Restoration work on lighthouses and other structures on Plum and Pilot Islands will move forward this summer. Those projects were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Volunteers will be able to help with some work during one-day sessions each month from June through September. Patti Zarling, Marketing Director with the Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands, says additional work on the former life-saving station will be done with aid from federal agencies.
Restoration work is also being aided by a $200,000 grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund of Kaukauna. Zarling says those funds will pay for the removal and replacement of lead-based paints from the light towers.
Past restoration work brought needed dock repairs and electricity to the Plum and Pilot Island structures.
(pictures courtesy of Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands)
