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photo: Dusty Klifman/Blueyes Below June 2020 (used with permission)

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  • The “carpenter” team of James, Jim and Ben (shown below) took over last Friday. They arrived heavily loaded with materials and equipment. After repairing/replacing rotten joists in one of the Assistant Keeper’s parlors, they now have proper wood to replace floorboards and trim. Here’s Ben working on the flooring. Also on the docket were soffit […]

  • Day 6. The team continues to clear the landing, spray for poison ivy (one team member is nursing an outbreak) and work on their “special project.” Rodger painted two sides of the shed. They report seeing an increasing number of monarchs. It was Jen’s birthday today, celebrated with a hike and popcorn made over the […]

  • It isn’t often one sees a cruise ship going by, but here’s Jen and Mary watching the Viking Octantis pass by enroute from Mackinaw Island to Milwaukee on a course heading inside of the Manitous. Photo credit: Sandra White In between ship watching, the team continued clearing, burning accumulated brush, and cleaning the lighthouse.