Keeper’s Log 7/9/23. Day 2 for me. (Author Barb Falkenhagen) Temp this morning, 64 degrees. Winds, none. Humidity, tolerable This morning we replaced the missing plexiglass in the new structural tower. After lunch I worked with Marty Rosalik doing demolition in the lantern room of the 1867 tower. They are checking the rust jacking on […]
Bear the boat is on the way. Dan and Jeffrey are leaving and Barb is coming out. The solar installation was a great success. Now we need to write up an operation manual. Tom & Marty stay on for their second week. In week one we used gasoline in the John Deere, water pump, and […]
Per Marty Rosalik “South Fox major project number one is complete. Solar panels are charging the eight 100-pound batteries. The 4000 Watt inverter is running. A. Couple small details and an operation manual to do. In the morning we set up the big ladder and go after the Skeleton Tower. Some old solar equipment up […]
The slate roof has been failing on this Assistant Keepers Quarter’s portico for some years. The flashing was damaged, tiles missing, wood exposed. With the eventual reroof of the building remaining TBD, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) approved using asphalt shingles as an interim solution. Volunteer Jim Greenwall took on this job on his […]
Teams have been out removing stone from around the boathouse, clearing brush in anticipation of solar panel installation, painting and doing a variety of carpentry projects. In the photo below, Jim Greenwell installed a trellis recreated by Doug Noren over the winter. This is the front of the Assistant Keeper’s Quarters and one of a […]
Carolyn Gale Johnson recently donated a collection of scanned images of the station covering the period of 1977 through 1987. Her family were among the partners who owned much of the island from the mid-70’s through 1989. We have relative few images from this period so this is a valuable addition to our archives. We’re […]
An article in the Fall 2022 issue of the Great Lakes Lightkeepers Association (GLLKA) publication, The Beacon, documented end of season travails at a number of remote light stations. South Fox was featured prominently in the article including documentation of the one known winter (1899) when the station remained open year round at the request […]
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After the weekend crew returned to shore, Keith & Ally remained to spend the rest of the week on their own before being picked up next Saturday. They have been sending pictures regularly via a borrowed phone. Their first painting project was painting the new basement entry.