You can step back in time while seeing something new at Eagle Bluff Lighthouse on Friday.
The Door County Historical Society has spent the past two years returning the Peninsula State Park attraction to its former glory. In addition to rehabilitation work inside the lighthouse, which dates to 1868, the reimagining of the site included restoring the oil house and privy and reconstructing the summer kitchen and barn.
Executive Director Amy Frank hopes that visitors for generations to come will experience what it was like to be Keeper William Duclon, who, along with his wife, Julia, and their seven sons, called the lighthouse home from 1883 to 1918.
The Door County Historical Society raised more than $3 million to bring Duclon's story back to life, and Frank says it took a lot of people to make it a reality.
You can see the new buildings and improvements for yourself when the Door County Historical Society hosts its grand reopening celebration Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In addition to a formal presentation at 11 a.m., there will be historic food preservation and cooking demonstrations, as well as a petting zoo. Admission is free with a state park vehicle admission sticker, but RSVPs are encouraged.
Picture courtesy of Jonah Frank and the Door County Historical Society
