At approximately 9:30 on Friday, June 11, the outbound crew celebrated Joerg Rothenberger’s 2500th nautical mile on behalf of FILA since he became owner of Lightkeeper and his 37th trip as skipper. Joerg provided champagne in celebration of the milestone. In total, the organization has logged an estimated 7200 nautical miles across various boats on behalf […]
A team of Cathy Allchin, Brian Freiberger, Jim Greenwell, Joerg Rothenberger and Karen Wells opened the station during their June 11 – 13 work trip. They mowed around buildings, installed a historic screen door, fixed a window, assessed materials requirements for later projects and, importantly, began the long process of digging out the boathouse.
Announcing the start to our 2021 season. Captain Joerg reports Lightkeeper was launched today. Looking forward to a trip out next week.
On Friday, May 28, the Michigan State Historic Preservation Review Board approved the nomination of South Fox to the National Register. There’s still a further review at the Federal level before we’re officially on the register, but this is a significant milestone. Great news!
We haven’t been out yet, but shipwreck explorer/photographer Dusty Klifman sent us pictures from a recent visit. Good news: the boathouse remains intact. Bad news: there’s significant stone build up around the building, putting pressure on the boathouse double doors. If you are a boater and can get out there, could you help us out […]
Our National Register Application is scheduled for review by the Michigan State Historic Preservation Review Board at their May 21 meeting. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. via zoom. For information on attending, click on the May meeting link at Meeting Materials and Minutes | MiPlace The presentation will be made by Cheri Szcodronski, Architectural […]