2005 Wacko Badge Voting Booth

Please place your nominations for the 2005 Wacko Badge here in this thread only. Any nominations placed elsewhere will be ignored.

Remember- no more than 10 nominations per person and if you think of only 5 and then think of more place another post in this thread- DO NOT EDIT YOUR EARIER THREAD.

Thanks,

Dennis

1) Plum Beach, RI

All I can think of right now...had this in the back of my head for a nomination. More later.

Isles of Shoals Light, New Hampshire

Dutch Island, RI

Bert

After reading the news recently about it here...
2) Sand Island, AL

And I second...
3) Isle of Shoals
4) Dutch Island

Thanks for the quick responses everybody. Seconds and thirds , etc are good.

In fact it's the only way a Lighthouse is going to make it to the Final Vote.

I hope you all remember to make my life easier and check for that non-profit group before you nominate the Lighthouse.

I'm a lazy sort, after all.

Dennis

Cedar Island, Long Island
Hoping it will be made in 2005?
Bob

All good choices so far- but let's hear from some of those proponents of the West Coast and Great Lakes Lighthouses.

Remember also it doesn't have to have been made as a HL product this time around. It can be a HL product, but doesn't have to be.

Dennis

(1) Big Sur (Ca)

(2) Point San Luis Obispo (Ca.)

(3)Piedras Blancas (Ca)

POINT SUR....POINT SUR...POINT SUR, CALIFORNIA Time to go West Coast again....pleassssssssssssse

1. Ontonagon Harbor Lighthouse, Ontonagon MI
2. Point Betsie Lighthouse, near Frankfort, MI
3. Middle Island Lighthouse, Lake Huron, MI
4. Round Island Lighthouse, Lake Huron
5. Sand Point Lighthouse, Escanaba, MI
6. Pottawatomie Lighthouse, Rock Island, WI
7. Crisp Point Lighthouse, near Paradise, MI

Point Sur is my wish

My choices:

Little River Lighthouse in Maine
Prospect Harbor Lighthouse in Maine
Isles of Shoals (White Island Light) in NH
Dutch Island Lighthouse in RI
Avery Point Lighthouse in CT

All my best,
Paul Conlin
ALF Secretary

My picks

1. Pt Sur, CA
2. Piedras Blancas, CA
3. Crooked River, FL

My second choice I agree with Eric...
Piedras Blancas, CA
They have plans to put back the lantern room.

My first choice would be North Light, Block Island hoping it may bring more attention to Harbour Lights finally creating that light.

My second choice would be Dutch Island Light Jamestown, RI. I pass this light all the time on our boat and it really needs some help.

My third choice would be Cedar Point Light Long Island, NY. I have visited this light a few times and it is very unique. It would also make a great HL.

My fourth choice would be Race Point Light Provincetown, MA. They've done some great work out there. I really enjoyed my tour of the light during the "Headlights for Lighthouses" event last Spring.

My fifth choice would be Sakonnet Point Light Little Compton, RI. This light received a lot of attention and I believe was relit around 1997. Who ever the volunteers were that restored this light certainly deserve a lot of credit for their work. I often pass this light on my way to Cuttyhunk Island and Martha's Vineyard. It looks great!

Bob

Let's see, so many in need of funds.

1. Cedar Island, NY
2. Sand Island, AL

I know I will think of more later, and will post.

Joyce

Hey everybody these nominations are great but I want to remind everyone to do a little research before you nominate a Lighthouse.

I'm going to take several out of the running for the nomination due to not being in compliance with the posted rules for this process. Please do not add your nomination for the following Lighthouses at this point.

Here they are. If you can find any information refuting my decision please send it along and I'll add them back to the list-

Outer Island, WI- government owned. no evidence found of a non-profit group in place

Raspberry Island, WI- government owned. no evidence of a non-profit group in place.

New Bedford Lightship- government owned. no evidence of a non-profit group in place.

Brandywine Shoal- government owned. no non-profit group in place.

Fort niagra, NY- state park. no non-profit group involved.

Morris Island, SC- prior Wacko Badge.

Thanks for all the nominations. I again ask if you have a website for the Lighthouse or a link to the non-profit group list it in your nominations to help others decide who to nominate.

Dennis

My vote is for Cedar Island, NY . This beautiful lighthouse is located on Long Island. As you can see from the picture, it has very nice stone work and the exterior looks to be in decent condition.

1. East Point, NJ
2. Pottawatomie Lighthouse, Rock Island, WI
3. Cedar Island, NY
4. Crisp Point, MI

1. Eastpoint, NJ (second)
2. Brandywine Shoal, NJ
3. Cedar Island, NY

Add Harbor of Refuge, Del

Eastpoint,

I knew what the first one on your list was going to be.

Unfortunately your second one- Brandywine Shoal doesn't comply with the rules so I'm taking it out of the running.

Your third choice Cedar Island is the frontrunner at this point.

Dennis

I'd have to chip in with the Point Sur nomination. Others on my list:

2. Point Betsie
3. Ontonagon Lighthouse, MI
4. Detour Reef Lighthouse, MI
5. Crisp Point Lighthouse, MI
6. Pigeon Point, CA
7. White River Lighthouse, MI
8. Pottawatomie Lighthouse, WI

I have two more to go...

