August 31, 2020

August saw a number of visits to the island including a delivery of building materials via Nahma, the National Park Service landing craft. This was coordinated with the arrival of the second YouthWork team, lead by Bill Watson. His team framed and sided the storage barn, painted, removed stone from the boathouse area, rebuilt benches at the fire ring and cleared around buildings.

Next up was a team of volunteer carpenters from South Bend, IN. Key projects included roofing the barn and constructing doors, installing the lower-front shutters on the 1867 lighthouse, installing a restored screen door, and performing extensive plaster stabilization in the Assistant Keeper’s Quarters. They were followed by our first all women’s team who painting the barn, painted the 1867 lighthouse lantern room, swept buildings, organized tools and discovered a historic garden.