for a minimum of 4 days/week volunteering per person — Campsites have water/electric hook-ups only, (no sewer and electric may operate at reduced amperage [<30amps] on some sites), dump station and blue-boy are available. Uniforms provided.