4) Cedar Island, NY. This light really deserves it!

I'd make Pt. Sur a candidate, but with the $1000 we have already donated to this light through the prism project, I'd like to give another light a chance to "share the wealth".

My nominees:
1. Little River
2. Prospect Harbor: I love Maine lights!!
3. Cedar Is.
4. Point Betsie
5. East Point: Impressed me during the NJ
Challenge
6. Avery Point
I agree w/Greg about Big Sur.
Rick

PIEGON POINT, CA They are going to be working on restoration and could use some donations.

As if you don't see this one coming...

Cedar Island Lighthouse, East Hampton, NY

After all, the restoration effort was begun by Wackos right here on these message boards (Bob and Mike: Raise your hands and wave to all the nice people).

The only thing preventing its nomination in the past was the requirement to be a HL piece. Maybe a Wacko pin would be good luck in that respect, too.

Pigeon Pt would be a great choice.

Sorry Dennis. I didn't realize Morris Island had been a wacko badge before. I knew it had been a pin a couple years back, but not a badge.

My picks are:

1. Pt Sur, CA
2. Ceder Point, NY
3. Crooked River, FL

Okay, so, I'm a little biased.

My vote: Cedar Island (as if there was any doubt).

I neglected to start this thing off right and post my nominations- hope no one objects to me having choices.

1. Sandy Hook, NJ
2. Coquille (Bandon River), OR
3. Turkey Point, MD
4. Cedar Island, NY (the frontrunner)
5. Pottawatomie, WI
6. Dutch Island, RI
7. Isle Of Shoals, NH
8. East Point, NJ
9. Harbor Of Refuge, DE
10. Pigeon Point, CA

Dennis

I'm 99% positive that there is/was a Crooked River non-profit. They even had a website. Don't know what happened.

Isn't that light also known as Carabelle?

Greg,

You are correct. I found an address for the Carrabelle Lighthouse Association but the website seems to be down or gone.

So Crooked River/Carrabelle lighthouse is back in the running.

Thanks for the assist.

Dennis

If I may I would like to cast my vote for the 2005 Wacko Badge.

I vote for Cedar Island, new York.

We nominate:
1-Gray's Harbor, WA
2-North Light, RI
3-East Quoddy, New Brunswick (There is a group but they need a lot of help. Could be a nice joint effort between U.S. and Canada).
4-Crooked River, FL

Judy

I'm not trying to offend anyone here but...

I feel if we have already donated as a group to one specific lighthouse then we should pick a new one. This is in reference to Point Sur. I know the Desert Lightkeepers just donated $1000 and I would think that most of that money raised came from the collector forums.

COQUILLE RIVER, OR
NORTH HEAD, WA

Both are in desperate need of help...

Lorie,

I agree with you about Point Sur and others have mentioned the same thing but if people want to nominate it it will be listed and the votes counted.

It meets the criteria set in the rules. Hopefully most will rethink nominating it.

Dennis

Judy,

While it would be a nice cooperative project only US lights are eligible for consideration.

I'm taking East Quoddy out of the nominations.

Dennis

That's too bad...they had a neat site if I remember.

I will then vote for...

5) Carabelle/Crooked River Light

6) East Point Light...having seen this one get better when I visited it on the 2000 and 2002 challenges, and hearing how it is even better now, I think it would be great to help keep their efforts going.


I know I have a lot of seconds, thirds, fourths, etc., but don't forget, that's the only way for a light to get electoral votes...eh...voted. I'm still in election mode.

I'd like to add: Sandy Hook
Rockland Breakwater
Ft. Niagra
Rick

I nominate POTTAWATOMIE Lighthouse, Rock Island, Door County, Wisconsin

Many WACKOs at the May 15, 2004 dedication ceremony and open house wanted to know where the FRESNEL LENS was!! Well, the Friends of Rock Island want to have a replica 4th Order FRESNEL LENS made and installed in the lantern room by the next Door County Lighthouse Walk in May 2005! The cost for the lens and installation is $26,000. They have a 50/50 grant and need to raise $13,000.

This WACKO badge promotion would help Pottawatomie get a long missing 4th ORDER FRESNEL LENS back in the Lantern Room! Wouldn't this be great?!

I'm glad to see so many people chiming in with nominations.

I'm also glad to see that we are looking to share the wealth- let's get some more West Coast and Gulf Coast nominations in here.

Coquille for example came in second in the final vote last year- where are all those who nominated it last year?

I'm not trying to slight any area- or influence the nominations. I'd just like to see a good cross section of choices for the final vote.

Remember- vote early and vote often- and here you can actully vote often.

Well, up to 10 times, that is.

Dennis

Put me down for the following:

North Light, Block Island, RI
Sapelo Island, GA

Thanks
Rich

Rich,

I'm taking Sapelo Island, GA out of the running. It is state owned and does not seem to have a private non-profit group connected with it.

Dennis

Rock,

I'm taking North Head, WA out of the running due to it's being owned by the state with no private non-profit group that I can find.

Dennis

This is getting close to the magic number so I'm closing it.

On to Part Two

http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/forums/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=000247


Dennis