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Wisconsin
has more than 50 lighthouses.

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But do you know which one is

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the oldest original standing
lighthouse tower?

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Lucky for us, Ken and Barb
Wardius traveled the state

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to photograph and share stories
of these special structures.

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Here,
Ken tells us about the Long

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Tail Point Lighthouse.

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So let's take a journey

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to Wisconsin's lighthouses.

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We're going to venture now

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to the very southern
end of Green Bay.

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The locals still call it
the old stone tower.

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It dates when Wisconsin
became a state, 1848.

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It may not look like much,
but according to Ken,

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it's the oldest

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original tower that still stands
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's located
on the end of a sandbar

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on an island
called Long Tail Point.

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This is what it looks like
still today, from the inside.

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The circular stairway
probably was in the area

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where you
see that very large crack.

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The bay level, about

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20 years
after Tail Point was erected,

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came up
to the very base of the tower

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and the government feared
that it actually

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was going
to topple into the bay.

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So what they did is they hired
a construction company

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with the tools of that time,
the mid to late 1800s.

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And they were supposed to
dismantle the old stone tower.

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And you can see
from the brickwork here

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the stones that's a tougher job
than they imagined.

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Thankfully, they were not able
to take the tower down.

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If you love Wisconsin's
lighthouses, then

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watch more of Ken and Barb's
adventures on PBS.

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Wisconsin's University Place.

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Wisconsin
has more than 50 lighthouses.

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But do you know which one is

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the oldest original standing
lighthouse tower?

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Lucky for us, Ken and Barb
Porteous traveled the state

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to photograph and share stories
of these special structures.

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Here, Ken tells us about the
Long Tail Point Lighthouse.

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Wisconsin
has more than 50 lighthouses.

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But do you know which one is

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the oldest original standing
lighthouse tower?

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Lucky for us, Ken
and Barb has traveled the state

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to photograph and share stories
of these special structures.

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Here,
Ken tells us about the Long Tail

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Point Lighthouse.

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That was three.

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Can Wisconsin has more
than 50 lighthouses. But

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do you know which is the oldest
surviving lighthouse tower?

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Lucky for us, Ken and Barb
Wardius traveled the state

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to photograph and share stories
of these special structures.

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Here,
Ken tells us about the Long

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Tail Point Lighthouse.

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it may not look like much,
but according to Ken, it's

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the oldest original lighthouse
tower

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still standing
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's located
at the end of a sandbar

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on an island
called Long Tail Point.

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It may not look like

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much, but according to Ken, it's
the oldest

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original tower that still stands
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's located
at the end of a sandbar

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on an island
called Long Tail Point.

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It may not look like much,
but according to Ken, it's

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the oldest

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original tower that still stands
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's on the end of a sandbar

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on an island
called Long Tail Point.

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It's It may not look like much,
but according to Ken, it's

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the oldest

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original tower that still stands
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's located
on the end of a sandbar

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on an island
called Long Tail Point.

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go. It may not look like much,

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but according to Ken, it's
the oldest

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original tower still standing
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's located
on the end of a sandbar

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on the island
called Long Tail Point.

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It may not look like

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much, but according to Ken, it's
the oldest

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original tower that still stands
in the state of Wisconsin.

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It's located
on the end of a sandbar

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on an island
called Long Tail Point.

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if you love Wisconsin
lighthouses, then

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watch more of Ken and Barb's
adventures on PBS.

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Wisconsin's University Place.

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If you love Wisconsin's

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lighthouses, watch more of Ken
and Barb's adventures on PBS.

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Wisconsin's University Place.

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If you love Wisconsin's
lighthouses, then

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watch more of Ken and Barb's
adventures on PBS.

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Wisconsin's University Place.

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If you love Wisconsin's
lighthouses, then watch more of

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Ken and Barb's adventures
on PBS Wisconsin's

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University Place.

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It's not that heavy.

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I don't
think they are supporting it