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Raspberry Island Lighthouse Reopens ‑ October 13, 1906 – Mr National Park Service Park News & Planner - 2007 U.S. Department of the Interior The official newspaper of Around the Archipelago Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Raspberry Island Lighthouse Reopens - OCTOber 13, 1906 – Mr. R. G. HURST WITH HIS MEN LEFT the Station at 3:30 pm, after completing the new dwelling. Made the Lighthouse Tour general inspection. Found everything in good order. ..This has been a very fine day. Fees Starting June 18, 2007, Apostle Islands When keeper Charles Hendrickson penned these words in his log National Lakeshore will charge a fee for book, he was celebrating the completion of the new lighthouse guided tours of the Raspberry Island and keepers’ quarters that was built in 1906 to replace the 1863 lighthouse. The cost for guided tours at Raspberry Island lighthouse. A century of exposure to Lake Raspberry Island is $3/person or $8/family. Superior’s harsh environment took its toll on the building called (The family rate includes immediate family the “showplace of the Apostles”. To restore the Raspberry Island members only.) The fee will be collected at lighthouse and ensure its sustainability, the National Park Service the lighthouse. Visitors possessing Golden initiated a major rehabilitation project in August 2005. This Age, Senior, or Access passes are entitled to $1.3 million project was designed by Bahr, Vermeer & Haecker, a 50% discount on these fees. Access to Architects, Ltd from Lincoln, Nebraska. It involved a wide variety the Raspberry Island lighthouse tower and of tasks including: the refurnished head lighthouse keeper’s quarters are included in tours provided by park staff. • Replacing the roof and repairing the foundation. •Repairing and repainting the interior and exterior walls. Staff may be available to provide tours at •Restoring windows and refinishing doors. lighthouses on Devils, Michigan, and Sand •Installing new well, septic and utility systems. islands in 2007. There is no fee for tours at •Restoring the tower by repairing glazing, rebuilding those locations. railings, repairing the floor, and painting the lantern room. •Installing a drainage system and grading the grounds to All of the fee revenue collected at Apostle direct water away from the lighthouse. Islands National Lakeshore will stay in the •Improving existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and park and be used for critical and highly fire protection systems. visible projects which will benefit the public. KBK Services Inc. of Ashland, Wisconsin was chosen to coordinate this complex project. More than 60 different workers, mostly from northern Wisconsin, worked to return the lighthouse to its original glory. Ken Kontny, the project supervisor, noted that this job was a bit different from the projects that KBK normally works on. He What is an described the work on the Raspberry Island lighthouse as a “tribute” to the lighthouse’s rich history and the quality of the workmanship Archipelago? displayed by the 1906 construction crew. The KBK crew took great pride in doing their share to preserve a part of our national heritage. Webster’s Dictionary defines archipelago as 1) A large group of islands, or According to National Park Service guidelines, rehabilitation returns 2) A sea containing a large group of islands. a property to a state of utility through alteration or repair, while preserving its historical, architectural and cultural significance. As the lighthouse reopens to the public this year, its south half will be an interpretive museum furnished like it was in the early 1920s Emergencies when Lee Benton was the head lighthouse keeper. The north half will serve as living quarters for National Park Service personnel. Call: The rehabilitated lighthouse will help visitors imagine life for the Top: Workers replace metal roof and rotted siding in June 2006. 715-779-3397 (day, NPS), or Middle: Painting the lighthouse, July 2006. 715-373-6120 (night, Bayfield County keepers in the early 20th century. Guided tours of the head keeper’s Bottom: The final result, November 2006. quarters and lighthouse tower are scheduled to begin on June 18, Sheriff), or 2007. Tours will be available through late September. historic preservation projects in Apostle Islands National 715-779-3950 (night, U.S. Coast Guard), Lakeshore’s history. The wait to see the rehabilitated lighthouse will or 911 (land line only, NOT for cell The National Park Service appreciates the patience and support soon be over and in the words of Charles Hendrickson, that will be phones). the public has provided to help facilitate one of the most exciting “a very fine day”. 