Yet another day on the Island

We have new keepers here at St. Helena light station.  This is something that happens about every four or five days.  Folks that have spent four days here helping us put things back together and get all ready for the winter, head back into Mackinaw City.  The boat that takes them in also brings us fresh new keepers to pick up where they left off.  Chuck and Carol are from down state and are our new keepers.  Jack and Steven took the boat back after they finished the floors in

the small rose room,

the hallway upstairs

another shot of the hall way looking down the stairs.  They also did the floors in Dick's room.  Anyone that has been here in recent years or weeks remembers the paper we had taped to these floor.  What an improvement.

Susie and Carol are enjoying some of the dipping oil that was sent out to us in yesterday's drop from the Shepler  west bound cruise of the lighthouses of Mackinac Strait.  Our good friend and the librarian in Mackinaw City periodically sends us goodies via the Shepler drop.  She also sent us some wild blueberries she picked in Canada.  When I finish up blogging this morning it is off to make French Toast with our blueberries.

The summer is coming to an end as I look to coming off the Island on the 2nd of August as I head to Orangeville, Ontario for a week of Tai Chi instruction.  But I will keep up the blog until then and if I can talk someone else into continuing it after I leave there might be more.  The Island does not close up until the 14th of August.  Hope the summer of all our reads is enjoyable.

The keepers at St. Helena Light Station