It is very unfortunate. The battle over where the museum would be located was a pretty intense one back when it was made. If my memory serves me, Staten Island won out (by not a large margin) over Mackinaw City. Lots of strengths for both locations, as well as several others that were in the running.

There are some really great museums of various sizes that do a nice job of presenting lighthouse history, especially as it concerns the locale where the museum is located. I wonder if the assets mentioned in the article are material or financial? I am guessing not financial because of the comment that they want to pay off the former landlord over time on an amount that is not really that significant.