Lighthouses up for sale

fox11 - july 8

The United States Coast Guard is looking to give away lighthouses in Manitowoc and Kewaunee as a way to cut costs. The Coast Guard stills wants to make sure; however, that the properties end up in hands that can afford the hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix them up and keep them up.

The Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse was built in 1918. The Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse was built in 1931. For decades, they've offered a beacon of light to Great Lakes mariners.

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