A Few Of FR's Finest....Every Day....08-06-03....The Lighthouse at Old Presque Isle, MI

dansangel ^

[Aquamarine]

Good morning (((Dansy))) Interesting story about the mysterious light.

Do you and .45Man plan to visit a different lighthouse this year?

[dansangel]

Hi (((((((Freezie))))))

This particular Presque Isle is in Michigan - by mentioning potatoes and Nova Scotia, I think *you're* thinking Maine.

Straight Vermonter admonished me, but there *really is* a Presque Isle ***MICHIGAN***

Promise!

:-)

[dansangel]

Do you and .45Man plan to visit a different lighthouse this year?

We are going to try for Sapelo Island in GA this year. It's reached by ferry and sounds like a beautiful light.

(((((((Aqua))))))))

Thank you for the kind words!

[Calpernia]

Goodmorning to ALL!!

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL! Oh my goodness. Oops. OK. Well, maybe they have potatos there too?

[Calpernia]

{{{Angel!}}}

I love this post today! I'm debating adding tidbits or saving them for my state. We have some lovely lighthouses here on the East Coast with great stories.

Excellent job.

[Calpernia]

Ahhh, Aeronauts fly overs are back! Love it.

[Calpernia]

Wow, a cup last night and again this morning! I'm going to have the caffine jitters :)

[Aquamarine]

The pledge graphic is so pretty, is it new?

BTW...you should be glad you didn't have to take 400 to work this morning, I hear it's shut down. Think a big truck hit an overhead sign.

[iceskater]

Neat story. Thanks for sharing it!

[Aquamarine]

Good morning!

[Calpernia]

Morning Free! What has happen to Fiddlstix? Anyone hear?

[dansangel]

Well, maybe they have potatos there too?

I would hope so - I'd hate to live anywhere that I couldn't get a good baked potato or some fries - LOL! I'm a *carb* freak!

[dansangel]

Thank you (((((((((Cal)))))))) for the kind words. We are blessed to have *many* beautiful lighthouses. I'm so glad that a lot of them are being restored.

Love your tag line - The Thin Man would not appreciate it, though...LOL!!

[dansangel]

Saw that on the 5 am news this morning - egad!

Then, the first crane they brought in had a malfunction. What a nightmare!!

[dansangel]

The pledge graphic is so pretty, is it new?

Oops - forgot to answer your question. Yes, I put it together this past weekend. Thank you!

[Calpernia]

Ok, I have to add a neat tidbit.

Bay of Delaware, Cape May, NJ

The President of the United States

Treasury Department

July 6, 1796

The Secretary of the Treasury respectively submits to the President of the United States a Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue dated the 5th instant, covering a provisional contract entered into by William Allibone, Superintendent of the Lighthouse establishment for the Bay of Delaware, with Garret Halencamp (?) for placing & managing the floating Beacon & Buoy in the said bay of Delaware.

Proposals for executing the contracts in question were received from several other persons; but as the one made by Halencamp (?) were the lowest and perhaps not unreasonable considering the advanced price of living, the Secretary is of the opinion that it will be for the ______of the _____ if the President should think proper to approve of the said provisional contract between the Superintendent & Garrett Halencamp (?) all which is most respectively submitted to the consideration of the President U.S.

Oliv. Wolcott

Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury

The contract entered into between William Allibone, Superintendent of the Lighthouse establishment for the Bay of Delaware of Garret Halencamp (?), for the placing and maintaining the floating Beacons and Buoys in the said bay of Delaware, is returned approved.

It is to be presumed that these contracts are not more of request than necessary yet as they are so often repeated, & are heavy in the aggregate for the above mentioned bay, it may not be inappropriate to make indirect inquiry whether these frequent renewals are the result of real necessity – and to what account the old materials, are carried.

Mount Vernon 13th July 1796

G. Washington

[dansangel]

Thank you ((((((((iceskater))))))))

As I said to Calpernia, we are so blessed here in the US to have so many wonderful lighthouses - on both coasts, the Gulf and even on the Great Lakes.

Happy Humpday!

[FreeTheHostages]

Good question. My theory: people are under the belief that they are permitted to go on vacation or get busy without getting an Official Freeper's Finest Hall Pass. Tsk, tsk! ;)

My guess is, actually, something like vacation or business. Happens. I regret not hanging around for most of the Texas thread yesterday. It's supposed to be summer! August even!! WHY am I so busy!!!?

[Calpernia]

I did the tagline right after I saw him declare it Typos Amnesty Day. I don't think he ever noticed it. I am about to change it to a quote I found. So take a peak now TTM.