Website updates
There’s a lot of progress being made as you can see from our Keeper’s Log. We spent some time today updating images on various pages. Please take a look at how things have changed in a relatively short period.
Entries by Karen Wells
July 5, Future planning begins
It’s satisfying to support this light, but also a lot of work. Next steps: getting wood and cement delivered for our 1867 lighthouse basement entry project within the next two weeks. Cathy Allchin is working with the DNR to make this happen. Suttons Bay volunteer Steve is busy milling his donated white cedar which will […]
July 1, Starting to wrap up projects
The windows all fit, as do the sash locks. Still some painting to do around the frames. They look beautiful! After working all week in the tower, the guys finally got up to the top to enjoy the view late yesterday. Meanwhile, Mark has been doing masonry projects: repointing the east side of the 1867 […]
June 30, Windows moving toward completion
Marty’s report today includes showing the “adjustments” needed to get the replicated top sash to fit within the grooves and between the stops. We fortunately have a table saw and good carpenters available to “skinny” them up as required. Just moments ago, the guys reported in that all the sash has been dry fitted…the stops […]
June 29, Window work continues
When we talk about “stops”, we’re referring to the strips that hold the windows in. Here’s what Marty & Tom are working on. Early afternoon, Marty reports they had one last stop to get out and were finishing cleaning the jams. Tom was starting to put a first light coat of rusty metal primer on […]
June 28, Project updates
Marty & Ben reported in on their skeletal tower window install. “We have good news and bad news.” We’d expected the window installs to be one of the tougher projects we’ve done…but it’s proving to have even further complications. The tower was originally built in a salt water location in 1905, then disassembled, transported and […]
June 27, “Five guys” out
One of our most talented teams made it out today after a two-day weather delay. Here’s Jim, Marty, Mark, Tom & Ben at Leland ahead of departure. They will be doing window & door installation, masonry and other projects.
August 17, 2021
Josh Cohen, Lead Ecologist for the Michigan Natural Features Inventory, a part of Michigan State University Extension, is out at the station with three other ecologists. They have a contact with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division to conduct vegetative mapping and ecological surveys on state land on South Fox and North Fox […]
Final Public Tours of the Season
Maritime Heritage Alliance’s Champion arrived today to extract our last team “in residence” for the 2021 season. Window covers are “on” and the station winterized. This marks the end of our public tours including building interiors. The campus itself remains open, of course, a public resource owned by the Michigan DNR. We may still get […]
Tower Stairs Painted
This year’s significant projects just keep coming. Volunteer Kathy Sanders, who painted the lantern room platform and railing last year, is back at it again with another great project: painting the 1867 lighthouse spiral stairs and railing. Impressive!