Lovely weather for our trip out to South Fox on Saturday morning–fun to see the Langs, long-time camper-keepers, experience a new way to arrive on the island via tall ship–with an experience to steer along the way. Enjoyed having the riding mower and cart to transport our gear up from the landing site to the […]
On her return from picking up the team, Board Member Kathy Sanders reports “Picked up this amazing team of guys yesterday! What a productive week! Top coated the masonry in the tower, installed a new basement door, put on the remaining 1867 lighthouse shutters, put windows in the skeletal tower in place, painted, replaced the […]
Lots of work done this trip: buildings opened, additional mowing, tree removed from the sidewalk leading up to the fog signal building, fire ring cleared, boathouse & kitchen painting. Naomi clearly enjoyed painting the boathouse. Separately, Linda writes: “One of the highlights of the trip was when I opened the summer kitchen door and found […]
Maritime Heritage Alliance’s Champion delivered a crew to the island Tuesday and anchored overnight. An unfavorable weather forecast suggested it was best to return to Northport rather than staying out longer. Conditions at 0700 this morning were nonetheless lovely. The plan is to return to the island Friday to pick up the volunteer team.
Join us as we celebrate the South Fox Light Station’s designation on the National Register of Historic Places and give thanks to the volunteers who make restoration possible. Music, nibbles and sips provided. Thursday, July 14 6 – 8 p.m. at Peterson Park, Northport, MI. The National Register Sign will be on display preparatory to […]
This quarter’s Leelanau Enterprise “Silver” Publication features long time Board member and volunteer Joerg Rothenberger in an article about Leelanau’s healthy senior population.
People may not understand how much work goes on behind the scenes to make island time productive. This post reflects this week in FILA. Shown here: restored original window sash, recreated sash for missing windows, custom offset hinges for shutters, shutter dogs from “House of Antiques”, refurbished metal window stops for the skeletal tower….delivered today […]
Please join us the evening of July 14 for a celebration of our National Historic Register designation. Details to come. Photo credit: Bugs Beddow
Plans are forming up. Look for our first teams on the island the week of June 5. We’ll have teams “on island” at various times throughout the summer. The grounds are open to the public. The buildings are open based on volunteer availability. If you are planning to go out, please shoot us a note […]
Come join our annual meeting Thursday, November 11, 2021 6 – 8 p.m. at The Union in Northport, MI. Hors d’oeuvres provided by FILA board members. Public invited. 107 Nagonaba Street Video of the event can be viewed here.