U.S. Dept. Of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Station Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin

“The lighthouse and the lightship appeal to the interests and better instinct of man because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness, of steadfast endurance in every exposure, of widespread helpfulness.”

– George R. Putnam, the first Commissioner of Lighthouses, U.S. Lighthouse Service, 1906-1935
November 8-11, 2013