Fond du Lac Light

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location = Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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characteristic =The Fond du Lac lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the entrance to the harbor and Yacht Club, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It is located on the southern end of Lake Winnebago. It is currently incorporated in the Fond du Lac City Seal [citeweb|title=City of Fond du Lac|url=http://www.ci.fond-du-lac.wi.us/index.iml?mdl=department.mdl] . Construction of the lighthouse started in May 1933 and was completed shortly after October. It replaced an ordinary red light that previously marked the harbor entrance.

After years of neglect it was saved from demolition in 1967 and restored in 1993 with help from local community organizations.

The lighthouse is also the focal point of the seasonal holiday lights in Lakeside Park; a cutout of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is adorned to the light house using the red light on top of the lighthouse as the nose.

References

External links

* [http://www.fdl.com/lighthouse.iml Lighthouse - Fond du Lac Area Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=578 Lighthouse friends article]
* [http://www.usalights.com/other/fdl/index.html USA Lights article]