July 2, 2021

Our fourth work team headed to the island this morning aboard Gwen and Doug Noren’s boat Victory. Texas-based volunteers Kathy & Bruce Rollins are beginning a 3+ week residency, their fifth time serving as keeper volunteers. Doug and his friend Scott hoisted an acetylene torch up the skeletal tower in an attempt to free the tower stairway window stops that have defied several previous attempts to remove them. A north wind and the mass of the metal tower prevented them from being able to heat the stops enough to remove them. They’ll try again in a few weeks when they come back to pick up the Rollins.