![]() Vancouver-based tech firm announces another round of layoffs.Downtown Vancouver office space vacancy rate increases to almost 10%.Applicants would also need experience in operating some mechanical and electrical equipment like generators and power tools. Requirements to apply to be a lighthouse keeper in BC are pretty standard, aside from needing a valid Restricted Operators certificate or higher. The job in question is assistant lightkeeper, and it is offered through Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard. The Lake County Historical Society launched the Keep the Light Lit campaign in 2021 to fundraise $70,000 for a modern rotating beacon that will restore the iconic sweep and signature of the light.If you’ve ever dreamed of being a lighthouse keeper, the Government of Canada is hiring for just the job for qualified BC and Canadian residents. This is not a long term fix as the replacement beacon is on a 5 year loan. Visitors will note the iconic light sweep is replaced with a flashing beacon. A maxiluna-300 stationary flashing beacon was put in place and lit June 2nd, 2021. ![]() ![]() On Jthe four volunteer lighthouse keepers were able to remove the non functioning DCB 224 beacon. On November 25th, 2019 the beacon had a failure that could not be repaired. From there, volunteer keepers Leon Jacobson, Tom Koehler, Todd Ronning, and Brad Ronning along with members of the coast guard re-assembled the beacon inside of the lighthouse tower.įor the past 20 years, the volunteer keepers have been maintaining, repairing, and keeping the beacon lit. Refurbished with help from the community, a boom truck from Aspen Equipment lifted parts of the beacon to the crow’s nest, nearly 50 feet off the ground. The beacon dated to 1969 and was repurposed from another lighthouse prior to installation at the Two Harbors Lighthouse. In the late 1990s, Joe Zastera was a driving force in securing the DCB 224 beacon to restore the original sweep of the lens. $70,000 Campaign to restore the Iconic Sweep & Signature of the Two Harbors Beacon to the Shoreline of Lake Superior The light has been maintained with the help from volunteer lighthouse keepers for the past twenty years and remains a private aid to navigation. The Society assumed responsibility for the light maintenance and operation from the US Coast Guard in 2001. The Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast opened in 1999 to provide support for the preservation of the buildings and grounds. In 1999, the Society appealed to Congressman Oberstar and through a bill passed in congress, the ownership of the Two Harbors Lighthouse was transferred to the Lake County Historical Society. The Lake County Historical Society began to provide tours of the Light Station in 1988 when it was granted a lease by the US Coast Guard. Remaining relatively unchanged, the lighthouse complex has been listed on the National Register of Historic places since 1984. Nearly 600 tons of bedrock were blasted out of the point to form the foundation for the new light tower and head keeper’s quarters.Both structures are constructed of red brick and are connected with a shared wall, 5 bricks thick. It would take another 5 years to begin construction as the government had to acquire a parcel of privately held land. On August 4th, 1886 US Congress authorized the allocation of $10,000 to build a light station with a keeper’s quarters and fog signal building.Īfter surveying, it was determined the station should be built on the East side of Agate Bay on a rocky promenade. The significant increase in commercial shipping from multiple docks spurred the Vessel Owners Association and the US Lighthouse Association to request a lighthouse be built in the town of Agate Bay. By 1885 roughly 225,000 tons of ore were moving through Agate Bay. The Two Harbors lighthouse has been guiding ships into Agate Bay since 1892.
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