Bodie Island Lighthouse, located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has been selected as a finalist in a restoration contest sponsored by JELD-WEN of Klamath Falls, Ore., a window and door manufacturer.

The lighthouse is one of three finalists.  50 lighthouses were nominated initially, and the public poll cut 12 finalists to three last week. The finalists are Bodie Island, Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Michigan, and New Canal Lighthouse in Louisiana.

JELD-WEN will evaluate the lighthouses and determine a winner later this year.