We encourage everyone to come out and have some fun with the group this Saturday. The weather report looks good for Saturday. By the time we are done for the day you will be amazed what a few hours of work will do for this great old lighthouse. Come on down!!!!!!!!

Also you can get your raffle tickets for the quilt fund raiser that the club is doing. You can see first hand what the money from this fund raiser is used for.

See you Saturday.

Mary and Jeff

The Bradys just arrived in Michigan City and as we pulled into the Comfort Inn parking lot saw Roy entering the lobby... I went in to register and got hugs from Carolyn and Judy who were checking right ahead of us..

It's supposed to be nice weather tomorrow for our Spring Cleaning which will be a change of pace from the last two years.. I will post some images tomorrow night when we return from the evening winding down gathering, a tradition, also!!

We will be looking forward to your presentation, Paul! Your postings and pictures are always interesting and well worth viewing. We need more of that type of thing at the CF!

Bob

The day started with breakfast at Dino's and a short meeting going over plans for the upcoming gatherings..


A few of the plants were starting the bloom..


When we all arrived at the lighthouse everybody just went right to work doing a multitude of different jobs... Here's Mary weeding and muching..


Cindy and Judy are discussing items for Dave to pick up at the store...


Mary has moved on to the area by the front door, this has become Mary's area after all of these years of planting and weeding it..

2007 Club President, Jeff finishing the trim around the spiral staircase enclosement room.. It really provided the finishing touch..


Meanwhile Doyne was working on replacing the lights in the lanternroom to make it safer for visitors to enjoy the view and it provides more room for them at the same time..


Carolyn polishing the brass railing of the staircase..


Husband Roy and Gary work on recovering the sidewalks back from the ever moving sand based turf of the dune the lighthouse is built on..


Judy apllies preen to one of the many plant beds the club has added to the grounds landscaping...

Kat hauling mulch to those spreading it..


Which includes her hubby, Larry..


Roy still working on the recovery of the sidewalks..


With Gary assisting, quite a team, a lot of sidewalks!!


Yours truely even got drafted into mulching by Judy who used my camera to record this rare moment!!

A couple of Mary's Holland tulips in bloom...


Larry trimming up a tree on the Southside of the lighthouse...


Some of the crew enjoying lunch that Kay and Dave pickup the fixing at the grocery store and Kay put together for everyone..


A rare Moose sighting at a lighthouse in Indiana!!


Cindy and Doyne show off a seahorse that Judy found at a art show and purchased and presented to them on behalf of the club for all they do for the Club!!

Is that someone in the lanternroom?


I think I know that person...


It's our newest renewed Club member J. J.... Who who swung by on his way from his home in upstate NY to Oregon!! What a pleasant surprise!!


The crew working on the flower beds on the Northside of the lighthouse..


Another flower shot for Mombo!!

Doyne finishing reconnecting the AC for the new lights... In the Fall we will redo the floor and a little touch up paint where the old lights were..


Doyne applying the final stair nameplate to the spiral staircase...


Each stair was sponsored by a club member with the first step being sponsored by the Club as a whole.. Doyne attaches the HLC nameplate basically the final step of our stairstep project, which means the public can now enjoy the climb to the top!!

Great pictures Paul. Your group does so much for OMC and it looks like a labor of love. Glad to see you in at least one of the pictures too.

The one with Judy (Sunshine) looks like she is telling a story to the group that is sitting accross from her. Probably about the time she acquired those great "moose slippers."

Congratulations to the Hoosier Lighthousing Club for another job well done!

Thanks for another wonderful report Paul.

Thanks for the report and thanks for all the work!
I particularly enjoyed all the names being added to the pictures! It is so nice to put faces to the names or names to the faces ...

Great Job everyone. The lighthouse looks wonderul.

Hoosiers Lighthousing Club sure has put a lot of work into the restoration and upkeep of this light. Just wish I were close enough to a light to help out on a regular basis. Will just have to continue to try and help with cash when I can.

Job well done. I like the name plates on the stairs.

Looks like everyone had alot of fun. Great job !!!

Great job as always guys! And as special guest member is always fun. We'll have to see if more of us can 'drop in' in the future.
Bob

The lighthouse looks great!

Thanks for the report and all the great pictures, Paul.
Job well done by all!