Right: Waves batter an iced-over harbor light at Grand Marais, Michigan.
JAY STEINKE
Top: Another harbor light witnesses wave power in Minnesota’s Grand Marais.
STEVEN FRANK
Sand Island Lighthouse log
Ella Luick, keeper’s wife
Apostle Islands, Wisconsin
Tuesday, November 1, 1898
Calm ’til after 12 midnight when it began to blow from the west. In less
than half an hour, it was blowing a terrible gale. So bad that a tug towing
two scows took refuge in East Bay and a tug in Justus’ Bay. Big steamers
made for Bayfield. Early this morning we went to East Bay. I stayed there
and Mr. Luick went on to Shaw’s Point to help Louis Moe get his horses
over to Sand River. They lashed two sailboats together, then made a platform
of plank on top and fastened the horses on that. Then two men rowed in
a skiff and one man in each boat watched what little sail they could raise,
and steered. When they got to Sand River, they beached the boats broadside
and had the horses jump ashore. They got there just in time as it began
to blow and the men had to work to bring the sailboats back home. Mr. Luick
sawed wood in the afternoon.
Tuesday, November 8, 1898
N.N.W. half gale, cloudy and cold. During the night it blowed so hard we
began to think it would tear the windows out. It carried an old door from
the top of the wood pile about eight feet away and tore the wood pile away.
It is freezing today, 4 below.
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Right: Steam surges from the open lake near Split Rock Lighthouse. LEE
RADZAK
Inset: A last bolt strikes as a rainbow promises clear seas near Duluth.
JERRY BIELICKI
Split Rock Lighthouse log
Franklin Covell, keeper
Near Beaver Bay, Minnesota
April 16, 1930
Put station in commition [sic] all but pumping, could not pump on account
of heavy northeast wind and high sea (nearly washed 2d asst off of the
dock) weather hazy northeast wind, temperature 40° to 56, Baro 29-20
(morn.) 29-30 (even.)
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