Hi @melinda010100, very nice photos.
When I saw the house with the lighthouse at the back, I thought it was the keeper's house, and I was going to ask about it, as most of the lighthouse keepers' houses look small in the photos.
Then I read below that you said it was a mansion and that it is part of the historical heritage.
You learn something new every day, the pictures are really nice.
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!HUESO
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The house with 2 doors and the light at the back was the keepers house. At the peak of operation there was a principal keeper and two secondary keepers and a day laborer. I'm sure the work load was reduced when they got electricity.
Greetings @melinda010100, you know, the interesting thing, and the best thing, is that despite all the technology, that lighthouses are no longer needed, they are still maintained, and that helps to maintain the history of the places where the lighthouses are and also helps economically to the regions where the lighthouses are through tourism.
Happy weekend.
This light is still in operation and helps guide small craft into Chicago harbor.
I can't tell you how many lighthouses around the Great Lakes I have visited and paddled my kayak to. They are great tourist destinations
!INDEED
