January 20, 1928

Lightkeepers returned to Ashtabula Lighthouse, Lake Erie after being detained ashore by a storm and found the entire structure encased in ice from 2 to 5 inches thick. They were forced to use picks and crowbars to open the door. This is not an unusual phenomenon at Great Lakes Lighthouses. Lake spray coats them with ice each winter.

Lighthouse Almanac....Elinor DeWire

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