MARBLEHEAD — Each year, 25,000 people trek up the same 77 steps to reach the top of the Marblehead Lighthouse.
That’s just a fraction of the estimated 1 million people that annually visit Marblehead Lighthouse State Park, located at 110 Lighthouse Drive, next to St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church.
Each visitor’s experience is made possible by the Marblehead Lighthouse Historical Society, a group of roughly 80 volunteers that run the gift shop, facilitate renovation projects and complete other tasks related to the local landmark…