2024 Newsletter

Our 2024 annual print newsletter is on its way. If you haven’t received your copy, did your address change and we need an update? If so, please email us at southfoxisland@gmail.com or send us a note at P.O. Box 851, Traverse City, MI 49685.

If your membership expired or you’re not yet a member, please visit us at https://southfoxlighthouse.org/donate.

Minor Corrections & Clarifications

“It took 40 years” is a nod to the work done by the Michigan Youth Corp in 1984. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43XhwAvB3hM to learn more.

Several volunteer groups formed and dissolved before FILA successfully organized in 2004. Restoration began 2006: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALB_5MYQNLA

The initial whitewashing of the “house” portion of the 1867 light was done by Naomi Nowland & Scott Johnson in 2018. See https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xM_34_CaGGc. The tower was whitewashed by contractors in 2021.