Because most of our visitors come in on their private boats, we consider a group of five or six pretty large. On Wednesday we had to recalibrate what we thought was a large group because the Maine Island Trail Association brought out two boatloads of volunteers to the island for a day of service. The 15 volunteers and our Wednesday Warriors (the members of the Friends of Seguin Island Light who come out to do projects every Wednesday) spent the morning painting the Clivus outhouse and clearing trees and overgrowth from beneath and around the tram. At lunch time, the group had their bagged lunches on the grounds by the light house and our resident historian on the board, Chris, took them for a tour of the lighthouse. After lunch, the crew made a dent in clearing the sumacs that quickly overgrow in the area near the fog whistle and old dump area behind the Whistle House. It was one of the hotter days we’ve had here on the island, but it was still much cooler than the 90+ degree temperatures on shore. By 3pm, the crew put away their tools and headed back to the cove for their trip back to shore.
A handful of the volunteers had never been to Seguin before, so it was fun getting to chat with them about their impressions and to thank them for their hard work in maintaining this beautiful place. Kudos to the Maine Island Trail Association for their work in stewarding the land of these special islands!
Today was much quieter. There were a few visitors, but mostly Matt spent time cleaning up brush from the previous day’s efforts and I hauled water from the Donkey Engine House back to the keepers’ quarters for the week. We also spent quite a bit of time cleaning the museum and keepers’ quarters and doing some finishing touches on some mowing around the lighthouse in anticipation of some very exciting visitors who will be arriving tomorrow! More on that soon…
Daily Weather Report
Temperature: 79.2 / 62.6
Fog and rain in the morning, clear by midday.
Wind: 6.5mph N / Gust 13.6mph
High Tide: 9:08am / 9:12pm
Low Tide: 2:59am / 2:55pm
So grateful to MITA for clearing under the tram, a difficult job I once did by myself. As for the never ending sumac, do you know the trick of spraying the cut with Ortho Max Poison Ivy and Tough Brush Killer. Former keepers, Mary and Greg, taught us that trick to prevent its return.