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In 1896, construction began on the western extremity of Long Island, Wisconsin for the Chequamegon Point Lighthouse. Completed in 1897, it was lighted by the lens that had been in the original LaPointe Lighthouse. The striking mechanism for the 1,200 pound fog bell had to be wound every three hours. The lighthouse was originally reached via a wooden plank from the LaPointe Lighthouse. When this was replaced by a concrete walkway, some keepers used a bicycle to travel the 2,700 feet between the two lighthouses. Ben Hudak and the other keepers of the LaPointe Lighthouse were responsible for the Chequamegon Lighthouse. The fog bell is now on display at the Madeline Island Museum. (Lighthouse Digest archives.)
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Benjamin S. Hudak: A Life of Service
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