Fond du Lac Light
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| Location | Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
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| Constructed | 1933 |
| Construction | wood frame, flagstone base |
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| First lit | 1933 |
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The Fond du Lac Light is a lighthouse located at the entrance to the harbor and Yacht Club, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It is located on the southern end of Lake Winnebago. It is currently incorporated in the Fond du Lac City Seal.[1] Construction of the lighthouse started in May 1933 and was completed shortly after October. It replaced an ordinary red light that previously marked the harbor entrance.
After years of neglect it was saved from demolition in 1967 and restored in 1993 with help from local community organizations.
The lighthouse is also the focal point of the seasonal holiday lights in Lakeside Park; a cutout of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is adorned to the light house using the red light on top of the lighthouse as the nose.
Pending major rebuild for being crooked for the past 25 years.
References
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Havighurst, Walter (1943) The Long Ships Passing: The Story of the Great Lakes, Macmillan Publishers.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Lighthouse - Fond du Lac Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Lighthouse friends article
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- USA Lights article
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