2, 4 Summer Info 2 New Fees in 2007 3 Climate Change 6 What’s New New Fees at Apostle Islands NL National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior As in life, the best things in Apostle Islands envelope or fill in credit card information, National Lakeshore are still free. It doesn’t 2007 User Fees: fill in and detach the receipt, place the cost a penny to walk on a pristine beach, envelope in the deposit box at the collection view a spectacular sunset, or take a dip in Camping (per site per night) station, and display the receipt or present it the bracing waters of Lake Superior. As of Individual site or camping zone: $10 to park staff as requested. Visitors parking this spring, however, fees will be charged Group site: $20 at Meyers Beach or at park headquarters for several other recreational pursuits in the Docking (between 6 pm and 6 am) should display the receipt on the dashboard national lakeshore. Boats less than 40 feet: $10 of their vehicle. Boaters tied to park docks Six-night docking ticket book: $50 between the hours of 6 pm and 6 am should Each year Apostle Islands National Boats 40 feet or more: $20 display the receipt in the windshield of Lakeshore hosts up to 200,000 visitors Six-night docking ticket book: $100 their boat or in a window visible from the who not only admire the scenery, but also Parking dock. Visitors must present the receipt to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore use the 13 public docks, 64 campsites, 59 Meyers Beach day use, vehicle park staff at the start of a guided tour of the miles of hiking trails, 37 outhouses, 3 visitor less than 20’ (including trailer): $3 Raspberry Island Lighthouse. Wisconsin’s northernmost landscape centers, and the 6 lighthouses that have been Meyers Beach day use, juts into Lake Superior as the scenic vehicle 20’ or more: $5 archipelago of 22 Apostle Islands. The called, collectively, the “finest collection of The Golden Age Passport or Interagency Meyers Beach annual parking pass area’s scenic, historical, bilological, and historic lighthouses” in the country. It is Senior Pass (for U.S. citizens 62 or older) (cost based on vehicle length): $15-25 recreational values were recognized in increasingly difficult to maintain and care and Golden Access Passport or Interagency Bayfield Headquarters overnight 1970 when Congress named 20 of the for these facilities. Access Pass (for permanently disabled U.S. islands and 2,500 acres of the peninsula (cost based on vehicle length): $5-8 citizens) provide a 50% discount on federal as a national lakeshore. In 1986, Long Over the years Congress has established Guided tours/interpretive programs recreational user fees charged for facilities Island was also included. The Gaylord a variety of fee programs to enhance Per person: $3 and services such as camping, docking, Nelson Wilderness, including 33,500 acres national park revenues and target these Per immediate family: $8 parking and guided tours. of the lakeshore, was established in 2004. funds to help meet critical park needs. In boaters wishing to pre-pay the overnight 2004 Congress enacted the Federal Lands docking fee are also available at the Bayfield Fee revenue projections suggest that the This fascinating unit of the National Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), visitor center. Docking tickets may also be park should clear at least $75,000 after Park System features a combination a new, comprehensive and more uniform expenses. All of this money will be used to of spectacular natural beauty and rich available at cooperating local marinas. cultural history. The wooded islands fee program for federal recreation areas. improve the condition of park facilities and are trimmed with sea caves, sandstone All of the fee revenue collected at Apostle The National Park Service will rely heavily services. Initial fee dollars will be used to do cliffs, and miles of pristine sand beaches. Islands National Lakeshore under this new on self-registration to collect fees for emergency repairs to docks this year due to Native Americans, voyageurs, loggers, authority will stay in the park and be used parking, overnight docking, and interpretive low lake levels. In future years, fee revenue stone cutters, farmers, and commercial for critical and highly visible projects to tours. Self-service collection stations will be may be used to rehabilitate campsites at fishermen all left their marks on the benefit the public. This new funding will available at Meyers Beach, Little Sand Bay, Stockton Island and stabilize the historic islands. Six light stations were built in the supplement, not replace, appropriated Bayfield visitor center, Basswood Island, Devils Island dock and boathouse. Apostles to aid Great Lakes navigation. revenues, and make a significant difference Devils Island, Manitou Island, Michigan in the quality of services provided. Island, Oak Island, Otter Island, Raspberry Detailed information on fees is available Mailing Address Island, Rocky Island, Sand Island, South at park headquarters in Bayfield as well Park Superintendent The park conducted an extensive public Twin Island, and Stockton Island. Fee as on line at http://www.nps.gov/apis/ Apostle Islands National Lakeshore involvement campaign in 2005 and 2006 planyourvisit/recreation-user-fees.htm.
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