Instead of a lighthouse at low levels, let’s look up this week at this gorgeous snow-capped mountain. No doubt many GwinnettForum readers have seen it. Now, exactly where is it? Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Lou Camerio of Lilburn was the first to recognize a lighthouse in Burlington, Vt., on Lake Champlain. It was sent to us by Catherine Brack of Charleston, S.C.
Two others, George Graf of Palmyra, Va. and Allan Peel of San Antonio spotted it. Peel wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is of the Burlington Breakwater North Light located 2,000-feet west of the Waterfront Park along the northernmost tip of the man-made breakwater in Burlington Bay, Vermont. The breakwater is on the National Register of Historic Places, but the lights, being replicas, are not. The two lights were replaced and rebuilt several times as fire and ice took their toll. In the middle of the 20th century, the wood towers were replaced by steel skeleton towers.
“In 1857, two wooden lighthouses were initially constructed on the ends of the breakwater to mark the harbor entrances. Neither lighthouse lasted very long and new lighthouses were needed. In 1890, two stronger lighthouses were placed at either end of the detached breakwater. Both towers stood for over 100 years until they were replaced in 2003. The Burlington Breakwater North Light is 35-feet high with a range of 7-nautical miles flashing every 2.5 seconds.”
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