Our Fall newsletter should be hitting your mailbox soon. A print newsletter has been sent to all current members. If you don’t receive it, did your postal address change in the last year? If so, please contact us at southfoxisland@gmail.com We value your support and want to keep you informed of the ongoing restoration progress. […]
Please join us in welcoming Barb Falkenhagen to our Board. Barb is a dedicated lighthouse volunteer with experience working on multiple offshore lights. She began volunteering with South Fox Island Light Station in 2023 was part of the lantern room restoration team. She also assists in restoring Frankfort’s North Breakwater Light. Her academic experience includes […]
A small but dedicated group braved the snow to attend yesterday’s annual meeting. Here’s a link for those of you who missed it or would like a second look.
Please join us November 9 from 1 – 3:30 at the Leland Library for our annual meeting. Public welcome. Hear about our season and plans for the coming year. Learn about volunteer opportunities and meet some of our team members.
Our newest Board Member Sandra White keeps knocking it out of the stands. She helped open and close the station this season, led the hard-working “Landscaping” team and recently created these engaging shorts. She’s definitely a “Keeper.” Click here to see our “Engineer” team at work. The “Carpenter” team’s work can be seen here. This […]
Buildings are secured. The flag is down. The closing team has returned home. We’re thankful for an excellent season. Sandra White photo.
The antique apple trees continue to do well. They got a minor trim from the closing team this week. While the ideal time to trim is late winter, they seem to survive our delayed pruning. Look at all that fruit! A number of years ago, curious about what variety they were, we took a sample […]
Jim got to work caulking and painting the workshop trim he replaced on his prior trip. He also installed the station sign above the door. Others on the team continued with grounds work. The lighthouse is increasingly visible with this season’s hillside brush removal.
The season closing team of Sandra, Linda, Cathy, Tom & Jim headed out this morning. If plans hold, they will return Tuesday afternoon.
One of the remaining projects was repairing this broken window pane on one of the tower windows. The team scoped this out on their prior trip, allowing appropriate supplies to be procured. While glazing can be patched in place, removing old glazing & glass and reinstalling new is best done on a flat surface. Unfortunately, […]