Personally speaking yes I was and I certainly didn't buy it. I like the idea of a memorial piece. I simply don't think wreckage needs to be added or depicted. I would love to see a Fitz at the oar docks. That would be awesome if HL could do it (wishful thinking). How would we have all felt if the Coast Guard Surf Boat was depicted capsized or damaged? I see no difference. The crew of the Fitz were seaman hauling ore, I see nothing to be gained in their memory by highlighting their tragic ending and certainly Whitefish Point has it's own history that doesn't need the added Fitz wreckage to embelish it. If Harbour Lights could bring the two together without wreckage I would be all for it. Certainly the Fitz sailed past Whitefish in fair weather. If the lifeboat is still on display at the lighthouse then I would be happy with that as well.

imho

[This message has been edited by SThompson (edited 02-23-2001).]