The Cedar Island Lighthouse on June 26, 1999

I visited the light on this warm sunny Saturday to refamiliarize myself with some of its problems. While I've visited this light before and have been researching its past and talking about its condition, I felt I needed to go back and see it up close again. The images below will give you a more up-close look at the structure and its problems.

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One of the problems facing the restoration of this lighthouse is the fact that endangered birds nest on the peninsula.

There are plenty of cedar trees in the area, probably descendants of the trees which gave the old island its name...

... But when the trees are growing in the cracks in the foundation, it becomes a problem.

It may not show clearly, but the spaces between the foundation's blocks require repointing in many places.

The lantern has no glass, but plenty of rust and pigeons. It badly needs stabilization.

Most of the riprap installed around the island between 1903 and 1907 is still in plain sight.

The 1902 oil house is not doing well at all. The roof is very poor and the upper part of this wall is missing.

A close up of the front corner of the damaged wall.

The rear corner of the wall.

The roof of the oil house, over the front corner.

The doorway to the oil house. The wooden frame is still in place.

All the images, code and text on this page are Copyright © 1999 Robert G Müller. Please don't violate copyright laws by using these images without my written permission. I'll be happy to allow them to be reproduced for personal use or to educate others of the plight of this beautiful historic lighthouse if you just ask. Thanks. :-)