‘Lake County Historical Society’ Celebrates Progress with Expensive Renovations
TWO HARBORS, Minn.– After experiencing a rough winter season which resulted in 100-thousand dollars in damage, The Lake County Historical Society is excited to be opening its doors to their light house.
The 3M Birthplace Museum, and the Keepers Quarters experienced frozen pipes, which ended in some burst radiators.
To help cover some of those costs, back in February, the society launched its Winter 20-25 campaign.
And over the past two months, they’ve raised 20 percent of their 40-thousand-dollar goal.
Despite still having work to do, staff is proud to show off progress with the affected light house, and the bed and breakfast.
“After the devastation or catastrophe of having the pipes freeze and the all the radiators burst, and you know we did have the construction crews here had their equipment to get it back up and running. Now that we got that behind us, it’s exciting that you know to say ‘hey, here we are, we’re open for business!’ It’s a labor of love to try and maintain the property. They’re expensive to maintain, sadly. They’re old historical sites that need tender loving care,” explained Sam Gangi, Board President for The Lake County Historical Society.
And for one lucky family visiting from North Dakota, the re-opening of the museum was perfect timing for their trip up the North Shore.
“It’s very cool. I mean, we weren’t expecting this to be open. We thought we’d be strolling out to the lighthouse again, maybe walking the path. But it was exciting to see it was open. We’re going to explore the lighthouse here, cool to see it’s a bed and breakfast as well. We didn’t know anything about that. And see that boat house,” said Preston Jensen, a visitor from North Dakota.
The Lighthouse and Bed and Breakfast will be hitting an impressive 100 hundred years old.
Coming up in July they will be celebrating this milestone.
Where friends and family will not only get to see the progress of the repairs, but the resilience of it as well.
