Photos
shot
by Zane Bourisseau
and his relatives
in September 1999.
Zane, son of Frank Bourisseau (S.Fox lighthouse keeper
1928 - 1937)
and grandson of Louis Bourisseau (1st
assistant keeper 1885 - 1891,
keeper 1891 - 1915),
spent many summers of his youth on South Fox Island.
After his visit in 1999, he tried to go there again
in 2003, but the conditions
of the lake didn't
allow safe landing.
On that occasion, the
photo above was shot by Cathy Allchin, head of the
South Fox Island Education Association, direct predecessor
of our
Fox Island Lighthouse Association. |
The
old lighthouse, as seen from the footpath
close
to the beach.
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Zane (right)
with nephew in front
of the old lighthouse.
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Close-up
showing the lantern room
with broken window panes.
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Banister inside the keeper's quarters.
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The lantern
room of the "new" tower
seen from the
old lighthouse.
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Photos
shot by Cathy Allchin
Fall
2003
Leland
Harbor, Leelanau County, one of the
possible "base
camps" for our operations.
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Approaching
South Fox Island from the south.
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The southern
tip of the island with the light station.
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View from
the east: the old lighthouse, the boathouse and the
remainders of the breakwater.
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The entire
light station including the newer skeletal tower (1934)
seen from north-east.
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We would like to thank Cathy
Allchin and Zane Bourisseau for these photos.
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Photos
shot by John Bourisseau
September 1999 during
the visit covered above.
John, a nephew of Zane Bourisseau, kindly sent us
these photos in August 2005.
Some of them are featured
on Terry Pepper's page on South Fox Island too.
Thank you very much, John!
Approaching the light station from the east,
you
see the newer skeletal tower, the boat
house and
the old lighthouse.
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Zane and Jim sitting on the biggest remainder
of
the dock in front of the boat house.
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The sad relics of the dock. The fact the dock
got
blasted is one of the big problems our
group is
facing.
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View from the footpath.
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The old lighthouse from northeast.
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The front door of the old lighthouse.
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