The DNR recently notified us of our successful grant application. We’re to receive $10,203 to be matched by $17,543 in volunteer labor. The largest item is $3700 toward the vent ball and lantern room restoration. Smaller yet significant funding will help purchase a framing nailer and supply items for the Boathouse wood replacement project (the […]
Author and presenter Brendon Baillod stopped by our table at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival yesterday and shared information regarding his planned book about the shipwrecks around the Foxes and Beaver Island. Photo shows Jackie & Tom McBride who volunteered at the FILA booth with Brendon Baillod (far right.) Photo credit Sandra White who also […]
Volunteers from South Fox Island Lighthouse will be manning a table at the 44th annual Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival in Livonia on Saturday. For more info, please visit https://www.greatlakesshipwreckfestival.org/ If one looks at a map of routes coming down the lake from the Straits to either Milwaukee or Chicago, major ports of the day, most […]
One of our “off season” activities is seeking out grants. As we get farther along in the restoration, many of the projects have greater resource requirements. We’re also trying to improve public access and interpretation — having teams available to give tours and provide signage when we’re not present. Two grants have been submitted recently. […]
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 […]