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Sherwood Point Lighthouse
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This one's for Papa Joe -- one of the fairly few Wisconsin lighthouses I haven't seen in his fine gallery.
The property is not, I suspect, widely visited, but I was graciously allowed onto the grounds for a few minutes to photograph. I was immediately struck by how the evergreens surrounding the site dwarf the lighthouse itself. That perspective is what I'm trying to show here.
One of several Door County beacons, the lighthouse at Sherwood Point is a quaint and scenic structure on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
First lit in 1883 and automated a century later, it has a concrete foundation and otherwise brick construction. The light has a range of about 15 miles (24 km). Near Sturgeon Bay, the Sherwood Point light is one of two on opposite sides of a canal, built in the 1870s and 1880s between Lake Michigan and Green Bay to trim the travel time for ship navigation.
The property is owned and maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard. According to Terry Pepper, “Coast Guard crews continued to man the Sherwood Point station through the fall of 1983, when the light was the last on the Great Lakes to be automated. With the litharge which held the lens prisms in place found to be significantly deteriorated as a result of constant exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays and a lack of daily maintenance by full time keepers, the Fresnel lens was removed from the lantern on October 21, 2002 and replaced by a 300 mm acrylic optic. The historic Fourth Order lens was transported to the Door County Maritime Museum where it was restored by Coast Guard Lampist Jim Woodward, and can currently be seen on display.” |
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Hello Jim,
Nice perspective, good contrast of red tiles with surrounding green texture
TFS
Selahattin E
Thank you Jim!! I do have some images of this lighthouse. Unfortunately the two structures in front were under construction when I was there in 2004. I really like your framing and vertical presentation. It adds a lot of "spice" to the beautiful old structure. I will get around to posting my photo sometime soon. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Hi Jim,
The trees are framing well the lighthouse. The point of view is showing thje details and colors of the structure of the lighthouse. It is clear and sharp. The nice blue sky is sending a light which is enhancing the colors. Have a nice day.
Pierre
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