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Number one volunteer, Ron Mans, taking a well deserved
break after framing in stairs that will lead from first floor to second
floor landing and keeper's office. |
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A mild winter allowed outside work to continue. In late
January, a backhoe and two workers showed up to bury the electrical drop
to the Light Station. Smiling amidst the mud, this cheerful guy was
redigging the trench after the electrical service to the generator
building was accidentally severed. It was our good fortune that this
occurred, as we were left with the task of back filling the trench. The
weather turned cold and the dirt froze. The good fortune part was that
in shoveling the soil back into the trench, Rick Smith and Linda Nenn
began finding bits and pieces of china, tin and glassware. So, the
shovel was replaced by rakes and, as the sun slowly took the frost out
of the ground, the hunt for fragments of the past continued. On March
25th, Rick discovered a small round object that upon closer inspection
and gentle cleaning turned out to be a Light House Establishment button.
By checking the back stamp, we dated the brass button to 1857-1863. A
real treasure! |
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Board member Randy Tetzlaff doing the dirty work of
cleaning up after painting. The months of January, February and March
have been one long painting project, but the end is near! |
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Historical Society member Beth Tetzlaff takes her turn
painting. Beth has also been spotted up on the scaffolding helping
install the new clapboard siding. |
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We've come a long way in a very short time! This is a
corner of the sitting room with a bit of the sunroom in the background.
The new 5/4 yellow pine flooring is due to be installed, by volunteers
Francis Pierron and Lloyd Croatt, beginning April 1, 2002. Francis is a
custom home builder, so the flooring will be in good hands. Francis and
Lloyd are of Luxembourg heritage, making the Luxembourg/America
connection even stronger on the project. |
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The new tower arrives! Fed Ex transported the 5
containers from JFK in New York using Land Star the largest independent
owned and operating trucking company in the nation. The truckers
encountered a Spring snowstorm through Pennsylvania and Ohio. They
observed many trucks overturned and cars in the ditch. The weather in
Port Washington was beautiful and clear though cold. |
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Unloading the crates from the trucks with a locally-built
SkyTrak loader. AZCO Inc. donated their crane service. They are
located in Appleton, Wisconsin |
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Moving another heavy crate. |
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Jim Burmesch, who is a Fed Ex driver, orchestrated the Fed
Ex shipment through customs at JFK in New York to Port Washington. Mary
Flierl, historical society member, who acted as recipient of the
shipment. |
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AZCO's SkyTrak moves a crate to the side of the light
station. |
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The crates are unloaded. They are ready for the Luxembourg
workers who will arrive 21 April to install the tower on the Light
Station. |
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Mike Applegate, Land Star Freight Agent Jim Burmesch,
FedEx Driver Bill Elliott, Regional Manager for the Landstar Carrier
Group The entire shipping cost for the 5 containers was donated by
FedEx. They hired Land Star which is the largest owner-operated trucking
firm in the nation. They are the largest specialized carrier in the
nation. |
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Harold Schachel, Sr. and Harold, Jr. kicked up their heels
at the end of a day of nailing on clapboard siding. Harold, Sr. joined
our small band of regular volunteers after spending a day on site with
Habitat for Humanity volunteers. The Habitat group helped us out while
they await a site to build Ozaukee County's first Habitat house. Their
skills and assistance were much appreciated. |
