2007 summary of activities

Boat house
- East half cleared of tons of rocks
- Structure trued and stabilized by two temporary interior shear walls
- Temporary external braces removed
- Rotted roof boards replaced
- Blown-out part of southern wall reinstalled
- Adjacent pier and walkways cleared of rocks

Oil house
- Roof and door painting (red) completed  
- Brick walls painted in white

Paint shop (formerly a.k.a carpenter's shop)
- More brush cleared around the building
- Priming coat of white paint applied on exterior walls
- Interior cleared of 6 inches of leaves
- Rotted front door threshold replaced
- Four window panes recaulked
- Temporary roof repairs completed

Fog signal building
- Two broken window panes on the main floor replaced
- Upper story door to the former catwalk to the steel tower reinforced

Skeletal steel light tower
- Thick brush cleared around the base
- Access to entrance level gained using an extension ladder
- Condition of the structure assessed
- Infrastructure for Web cam in lantern room prepared

Sundries
- Sightlines from Web cam to other buildings cleared
- Fallen trees cut up and removed
- Additional walkways cleared of overgrowth and humus
- Mouse traps and d-Con deployed in assistant keepers' quarters
- Lilac Garden Throne recommissioned (that's the outhouse without a house but with the nicest view you can get on the Great Lakes while doing your business)
- Doors and entry screens closed for winter
- Lightkeeper boat recommissioned after thorough overhaul
- South Fox Island Lighthouse Restoration Project presented at various public events
- Several benefit events organized
- Lots of PR work done in various media channels
- Cooperation with other organizations intensified

Hans Joerg Rothenberger, based on Phil von Voigtlander's Annual Report and other reports
Dec. 31, 2007

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