Wisconsin has more than 50 lighthouses.
But do you know which one is
the oldest original standing lighthouse tower?
Lucky for us, Ken and Barb Wardius traveled the state
to photograph and share stories of these special structures.
Here, Ken tells us about the Long
Tail Point Lighthouse.
So let's take a journey
to Wisconsin's lighthouses.
We're going to venture now
to the very southern end of Green Bay.
The locals still call it the old stone tower.
It dates when Wisconsin became a state, 1848.
It may not look like much, but according to Ken,
it's the oldest
original tower that still stands in the state of Wisconsin.
It's located on the end of a sandbar
on an island called Long Tail Point.
This is what it looks like still today, from the inside.
The circular stairway probably was in the area
where you see that very large crack.
The bay level, about
20 years after Tail Point was erected,
came up to the very base of the tower
and the government feared that it actually
was going to topple into the bay.
So what they did is they hired a construction company
with the tools of that time, the mid to late 1800s.
And they were supposed to dismantle the old stone tower.
And you can see from the brickwork here
the stones that's a tougher job than they imagined.
Thankfully, they were not able to take the tower down.
If you love Wisconsin's lighthouses, then
watch more of Ken and Barb's adventures on PBS.
Wisconsin's University Place.
Wisconsin has more than 50 lighthouses.
But do you know which one is
the oldest original standing lighthouse tower?
Lucky for us, Ken and Barb Porteous traveled the state
to photograph and share stories of these special structures.
Here, Ken tells us about the Long Tail Point Lighthouse.
Wisconsin has more than 50 lighthouses.
But do you know which one is
the oldest original standing lighthouse tower?
Lucky for us, Ken and Barb has traveled the state
to photograph and share stories of these special structures.
Here, Ken tells us about the Long Tail
Point Lighthouse.
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Can Wisconsin has more than 50 lighthouses. But
do you know which is the oldest surviving lighthouse tower?
Lucky for us, Ken and Barb Wardius traveled the state
to photograph and share stories of these special structures.
Here, Ken tells us about the Long
Tail Point Lighthouse.
it may not look like much, but according to Ken, it's
the oldest original lighthouse tower
still standing in the state of Wisconsin.
It's located at the end of a sandbar
on an island called Long Tail Point.
It may not look like
much, but according to Ken, it's the oldest
original tower that still stands in the state of Wisconsin.
It's located at the end of a sandbar
on an island called Long Tail Point.
It may not look like much, but according to Ken, it's
the oldest
original tower that still stands in the state of Wisconsin.
It's on the end of a sandbar
on an island called Long Tail Point.
It's It may not look like much, but according to Ken, it's
the oldest
original tower that still stands in the state of Wisconsin.
It's located on the end of a sandbar
on an island called Long Tail Point.
go. It may not look like much,
but according to Ken, it's the oldest
original tower still standing in the state of Wisconsin.
It's located on the end of a sandbar
on the island called Long Tail Point.
It may not look like
much, but according to Ken, it's the oldest
original tower that still stands in the state of Wisconsin.
It's located on the end of a sandbar
on an island called Long Tail Point.
if you love Wisconsin lighthouses, then
watch more of Ken and Barb's adventures on PBS.
Wisconsin's University Place.
If you love Wisconsin's
lighthouses, watch more of Ken and Barb's adventures on PBS.
Wisconsin's University Place.
If you love Wisconsin's lighthouses, then
watch more of Ken and Barb's adventures on PBS.
Wisconsin's University Place.
If you love Wisconsin's lighthouses, then watch more of
Ken and Barb's adventures on PBS Wisconsin's
University Place.
It's not that heavy.
I don't think they are supporting it