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Title
Asylum Point Lighthouse
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
The name makes you wonder, doesn't it? I came upon this cute little lighthouse in Oshkosh, on the central western shore of Lake Winnebago, just a few miles north of Oshkosh. Here there is a promontory extends into the water. On this point in 1871, construction began on the Northern Asylum for the Insane. The name of the institute was later changed to Winnebago Mental Health Institute, reflecting perhaps an increasingly sensitive public, but the hospital's original name has been forever connected with the surrounding geography. The promontory is still known as Asylum Point, and the surrounding water is called Asylum Bay. The word Asylum means a place of refuge or sanctuary, and the institute has throughout its history, provided many troubled individuals with a sanctuary, a refuge, and a safe place to prepare for re-entry into a turbulent world. The same statement of purpose might just as well be applied to the nearby Asylum Point Park, as many people come to the park to take refuge from a turbulent world and spend a carefree afternoon fishing in the tranquil waters or simply relaxing on the man-made island next to the Asylum Point Lighthouse. On the day that I was there, it was the day before the start of sturgeon spearing season and the Lake Winnebago was crowded with fishing huts waiting for the signal flag! The lighthouse, reportedly the result of a 1937 project of the Works Progress Administration, was rejected by the Department of Transportation as a navigational light for the lake and was thus never lit. In 2007, the lighthouse received a $4,000 makeover with labor provided by inmates from the Winnebago Correctional Institute. Parts of the wooden lantern room were replaced, windows were refitted, and the metal roof was rebuilt.
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February 13th, 2013
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Tampa, FL - United States
Beautiful snow scene and very informative backstory also. Congratulations on your sale.
Omaha, NE - United States
Lovely winter capture - nice use of the bridge to lead us into the image and frame the lighthouse at the same time. Congratulations on the sale.
Fort Worth, TX - United States
many thanks to the buyer from Lake Zurich, IL for purchasing a copy of this print!
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