The federal government will give the lighthouse at Point Prim a makeover before handing it over to a community group in the spring.

The growing popularity of the site means renovations are necessary, says the community group running it.The growing popularity of the site means renovations are necessary, says the community group running it. (CBC)

The lighthouse at Point Prim was P.E.I.'s first, built 165 years ago. It has been run as a tourist attraction by a local community group for years, and that group will soon officially take ownership of it.