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Volunteers working with state to restore remote Michigan lighthouse
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- Category: Great Lakes
- Published on Sunday, 08 July 2012 13:19
- Written by Michigan State Housing Development Authority
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Volunteers with the Fox Island Lighthouse Association are working with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources this summer to restore the boathouse at the South Fox Island Lighthouse. One of the most prominent buildings on the island, the boathouse is one of number of lighthouse-related structures on the island, including a skeletal tower and a brick tower. The association has been working with the MDNR to preserve and restore the light station and to build a dock. For eight years, the group has controlled vegetation around the buildings, secured the buildings, and stabilized them until they could be restored.
"The South Fox Island complex is a rare intact collection of buildings," said Bryan Lijewski of the Michigan state historic preservation office. As the architect assigned to work with lighthouses, Lijewski works with lighthouses both on land and off shore. "South Fox is remote. The fact that it lacks a docking facility makes the transportation of materials and equipment a greater challenge than usual, but I know the committed volunteers will make it happen."
Work on the boathouse will include replacing the doors, which have been missing for years. The new doors -- replicas of the originals, with hinges forged by a modern-day blacksmith -- will secure the building from animal and human intruders, and they will recreate the historic appearance of the boat house. Historic photographs of the building are guiding the replication of the doors. The next projects planned are the repair of the roof on the assistant keepers quarters and the reconstruction of a lean-to on the lighthouse.
The Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program is funded by the sale of Save Our Lights license plates. The purchase of the Save Our Lights lighthouse license plate supports lighthouse preservation. Twenty-five dollars from each new plate and $10 for each renewal goes toward the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Fund.
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