The team got a little further than this before running out of wood. Additional wood is scheduled to come out with next week’s team. Others on the team have been improving the path from the dock to the sidewalk using the ever present quagga mussels for gravel. Meanwhile, Barb has begun the unenviable job of […]
Team 5, consisting of Barb, Linda, Cathy & Tom, arrived on today’s afternoon team turnover (a day early to avoid parades and crowds in Leland on the 4th.) Plastering and lantern room work are no longer on the agenda. Instead, they arrived with wood to work on adding a lean-to to the shed. They plan […]
One of the objectives of this latest team has been to clear the area around the boathouse to facilitate later work projects. They also cleared the area beneath these cedars, a nice spot to sit & enjoy. Volunteers Sue & Nancy. Sandra White photo.
Friends Nancy and Susan came out to join team lead Sandra this morning. Their focus will be mostly on landscaping projects including trying to improve trail access from the west beach. Many boaters find the west beach more friendly as it’s sandy versus the stone-strewn landings nearest the lighthouses. Historic keepers walked these trails for […]
Have you ever wanted to visit South Fox Island? This may be your summer. Here’s the opportunity: A trip takes approximately 5 hours: 1/4 hour load, 1 1/4 hour transit, 2 hours “on island” and 1 1/2 hour return/disembark. The boat departs from Leland and can take up to 10 passengers and costs $1500 Trips […]
Tara and Bekah applied their creativity to latest round of painting. Here’s a few of them installed: Meanwhile, Patrick has continued with the window cover project and Sandra’s landscaping project is ongoing.
Here’s Bekah readying paint supplies in the AK kitchen. And Tara, at work painting the bedroom. Here’s Sandra taking a break from landscaping chores at the entry to the kitchen where Kathy Sanders worked last week. We’ve left woodwork unpainted as we’d like to strip it. Patrick, meanwhile, got detoured by a water pump issue. […]
After last week’s weather-adjusted turnover, today’s weather cooperated for a smooth transition. Here are new volunteers Bekah, Tara & Patrick, with Board President Linda Posler as their escort, as they left Leland Harbor this morning. The team got to work immediately. By mid-afternoon, Patrick had changed the oil & sparkplug in our inverter generator (seldom […]
Variety is this team’s middle name. Here’s Jeanne & Sandy cleaning earlier this week. They’ve washed windows, weeded, and swept. Kathy Sanders has been scraping and priming with a focus on the Assistant Keeper’s apartment we use for volunteer housing. Sandra White has focused mostly on landscaping projects. This photo is from early in […]
Due to a developing weather situation, team turnover was moved up to Thursday afternoon from Saturday morning’s original plan. Team 1 scrambled to finish up projects, clean and pack up while Team 2 members rearranged plans to go early and stay longer. Here’s Sandy W., Sandy C., Kathy and Jeanne ready to depart. Team 2 […]